Amazon[amazon.com] has ASUS RT-AX3000S Dual Band WiFi 6 Extendable Router for $89.99 - $30.00 when you 'clip' the coupon on product page = $59.99. Shipping is free.
Price $30 lower (33% savings) than the list price of $89.99
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Amazon[amazon.com] has ASUS RT-AX3000S Dual Band WiFi 6 Extendable Router for $89.99 - $30.00 when you 'clip' the coupon on product page = $59.99. Shipping is free.
Price $30 lower (33% savings) than the list price of $89.99
Model: ASUS RT-AX3000S Dual Band WiFi 6 Extendable Router, Instant Guard, Parental Control Scheduling, Built-in VPN, AiMesh Compatible
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I need to replace my malfunctioning Asus AC66U Router. Great while it lasted. I went to local Walmart & got a TP-Link BE3600 Wifi 7 Router "temporarily" (3 month holiday return window). FWIW, I like its dedicated dual 2.5gbit Ethernet ports and Wifi 7 some how all for $80. (Wifi 7 would be useful for my future Steam Frame - but I guess thats usually out of the question with Budget routers). Whats kinda overwhelmingly shite for me about this TP-Link BE3600 is that it has no Mac Filtering. Hence wanting to use the extended return window and get something that suits me. How tf does it have no Mac Filtering, smdh.
So I need a diff router. Is this Asus AX3000 a worthy replacement?
On my Amazon I had an Asus AX1800S in my Potential Routers Wishlist. I know that one was extremely barebones, hoping this AX3000 model is sufficiently better.
Any advice or what to aim for?
(I'm also not keen on OpenWRT or Tomato, Asus seems to have a reliable interface I like, so thats a plus. I'm okay with other manufacturers interfaces, but for ex: TP-Link skipped Mac Filtering entirely, so fk that brand.)
Something is off within the specs. On the product page, it says:
Special Feature
4096-QAM high data rate 20/40/80/160 MHz bandwidth, AiMesh Extendable Router, Dual Band WiFi 6, Memory: 128 MB Flash, 256 MB RAM, Operating Frequency: 2.4GHz / 5GHz, Operating mode:Wireless router mode, Access point mode, AiMesh Node Mode, Repeater Mode, Parental Control, VPN4096-QAM high data rate
My network-fu is rusty, but wasn't 4096 QAM available on Wi-Fi 7 only?
is this a new model? couldnt find much information about this specific model... how is this compared to AX3000?
Seems to be a cheaper version.
Not sure if the link will work but the S seems to be missing the USB port, has a slower dual core processor and half the Ram/Flash storage so same high level specs but when you dig down definitely the budget version.
https://www.asus.com/product-comp...fi-routers
@deakwidit I definitely wouldn't care about Mac Filtering and you probably shouldn't. It doesn't really provide anything useful and just adds a bunch of manual work. It's not hard to spoof a MAC address and some devices will automatically change their MAC periodically unless you change their settings (eg iPhones) to prevent tracking by MAC address as you move around on public WiFi devices.
Something is off within the specs. On the product page, it says:Special Feature4096-QAM high data rate 20/40/80/160 MHz bandwidth, AiMesh Extendable Router, Dual Band WiFi 6, Memory: 128 MB Flash, 256 MB RAM, Operating Frequency: 2.4GHz / 5GHz, Operating mode:Wireless router mode, Access point mode, AiMesh Node Mode, Repeater Mode, Parental Control, VPN4096-QAM high data rateMy network-fu is rusty, but wasn't 4096 QAM available on Wi-Fi 7 only?
You're correct. Amazon listed both 4096 and 1024. I bet it is a typo. This should have 1024
Seems to be a cheaper version.
Not sure if the link will work but the S seems to be missing the USB port, has a slower dual core processor and half the Ram/Flash storage so same high level specs but when you dig down definitely the budget version.
https://www.asus.com/product-comp...fi-routers
@deakwidit I definitely wouldn't care about Mac Filtering and you probably shouldn't. It doesn't really provide anything useful and just adds a bunch of manual work. It's not hard to spoof a MAC address and some devices will automatically change their MAC periodically unless you change their settings (eg iPhones) to prevent tracking by MAC address as you move around on public WiFi devices.
I don't get why anyone needs storage or processing power from a router, anyway. Maybe I should get this one to save money. All I need is something to use very few devices at once and have a high max speed and be asus and have tx power adjustable, which most routers do...
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How is this compare with NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi 6 Router (RAX36) – Router Only, AX3000 3 Gbps Wireless Speed – Dual-Band Gigabit Internet? Which is $5 more
Looks like it's essentially an Asus AX-58U. I had one of those that would randomly drop wireless... call it monthly. Set up and scheduled reboot of the router once a week at like 3am at the problem went away. Think it's happened once since when I factory reset my aimesh mode.
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So I need a diff router. Is this Asus AX3000 a worthy replacement?
On my Amazon I had an Asus AX1800S in my Potential Routers Wishlist. I know that one was extremely barebones, hoping this AX3000 model is sufficiently better.
Any advice or what to aim for?
(I'm also not keen on OpenWRT or Tomato, Asus seems to have a reliable interface I like, so thats a plus. I'm okay with other manufacturers interfaces, but for ex: TP-Link skipped Mac Filtering entirely, so fk that brand.)
Special Feature
4096-QAM high data rate 20/40/80/160 MHz bandwidth, AiMesh Extendable Router, Dual Band WiFi 6, Memory: 128 MB Flash, 256 MB RAM, Operating Frequency: 2.4GHz / 5GHz, Operating mode:Wireless router mode, Access point mode, AiMesh Node Mode, Repeater Mode, Parental Control, VPN4096-QAM high data rate
My network-fu is rusty, but wasn't 4096 QAM available on Wi-Fi 7 only?
Not sure if the link will work but the S seems to be missing the USB port, has a slower dual core processor and half the Ram/Flash storage so same high level specs but when you dig down definitely the budget version.
https://www.asus.com/product-comp...fi-routers
@deakwidit I definitely wouldn't care about Mac Filtering and you probably shouldn't. It doesn't really provide anything useful and just adds a bunch of manual work. It's not hard to spoof a MAC address and some devices will automatically change their MAC periodically unless you change their settings (eg iPhones) to prevent tracking by MAC address as you move around on public WiFi devices.
Not sure if the link will work but the S seems to be missing the USB port, has a slower dual core processor and half the Ram/Flash storage so same high level specs but when you dig down definitely the budget version.
https://www.asus.com/product-comp...fi-routers
@deakwidit I definitely wouldn't care about Mac Filtering and you probably shouldn't. It doesn't really provide anything useful and just adds a bunch of manual work. It's not hard to spoof a MAC address and some devices will automatically change their MAC periodically unless you change their settings (eg iPhones) to prevent tracking by MAC address as you move around on public WiFi devices.
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Pretty good deal considering the AX-1800S is $55.
~2k sq.ft. 3 person household. 2 WFH. Mostly basic streaming. Some higher volume downloading/uploading. Decent amount of IoT units.
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