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Refurb: 3-Pk ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 Dual-Band WiFi 7 Mesh Routers (5000 Mbps, 6800 sq. ft)
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PrimeTimeBuys via eBay has Refurbished - Excellent: 3-Pack ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 Dual-Band WiFi 7 Mesh Router System (BD5 W-3-PK) w/ 1-Year Allstate Warranty on sale for $149.99. Shipping is free.
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Excellent - Refurbished Details:
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Excellent - Refurbished Details:
- Appearance: Looks brand new, no dents or visible scratches.
- Performance: Fully functional. Works like new.
- Warranty: One-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
- Packaging: Comes in new, generic packaging with original or new accessories (if applicable).
- Return Policy: 30-day free returns (seller pays for return shipping)
- Dual-band WiFi 7 speeds up to 5000 Mbps with MLO and 4K-QAM
- ASUS AiMesh technology boosts coverage up to 6,800 sq. ft. and easy extendibility with compatible ASUS routers for seamless and secure whole home WiFi
- Four internal antennas and four high-power front-end modules eliminate WiFi dead zones
- 24/7 end-to-end protection with commercial-grade AiProtection Pro and advanced VPNs
- IoT Network, parental controls & VPN easy setup on multiple devices with Smart Home Master SSIDs
- Dual 2.5G Ethernet ports with auto detection
- Quad-core 1.5 GHz CPU and robust cooling
Editor's Notes
Written by RevOne | Staff- Our research indicates that this deal is $30 less (16% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $179.99 at the time of this post.
- eBay Seller Info:
- PrimeTimeBuys (18,379) feedback rating)
- 99.6% Positive feedback
- Return Policy:
- Free 30 day returns (seller pays for return shipping).
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PrimeTimeBuys via eBay has Refurbished - Excellent: 3-Pack ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 Dual-Band WiFi 7 Mesh Router System (BD5 W-3-PK) w/ 1-Year Allstate Warranty on sale for $149.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to SD staff member DesertGardener for finding this deal.
Excellent - Refurbished Details:
Thanks to SD staff member DesertGardener for finding this deal.
Excellent - Refurbished Details:
- Appearance: Looks brand new, no dents or visible scratches.
- Performance: Fully functional. Works like new.
- Warranty: One-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
- Packaging: Comes in new, generic packaging with original or new accessories (if applicable).
- Return Policy: 30-day free returns (seller pays for return shipping)
- Dual-band WiFi 7 speeds up to 5000 Mbps with MLO and 4K-QAM
- ASUS AiMesh technology boosts coverage up to 6,800 sq. ft. and easy extendibility with compatible ASUS routers for seamless and secure whole home WiFi
- Four internal antennas and four high-power front-end modules eliminate WiFi dead zones
- 24/7 end-to-end protection with commercial-grade AiProtection Pro and advanced VPNs
- IoT Network, parental controls & VPN easy setup on multiple devices with Smart Home Master SSIDs
- Dual 2.5G Ethernet ports with auto detection
- Quad-core 1.5 GHz CPU and robust cooling
Editor's Notes
Written by RevOne | Staff- Our research indicates that this deal is $30 less (16% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $179.99 at the time of this post.
- eBay Seller Info:
- PrimeTimeBuys (18,379) feedback rating)
- 99.6% Positive feedback
- Return Policy:
- Free 30 day returns (seller pays for return shipping).
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Massive savings versus new units
Whole-home WiFi 7 mesh
Dual 2.5G Ethernet ports
Free lifetime security features
Reputable high-volume eBay seller
Cons
Refurbished not brand-new units
No 6 GHz WiFi band
Mixed customer stability reviews
One-year Allstate third-party warranty
Only two ports per node
Community Reviews
The ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 3-pack is a low-cost WiFi 7 mesh kit aimed at whole-home coverage, especially when you want three nodes for wireless use. The price looks unusually strong versus buying new, and the kit keeps the same WiFi name with centralized ASUS management. Its dual 2.5G Ethernet ports and optional wired backhaul add flexibility, while 6 GHz is less important for many devices and can be useful in congested areas. The main tradeoffs are the dual-band design, limited ports, refurbished condition, and reported ASUS app and firmware quirks. It fits best when coverage matters more than top-end mesh flexibility.
