Lots of 2.4Ghz IoTs, will a 3x3 be better than 2x2?

[L&LD]

Agreed that they're not there. But with amtm/scripts and RMerlin support (on selected models), they may even surpass small business APs, overall, for home users. At least, that is the reality I see today.

 

[tgl]

Agreed that they're not there. But with amtm/scripts and RMerlin support (on selected models), they may even surpass small business APs, overall, for home users. At least, that is the reality I see today.

Still ... for the case that we're talking about here, where multiple low-spec APs with a central router seems to be the ideal solution, buying multiple high-spec AIO units cannot be the cheapest answer from a theoretical standpoint. Maybe ASUS has enough volume and enough willingness to shave their profit margins that they can beat out SMB-oriented vendors, but that doesn't sound like a successful business plan. ("Lose money on every unit and make it up in volume" doesn't work for long.)

Too bad ASUS doesn't sell gear oriented to the lots-o-cheap-APs model. Probably their marketing department doesn't understand how to sell that.

 

[coxhaus]

Yea, you can't match small business APs for performance when it comes to multiple APs. This is what they were designed to do. A wireless router was designed to work alone. They are trying to patch it to work with more than 1. It does not work well.