I’d go with Wi-Fi 7, so either two GT-BE98 Pro or the ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro.

My ASUS Ax11000s (2 in a mesh setup) are failing so I was looking at replacing them with either two Asus GT-BE98 Pro or two ASUS Axe16000s. I have my current setup with a wireless backhaul due to necessity.

I know WiFi 6 is pretty locked down and from what I read, WiFi 7 is still having the kinks worked out. Any suggestions on which to go with for a work at home environment with some gaming and streaming? Stability is the main thing I’m looking for. We have a gigabit fiber connection.

Nope, Carla.

Wi-Fi range is limited generally by the band (5GHz, 6Ghz, 2.4GHz, etc.) and not how “powerful” a router is since it can have only so much in broadcasting power. No amount of compliment you’re willing to give out will help on this matter.

For more on that check out this post of range. Chances are you need a mesh system. For that check out this post on mesh. Make sure you read and pay attention to the little details.

Good luck!

It’s not “next-gen”, Shantanu. It’s a bit of a stripped-down variant.

Apparently TP Link’s next generation WiFi7 routers have been launched in some markets like Singapore.

TP Link BE 805.AFAIK this is the successor of the BE800. Apparently this does not have the 2.5 Gbps ports or SFP+ ports of the BE800 but has enabled MLO and has out of the box much more stable firmware. Also I think it looks better.

This is apparently also available in the US now at Costco. Would be extremely happy if you could review this in the near future.

TP Link BE805 is available in Singapore as an option for ISP Myrepublic’s 10 Gbps plan(One time payment of SGD 50 gets you this instead of the AXE300 which is the default router).The plan costs Sing$60/ month with a 24 month contract.

I am in no way associated with Myrepublic ISP, just amazed at how good some countries have it in the broadband department.

Yeap, I mentioned that in he review, Deek.

I hoping the G54 competes relatively well, because the main advantage I’m looking for is to de-clutter my office space: cable modem, router, power wires, ethernet wires. Would be nice to get rid of half that mess. And this assumes the G54 doesn’t topple easily. I can’t even keep the cable modem upright because of the cables pulling on it. And I’m just can’t commit to gluing it down either.

I already answered here. Please don’t post the same comment under multiple posts again!