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    Trying to buy a router/routers that will solve all my issues

    @sfx2000 So you recommended Orbi because you want to piss off iNcontrL's neighbor's?
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    Trying to buy a router/routers that will solve all my issues

    Why don't you explain to everyone how it is different and why it is better.
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    Extend wifi

    I do value that (and it was part of the reason I went with the AX86S over the AX68U) but for me I just don't think the price difference is worth it. My old RT-AC1750 B1 (aka - RT-AC66U B1) with half the memory is running okay with only 93mb free -- I just need better wifi coverage. I don't do...
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    Extend wifi

    Is that a big jump from the previous FW version or has it just been getting incrementally worse with each release? If there was a big jump, I wonder if that is something Merlin FW could address/fix? Was it created by the move from the 386 series to 388 FW that created this issue perhaps? I am...
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    RT-N66 Upgrade

    @mxb I was under the impression that the USB ports weren't available for use on an Asus router that is setup as an access point (which I believe is what you are talking about) but I'm not 100% certain on that. That old N66U cannot be an AiMesh node in case you were wondering.
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    RT-N66 Upgrade

    You can get the RT-AX68U + a $20 prepaid visa card for $140 total (effectively making the router $120). For more details do a search on Slickdeals.
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    Opinions to expand my coverage

    Today I was able to snag a new 86S for $153 (USD) -- so now with the smaller price difference I might not bother trying the 68U to compare them.
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    RT-AX82U or RT-AX86S

    In the US, the current price difference is $60-100 -- and it seems like 86U never goes on sale.
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    Release ASUS RT-AX68U Firmware version 3.0.0.4.386.50427

    @GaselK Thanks! I was originally only looking at the releases on the Asus' website. There some AX models show 388 and others show 386.
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    Release ASUS RT-AX68U Firmware version 3.0.0.4.386.50427

    Anyone know if this RT-AX68U model will indeed get the 388 firmware?
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    Opinions to expand my coverage

    If "all the time" is shopping for a new model every 3-5 years then that is probably acceptable to me.
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    Opinions to expand my coverage

    I guess I struggle to see what the 86U gets me. I don't need the 2.5Gbps port and from what I understand the extra beefy CPU and memory only helps if I'm doing vpn or qos stuff (neither of which are on my radar). So that is why I went with the 86S. Then I learned of the 68U and since it was so...
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    Opinions to expand my coverage

    @Tech9 I would still need a router for those EAP225v3 APs, right? Since I need a new one anyway -- because my current one is likely to not see many new firmware updates -- I might as well try the 68U/86S as my new router along with my old one as an AiMesh node. If that doesn't work out, I...
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    Opinions to expand my coverage

    The lowest I see on SlickDeals (in the past 6 months) for new units is $120 for the 56U and $150 for the 58U -- both in USD. From Asus: 56U WiFi 4 (802.11n) : up to 433 Mbps WiFi 5 (802.11ac) : up to 867 Mbps 58U WiFi 4 (802.11n) : up to 300 Mbps WiFi 5 (802.11ac) (1024QAM) : up to 1733 Mbps...
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    Opinions to expand my coverage

    @Piotrek Thanks for the suggestions, but I believe both are only 2x2 and therefore would yield lower performance for my N and AC clients which is mostly what I have (compared to my current 3x3 router). On top of that neither appears to be as cheap as the $120 I paid for the RT-AX68U which is...
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