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Model: ASUS - RT-BE82U BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black
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Security issues??
I assume you're referring to the recent "news" about WrtHug? No, not an issue... that's an ancient CVE that has long since been patched. Only very old routers, or those that were never patched, are at issue.
Keep the firmware up to date, and you're fine. Asus routers are super capable, superb routers. It's all I use these days.
This BE92 isn't bad, but there is a more powerful BE96 if you really need more power. Most home users would be fine with the 92, which makes this a great deal overall.
Remember, just because your router is Wifi7 doesn't mean you'll get more performance on your devices - the devices have to support Wifi7 as well, in order to make a real difference.
Last edited by schwinn8 November 20, 2025 at 03:39 PM.
I assume you're referring to the recent "news" about WrtHug? No, not an issue... that's an ancient CVE that has long since been patched. Only very old routers, or those that were never patched, are at issue.Keep the firmware up to date, and you're fine. Asus routers are super capable, superb routers. It's all I use these days.This BE92 isn't bad, but there is a more powerful BE96 if you really need more power. Most home users would be fine with the 92, which makes this a great deal overall.Remember, just because your router is Wifi7 doesn't mean you'll get more performance on your devices - the devices have to support Wifi7 as well, in order to make a real difference.
I'd argue a tri-band 6E router would be more performant for the vast majority of people, since 6E is much more common among devices, and the 6ghz band helps with congestion. Dual band Wi-Fi 7 isn't where it's at, as far as I'm concerned.
I'd argue a tri-band 6E router would be more performant for the vast majority of people, since 6E is much more common among devices, and the 6ghz band helps with congestion. Dual band Wi-Fi 7 isn't where it's at, as far as I'm concerned.
Agreed... exactly, Wifi7 is still relatively new, so unless you have the NEWEST devices, you're better off with a higher-end Wifi6 device. I don't know if the 92 has better wifi6... I suppose it could, but don't assume it.
I'll stick to Wifi6 - my current RT-AX86 works great.
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I'd argue a tri-band 6E router would be more performant for the vast majority of people, since 6E is much more common among devices, and the 6ghz band helps with congestion. Dual band Wi-Fi 7 isn't where it's at, as far as I'm concerned.
6E/6Ghz is NOT much more common, and it's so easily blocked by walls and even your own body that you're likely never going to use it beyond what you can already get with 5Ghz.
Only smartphones and higher end laptops have it, and the overwhelming majority of people are not doing anything that could use more than a gigabit per second on their phones. TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, Snapchat, iMessage, WhatsApp, none of that is capable of using that much bandwidth. The only way you're maxing that out is from downloading an entire game or movie to store on your device, and most people don't do that so regularly that you'd notice a few seconds shaved off.
Besides, you'd also need an internet connection fast enough to saturate 5Ghz, which most of the planet doesn't have access to. Do you have a local media server with lots of massive video files? Cool, wire it to the router and you can easily match gigabit Ethernet over 5Ghz. Got a 2.5+ GIGABIT local media server? Congrats, there are dozens of you, and 6Ghz was made for you.
This router is a POS. Just returned mine after a month. The wifi would drop a hundred times a day. Seems pretty common with this model according to amazon reviews
I assume you're referring to the recent "news" about WrtHug? No, not an issue... that's an ancient CVE that has long since been patched. Only very old routers, or those that were never patched, are at issue.
Keep the firmware up to date, and you're fine. Asus routers are super capable, superb routers. It's all I use these days.
This BE92 isn't bad, but there is a more powerful BE96 if you really need more power. Most home users would be fine with the 92, which makes this a great deal overall.
Remember, just because your router is Wifi7 doesn't mean you'll get more performance on your devices - the devices have to support Wifi7 as well, in order to make a real difference.
This has better 5ghz performance which is much more common and has better range than 6ghz.
Agreed... exactly, Wifi7 is still relatively new, so unless you have the NEWEST devices, you're better off with a higher-end Wifi6 device. I don't know if the 92 has better wifi6... I suppose it could, but don't assume it.
I'll stick to Wifi6 - my current RT-AX86 works great.
tI think that router is only sold by third parties now. And I don't see any wifi 6 ones cheaper than the wifi 7 ones. Also, why does everyone call this the 92, when it says 82?
I'm all over the place figuring out what to get. I only want to spend under $150 and I don't even need large coverage. I just want consistency and I don't need it to be wifi 7 either. I do want it to be asus, though, as I don't want one of the chinese company ones or a brand that doesn't allow tx power adjustment.
Sorry, didn't realize the OP was an 82 not 92... typo that I made repeatedly, I think, haha.
True, price is a factor... and you may not have as much of a choice there. That said, the 82 doesn't seem like a bad option...
Correct, none of these are tri-band, so no 6Ghz. You'd need the BE9x for that, or some of the "gaming" routers, which I wouldn't bother with anyway... stick to the standard models, IMO. But, again Wifi 7 isn't really worth it right now anyway, unless you really have devices that have that capability and/or are in a congested area. So, to stick to basics, the BE8x would be plenty.
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Keep the firmware up to date, and you're fine. Asus routers are super capable, superb routers. It's all I use these days.
This BE92 isn't bad, but there is a more powerful BE96 if you really need more power. Most home users would be fine with the 92, which makes this a great deal overall.
Remember, just because your router is Wifi7 doesn't mean you'll get more performance on your devices - the devices have to support Wifi7 as well, in order to make a real difference.
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I'll stick to Wifi6 - my current RT-AX86 works great.
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Only smartphones and higher end laptops have it, and the overwhelming majority of people are not doing anything that could use more than a gigabit per second on their phones. TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, Snapchat, iMessage, WhatsApp, none of that is capable of using that much bandwidth. The only way you're maxing that out is from downloading an entire game or movie to store on your device, and most people don't do that so regularly that you'd notice a few seconds shaved off.
Besides, you'd also need an internet connection fast enough to saturate 5Ghz, which most of the planet doesn't have access to. Do you have a local media server with lots of massive video files? Cool, wire it to the router and you can easily match gigabit Ethernet over 5Ghz. Got a 2.5+ GIGABIT local media server? Congrats, there are dozens of you, and 6Ghz was made for you.
Keep the firmware up to date, and you're fine. Asus routers are super capable, superb routers. It's all I use these days.
This BE92 isn't bad, but there is a more powerful BE96 if you really need more power. Most home users would be fine with the 92, which makes this a great deal overall.
Remember, just because your router is Wifi7 doesn't mean you'll get more performance on your devices - the devices have to support Wifi7 as well, in order to make a real difference.
I'll stick to Wifi6 - my current RT-AX86 works great.
I'm all over the place figuring out what to get. I only want to spend under $150 and I don't even need large coverage. I just want consistency and I don't need it to be wifi 7 either. I do want it to be asus, though, as I don't want one of the chinese company ones or a brand that doesn't allow tx power adjustment.
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True, price is a factor... and you may not have as much of a choice there. That said, the 82 doesn't seem like a bad option...
Correct, none of these are tri-band, so no 6Ghz. You'd need the BE9x for that, or some of the "gaming" routers, which I wouldn't bother with anyway... stick to the standard models, IMO. But, again Wifi 7 isn't really worth it right now anyway, unless you really have devices that have that capability and/or are in a congested area. So, to stick to basics, the BE8x would be plenty.
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