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Hi all. I narrowed my choices down to 2 routers that I am interested in. Apart from the marketing, there are a lot of features I find interest in for these. I understand that the archer ax6000 is dual band and the r8000p is tri band? If so, is the x6s tri band router better than the archer ax6000 overall? I also think the ax6000 has more stream channels (4?) [which is recommended in some articles around here] compared to the x6s? I have a lot (6+?) of 2.4ghz devices and a few (3+?) 5ghz devices. Most smart home things that come out are 2.4ghz, so I don't think I should be too concerned about tri band / dual band, unless it is worth it? I plan to get more smart home products within the next 3 or so years. I am also interested in the AX6000 compared to the r8000p as it has more processing power... so it seems to have more potential - will it get fulfilled? Obviously the firmware has to be correct to take advantage. I also like the 8 ports compared to 4, including 2 year warranty vs 1. But... my main concerns are "future proof", great 2.4ghz support/throughput, and last place... expand-ability. It seems like the AX6000 has the R8000p beat except it only has dual band support which might get dropouts on many devices? I wish it was benchmarked so I have better numbers :\.
Which is recommended of these? price is not a concern..
Which is recommended of these? price is not a concern..
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. For the last 2 routers I had the R7000, which spanned out over about 5+ years. They were good to me for a while (small hiccups here and there). Both of them took a jolt from a lightning bolt and bit the dust a few years apart. For the last 1-2 years I've been adding more smart devices and since noticed the speed / bandwidth has been choking (before it died). By future proofing, I really just mean total throughput and handling many more clients/devices, etc (mostly). When I used the router with all devices connected, my online movie streams start to crawl, and other devices feel the pain too. I'm reaching for something bigger and (with a more improved firmware??? I hope to have more potential from the x6s down the road) faster (CPU/ram)? I got the x6s on sale for the prime day shenanigans at $200. I was thinking... if I'm buying this one (x6s) why not go for the TP link at $250 that has more..... 8 ports compared to 4 (eliminates my need for a switch), 2 year warranty vs 1, 2.5Gb port, etc. Then I noticed it has dual band not tri band - that's where I got interested to know which of these would, at least theoretically, be better. Since it hasn't been benchmarked yet? I am mostly an enthusiast in the networking world and like to check out new features but not so much as to sacrifice speed 
