Option 1:
ASUS RT-AX86S as my main router with an ASUS RT-AC1750 B1 (aka - RT-AC66U) setup to be AiMesh AP to help with coverage (and maybe take some of the workload off the main router).
Options 2:
ASUS RT-AX86S as my main router but with its wifi turned off and it be covered by a couple Linksys LN1301 (MX4300) routers setup to be APs.
Some specs on above routers:
Linksys LN1301 has 2.4GHz (2x2), 5GHz_1 (2x2), and 5GHz_2 (4x4) radios with a 1.4Ghz quad-core processor along with 2gb DDR3 RAM and 1gb ROM
RT-AX86S has 2.4GHz (2x2), 5GHz (2x2), and 6GHz (2x2) radios with a 1.8GHz dual-core processor along with 512mb DDR3 RAM and 256mb ROM
RT-AC1750 B1 has 2.4GHz (3x3) and 5GHz (3x3) radios with 1GHz dual-core processor along with 256MB of RAM and 128MB of ROM
I am currently using the two Linksys LN1301 in a mesh. Officially mesh isn't supported, but folks found how to get them to do it -- and I am using a wired backhaul. Before I bought those two LN1301s for cheap, I was using just the AX86S alone. My concerns with it were the memory was almost maxed out (even though I'm not running a VPN or doing anything fancy/special). That said I wasn't looking to replace it, but when that Linksys with those specs hit the market for just $20 each I couldn't pass up getting a a few (I actually have three). I started using them just to try them out and with the mesh was getting better coverage than that lone ASUS. Lately though my network has been kind of quirky so that along with the fact the firmware in the LN1301s is almost 2 years old (and yes it's the latest available from Linksys) has me wanting to switch to something with recent firmware. To be clear I am running stock firmware on all of them -- both ASUS' had updates late last fall. Anyhow, I welcome any and all inputs folks have -- please chime in and ask any questions if you have any!
ASUS RT-AX86S as my main router with an ASUS RT-AC1750 B1 (aka - RT-AC66U) setup to be AiMesh AP to help with coverage (and maybe take some of the workload off the main router).
Options 2:
ASUS RT-AX86S as my main router but with its wifi turned off and it be covered by a couple Linksys LN1301 (MX4300) routers setup to be APs.
Some specs on above routers:
Linksys LN1301 has 2.4GHz (2x2), 5GHz_1 (2x2), and 5GHz_2 (4x4) radios with a 1.4Ghz quad-core processor along with 2gb DDR3 RAM and 1gb ROM
RT-AX86S has 2.4GHz (2x2), 5GHz (2x2), and 6GHz (2x2) radios with a 1.8GHz dual-core processor along with 512mb DDR3 RAM and 256mb ROM
RT-AC1750 B1 has 2.4GHz (3x3) and 5GHz (3x3) radios with 1GHz dual-core processor along with 256MB of RAM and 128MB of ROM
I am currently using the two Linksys LN1301 in a mesh. Officially mesh isn't supported, but folks found how to get them to do it -- and I am using a wired backhaul. Before I bought those two LN1301s for cheap, I was using just the AX86S alone. My concerns with it were the memory was almost maxed out (even though I'm not running a VPN or doing anything fancy/special). That said I wasn't looking to replace it, but when that Linksys with those specs hit the market for just $20 each I couldn't pass up getting a a few (I actually have three). I started using them just to try them out and with the mesh was getting better coverage than that lone ASUS. Lately though my network has been kind of quirky so that along with the fact the firmware in the LN1301s is almost 2 years old (and yes it's the latest available from Linksys) has me wanting to switch to something with recent firmware. To be clear I am running stock firmware on all of them -- both ASUS' had updates late last fall. Anyhow, I welcome any and all inputs folks have -- please chime in and ask any questions if you have any!
