Qualcomm vs Broadcom in a home network

[iFrogMac]

Hey guys,
It's been a while since I've posted anything of any detail here. I've moved from Asus to TP-Link for my router, and in doing some research I've found that the TP-Link router I have has a Qualcomm chipset vs Broadcom. One of the networking Pro series.
I also saw that one of the main benefits is open source support for projects like OpenWRT. I checked and my router (BE11000 Pro) is not currently supported, nor is the mesh Satellite (BE9300). I meshed the two because I needed more Ethernet ports in the bedroom, and Best Buy had the BE11000 Pro on sale for $199.00, it's usually $299.00, or more. I had some rewards ready to expire so I took $10 off the sale price and and paid the rest with money from Christmas. So the two are in an EasyMesh now with a wired Backhaul, and I can manage both from one interface now. Anyway, after doing my research and seeing the open source benefit, is there anything else Qualcomm would offer me over Broadcom? It seems like the two are pretty similar. I got rid of the Airport Extreme as it was no longer support, and too old to keep up with modern wireless speeds. So Now I have the TP-Link Mesh, and my (RT-AX86U as a fail safe if needed.)
One other thing, I've found having the 6 Ghz available for my phone helps reduce congestion when the 5Ghz band acts up due to congestion interference.

 

[degrub]

What else instead of TUF-AX6000?

I'm getting rid of my Asus Gaming TUF-6000 due to these bugs in the latest firmware. What can you recommend from this manufacturer. With good range (no worse than this TUF) and maybe WiFi6e...? I don't need WiFi7. (I have RT-AX58U V2 as a node /Wifi.... :( ).

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Recommendations and question on the states of current mesh systems

I've been having a hell of a time getting stable wifi and am looking for some advice on systems. I'll try to summarize this as short as I can but with details. ISP Plan; 2gbps coming in house through coaxial into Xfinity xb8 modem bridged Asus rt-be96u as single unit for old house; worked...

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[iFrogMac]

What else instead of TUF-AX6000?

I'm getting rid of my Asus Gaming TUF-6000 due to these bugs in the latest firmware. What can you recommend from this manufacturer. With good range (no worse than this TUF) and maybe WiFi6e...? I don't need WiFi7. (I have RT-AX58U V2 as a node /Wifi.... :( ).

www.snbforums.com

Recommendations and question on the states of current mesh systems

I've been having a hell of a time getting stable wifi and am looking for some advice on systems. I'll try to summarize this as short as I can but with details. ISP Plan; 2gbps coming in house through coaxial into Xfinity xb8 modem bridged Asus rt-be96u as single unit for old house; worked...

www.snbforums.com

Thanks for the feedback, my experience has been much the same with the Archer units, they just work without a lot of tinkering needed. The mesh works well too, although for a 1 bedroom apartment, I really didn't need the mesh for wireless, it just makes it easy to manage both units from one interface. It does help a bit when things get a bit congested due to the density of hotspots, while I don't do it a lot it will help keep signal balanced if I decide to close the bedroom door with the main router in the living room, and the signal having to go through walls and the door.

The open source info interested me because if TP Link ever gets banned officially, I might have the option to keep the hardware going with third party firmware. Also, I'm not 100% sure on this, but it seems like Deco is more the simpler consumer line while Archer is more the prosumer line.

 

[Tech9]

it seems like Deco is more the simpler consumer line while Archer is more the prosumer line.

Archer is AIO consumer routers, Deco is consumer mesh sets. Prosumer products are called Festa, small business are Omada, enterprise are Omada Pro, ISP equipment is Aginet, security products are Tapo, various home automation IoTs are Casa, long range wireless is Pharos. TP-Link have broad range of product lines.