Between the two, which would you say overall would be the better pick?
Well it doesn’t hurt to ask, someone may have both or work in a job where they use the SynologyWhat recommendation do you expect to get asking this question in mostly Asus users forum?
Great information, thank you. Still not sure which one to get. I wonder if the RT-AX86U Pro would be worth waiting for.My experience with the GT-AX6000 was lackluster, granted my environment/walls/large metal appliances are likely the issue.. QAM and throughput were the trade off with my older AC router.
@ Same 25-30FT distance on both. Stationary intel AX210 card:
GT-AX6000 = lower QAM modulation, but higher throughput.
GT-AC2900 = higher QAM modulation, but lower/weaker throughput due to older design.
Line of sight performance was top notch (if not the best i've used) at least when moving stuff around, but I need a specific location. YMMV.
Can't comment on RT6600x, but I do know that the main 5G radio is a newer Gen 2 4x4 Qualcomm "SoC". Physical chip is bigger than newer A7 Radio's Broadcom has.
Physical hardware supports 4096 QAM, but disables radio down from four streams to two streams.. I don't think Synology "activated" this feature.
Makes me wonder if it's A53 based in conjunction to the main A53 1.8ghz IPQ6018
The other 5G and 2.4G radios are a weaker 2x2 design that likely leverages main CPU for load/processing.
Personally? I would have preferred if Synology went 4x4+4x4 instead of 4x4 + 2x2 + 2x2 triband.. but I'm biased towards higher end designs... The current setup is superior for wireless backhaul between two units.
Great information, thank you. Still not sure which one to get. I wonder if the RT-AX86U Pro would be worth waiting for.
its more future proof as an access point later on
As did I and I'm looking forward to the upgrade from my 6 year old RT-AC66U_B1.Just ordered the GT-AX6000 from Newegg for $272.99.
The Asus was an excellent hobby, this promises to be an excellent work horse.
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