RT-AX58U V1 vs RT-AX59U

[Terepin]

So nothing valuable for me. This clears it.

Thanks a lot guys! You were very helpful.

 

[Tech9]

Problem is my sister has limited budget and currently the RT-AX58U V2 is on sale for 77,50 €, which is a steal in my opinion.

Just get the router. Your sister doesn't care what model the router is anyway. RT-AX58U V2 is good enough for the needs.

 

[Terepin]

How about RT-AX5400 for 109€? Would be that a good upgrade from AX58U?

 

[Tech9]

The same hardware router with some unlocked features on the 5GHz radio. RT-AX58U/AX3000, RT-AX82U, RT-AX5400, TUF Gaming AX3000/AX5400, ROG Strix AX3000/AX5400 are all the same hardware routers with different marketing. Some of them have newer V2 version with 4-core CPU. Some have single 2.5GbE WAN/LAN port.

Just get the one for 77€ and call it a day. It's good enough for the needs described.

 

[Piotrek]

Would be that a good upgrade from AX58U

Models I would consider in this budget: TUF-AX4200 and RT-AX59U (Openwrt support) or TUF-AX3000 V2 (Fresh Tomato support).

If you are happy with RT-AX58U v1 you probably won't notice a difference in performance between RT-AX58U v2 and RT-AX59U.
You can buy the cheaper one.

 

[Terepin]

I should have probably said that I am not interested in third-party firmware since it doesn't any benefits that I would personally use. I'm not your average Joe when it comes to the Internet, but I'm and advanced user either. I barely scratch the surface of all the option of the stock firmware, so I'm happy with it.

 

[Piotrek]

I should have probably said that I am not interested in third-party firmware

In that case, the previous advice still applies: buy the cheapest one.

 

[Terepin]

Welp, I'm boned. I can no longer get it for so cheap. The lowest price now is 95 €. I assume at this price it's not worth it?

 

[L&LD]

The benefits of third-party firmware are not to be underestimated. Even if you never use anything past defaults. This is particularly true of RMerlin firmware.

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Assuming you need to be an 'advanced' user is simply not true. The benefits are inherent. Not dependent.

 

[Piotrek]

I assume at this price it's not worth it?

I don't know. I don't even know what country you live in and what the prices are for various routers.
For such basic needs, basic models (such as RT-AX53U, RT-AX58U, TUF-AX3000 V2, TUF-AX4200 or RT-AX59U) are enough. Price between 50€ (RT-AX53U) and 100€ (other models) is ok.