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It can work for fully wireless use, especially if your internet speed is under 500 Mbps and you mainly need whole-home coverage. Dual-band design means the same radios handle client traffic and backhaul, so performance drops as client count and mesh hops increase; wired backhaul is the better setup when possible.
No, the BD5 is dual-band and does not include a 6 GHz radio. That matters less for many devices because most phones and laptops still won't use 6 GHz, but it removes the extra band that can help with congestion and more flexible mesh backhaul.
The BD5 has two 2.5Gb Ethernet ports per node, so the 3-pack provides six ports total. That is fewer ports per unit than some older ASUS mesh kits, which can matter if you want to plug in multiple wired devices without adding a separate switch.
At $150 for a 3-pack, it is unusually cheap for Wi‑Fi 7 mesh hardware and a strong savings versus buying new. The tradeoff is refurbished condition, a one-year third-party warranty, and a lower-performance dual-band design that is best suited to wireless coverage rather than heavy wired networking.
Yes, but firmware version matters. Newer 3.0.0.6.* units can distribute the guest network across nodes, while older 3.0.0.4.* routers may leave only the main network broadcast across the mesh, which can affect IoT and 2.4GHz-only devices.
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Massive savings versus new units
Whole-home WiFi 7 mesh
Dual 2.5G Ethernet ports
Free lifetime security features
Reputable high-volume eBay seller
Cons
Refurbished not brand-new units
No 6 GHz WiFi band
Mixed customer stability reviews
One-year Allstate third-party warranty
Only two ports per node
Can I ask why 6ghz wifi band a big deal and why are manufacturers removing the ethernet ports from their routers, other than space saving?
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Can I ask why 6ghz wifi band a big deal and why are manufacturers removing the ethernet ports from their routers, other than space saving?
They don't bother spending the extra few cents to add the rest of the Ethernet ports because this is marketed as a wireless mesh kit, so having lots of wires going to each one ruins the look. The 3 pack has 6 ports between all nodes compared to 5 on a standalone router, so technically it has more. It's just going to kill wireless performance if you actually try and use the ports on the wireless ones.
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Setting them up to use wired backhaul would require an Ethernet switch and result in no spare ports available at the main unit. And 2.5G switches are not cheap yet, so that would eliminate any value proposition this had unless you bottleneck it with 1G backhaul. There's always going to be a compromise.
Setting them up to use wired backhaul would require an Ethernet switch and result in no spare ports available at the main unit. And 2.5G switches are not cheap yet, so that would eliminate any value proposition this had unless you bottleneck it with 1G backhaul. There's always going to be a compromise.
They don't bother spending the extra few cents to add the rest of the Ethernet ports because this is marketed as a wireless mesh kit, so having lots of wires going to each one ruins the look. The 3 pack has 6 ports between all nodes compared to 5 on a standalone router, so technically it has more. It's just going to kill wireless performance if you actually try and use the ports on the wireless ones.
With this setup I get 2.5GB on my local LAN on all wired devices that are (1) connected to the 2.5GB switch and (2) have a 2.5GB network interface card (NIC) in them. The nice thing about having more ports on the mesh units is when using in a wired backhaul setup, you can hook more devices up via ethernet without having to buy a separate switch. Of course if you need to hook up tons of devices then three 1.0GB ports on a mesh node won't work, you might have to get a 8- or 16-port switch if you have massive networking demands.
Really annoyed ASUS is reducing the number of ethernet ports. For this reason I will probably skip WiFI 7 and wait for WiFi 8.
With this setup I get 2.5GB on my local LAN on all wired devices that are (1) connected to the 2.5GB switch and (2) have a 2.5GB network interface card (NIC) in them. The nice thing about having more ports on the mesh units is when using in a wired backhaul setup, you can hook more devices up via ethernet without having to buy a separate switch. Of course if you need to hook up tons of devices then three 1.0GB ports on a mesh node won't work, you might have to get a 8- or 16-port switch if you have massive networking demands.
Really annoyed ASUS is reducing the number of ethernet ports. For this reason I will probably skip WiFI 7 and wait for WiFi 8.
Again, this is intended to be used more wirelessly or for less intensive scenarios. That's why it's only 150 bucks, when single router units of similar performance can cost as much or more.
Again, this is intended to be used more wirelessly or for less intensive scenarios. That's why it's only 150 bucks, when single router units of similar performance can cost as much or more.
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