RT-BE96U

I think the problem is quality control/silicon lottery. Personally ive almost always had issues with TP-LINK as the firmware is horrible. I always end up with Asus. However theres been quite few times where ive needed to swap out routers because the first ones I receive are defective or die very qui

ZenWifi isn't the name of one unit, but the branding for their entire mesh lineup. I just purchased a BE96U and two BT10 mesh units this past week. They have very similar internal hardware, but the BE96U has external (large) antennas and the firmware has some options that aren't made available to th

I'm curious about their reliability too! I am hoping you buy one (or both) so I can find out. 😂 I'll share an anecdote. I have an ASUS XT8 mesh system (WiFi 6). It was released in about January of 2020. Been using since mid-2021. For the first 8-ish months I had periodic problems with the mesh node

Just received a new ASUS BE19000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router model RT-BE96U with full build of 3.0.0.6.102_39112-g7a02961_1472-g67069_BB0B. Now I am patiently waiting for an ASUS firmware update to utilize the buttons and whistles that were advertised and paid for yet did not get. Retailers and marketing

I’ve been down that same rabbit hole, and honestly, WiFi 7 right now is a mix of overhyped marketing and half-baked firmware. I tested the TP-Link BE800 and the Asus RT-BE96U side by side for a few weeks, and they both had insane raw speed but random disconnects that made me want to pull my hair out