You already have the performance speed as fast as Gigabit can give you (after overhead), Giovanni—more on that in this post.

For your case, if you change the current gateway (it’s not a modem, by the way) to a Multi-Gig modem—details in this post—and use Multi-Gig hardware through out, you’ll experience true Gigabit or maybe slightly faster. But it’s likely not worth it.

PS: Please note the following:
1) The main router is located inside a small closet located below my loft stairs. The 1st Ai Mesh is located in the north-west corner of my living room and the 2nd Ai Mesh is located inside my garage, my house has a really weird layout :-). I wish I could send you my home layout but I cant here.
2)The connection from the 1st Ai Mesh (living room) to the 2nd Ai Mesh (garage) is done with Wi-Fi as running an ethernet cable is really problematic.
2)As of now I only use the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz Wi-Fi signals as my daughters have each a google mini in their room which do not work on Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax) (unless something changed lately!!!)

If you need two units, Asus is the way to go since you can use them in an AiMesh system.

I should have been more clear – it’s either add another ASUS or buy 2 Netgear. However, is it still the case that the RS700S AP isn’t finalized?

Been there, done that. The issue is the build of our structure with the mechanicals of AC/Heat and Washer/Dryer in the middle of the structure and broadcast. One floor or the other suffers depending on location.

The quick answer is nothing will change if getting new hardware is your only route. More on Wi-Fi 7 in this post and on range in this one. Make sure you take time and read them. You’ll figure things out.

I currently have an AXE11000 and have issues with reception on the second floor, despite our space being small. I’ve lived with it but feel the time is right, with wifi7 getting ratified, to upgrade or add another unit. For details, I have full gig up and down via fiber, utilize lan aggregation for my Synology NAS, and have about 27 devices [4 6e connections, with the rest mixing 5 and 2.4 connections (smart devices, etc.) ]. I do have the ability to leverage a wired connection between the devices.

My question, would you add the GT-BE98 Pro or would you take a look at going to the RS700S? I hate to have aesthetic play a role but the RS700S removes the eyesore from living quarters.

I appreciate the feedback and the site – it’s how I decided to move to ASUS when the GT-AXE11000 was just released.

Derek

These are quite different routers as you might have noticed via their reviews, Sham. Generally, I’d pick Asus over TP-Link for its feature set and top-tier hardware over mid-range. So the 88U Pro would be it, but that depends on your need. You can add the 6GHz via an access point later by the way.

Love your article, the timing is impeccable that I came across your site when trying to find what’s best for my home network upgrade. haha

I’m currently torn between these 3 routers – the ASUS RT-AXE7800 ($230), the ASUS RT-AX88U Pro ($260) and the TP-Link BE9300 / BE550 ($300).

I will be replacing my old ASUS AC1200G+ router, as such either of them should do me good. Their prices are fairly close to one another, and I was just wondering which of these would be of the better value.

Let me know your thoughts, or if you have a better suggestion, I am all ears.

Cheers,
Sham

Check out this post, Amit.