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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Originaly had a Netgear Nighthawk model R7000 and was very happy for years but when it started to go I got a another netgear a # RAX35 and honestly it's been a piece of junk with range and I had a helluva time getting netgear to honor the warranty.

Want to upgrade this black friday can reddit give any advice was looking but im getting in over my head trying to piece out the differences between some models,

Nighthawk AX5300 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 RouterModel:RAX49S-100 $149.99(299.99)

Nighthawk AX4200 Dual-Band Wi-Fi RouterModel:RAX43-100NAS $ 178.9(249.99)

ASUS - RT-AX82UAX5400 Dual-Band WiFi 6 Router $159.9(199.9)

or if anyone has a different recomendation, I own my modem And i do a bit of gaming

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Well, if you're looking at Black Friday deals, this is the one that I'd be interested in:

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-RT-AX88U-Extendable-Rangeboost-Subscription-Free/dp/B0BTTY7QFH/ref=sr_1_6?crid=17F49K0DJDY8V&keywords=asus%2Brouters&qid=1700690245&sprefix=asus%2Brouters%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-6&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.17d9e15d-4e43-4581-b373-0e5c1a776d5d&th=1

The Asus RT-AX88U Pro is a great router, excellent wireless range, and a couple of 2.5Gbps ports if you ever go that way. It uses a newer chipset, very similar to the one in the Asus GT-AX6000, which is another great router, but not on sale currently. Anyways, the RT-AX88U Pro will be supported by Asus for some time, since it's fairly new.

The RT-AX82U has also been an excellent choice, and it's down to $129 when I looked at Amazon just now. It's older now, so won't be supported as long as the RT-AX88U Pro, and has a little lower throughput as well. The latest Asus firmware for it is last year, and no support in their new firmware family (3.0.0.6.102_xxxx), so it isn't clear how much longer this router will be supported by Asus. Which may also explain the rock bottom price :-).

Anyways, you're on the right track with Asus routers, in my personal opinion. I also left the Netgear world, due to very spotty firmware quality in my case, and have really liked the Asus routers that I've had.