So recently upgraded with my ISP to their 1.1Gb tier and for the first time the speed at the front is over and above what my internal devices can handle.
I currently run a R7800 on Voxel firmware, which has been my trusty router for years now and can achieve 640ish Mbit on wireless and in my limited testing 900+ Mbit on the LAN ports (not sure if that's burst or sustained). It got me thinking about upgrading routers, although when I sat and thought about my Wi-Fi 6 devices - I have 2 phones and 1 PS5 (which is wired anyway).
Either way, I had a look and should I pull the trigger have settled on an ASUS AX86U, which looks well reviewed and comes with Merlin. The has a 2.5Gbit port and as my ISP is currently trialing a router with a 2.5Gbit LAN to WAN port, which I'd assume I'd be able to get from sometime next year, that would mean I could squeeze out every drop of that speed - so there's some future proof. I did review Wi-Fi 6e given it's the latest and greatest, but I can't help but think I'm years away from devices in my home being able to use it and current routers just don't look great.
So other than the future proof of the 2.5 Gbit port and potentially some nice features, is there any other reason it would be worth upgrading or do I continue the wait...? Would the AX86U likely give the same decent coverage of Wi-Fi as my R7800 (potentially better)?
I currently run a R7800 on Voxel firmware, which has been my trusty router for years now and can achieve 640ish Mbit on wireless and in my limited testing 900+ Mbit on the LAN ports (not sure if that's burst or sustained). It got me thinking about upgrading routers, although when I sat and thought about my Wi-Fi 6 devices - I have 2 phones and 1 PS5 (which is wired anyway).
Either way, I had a look and should I pull the trigger have settled on an ASUS AX86U, which looks well reviewed and comes with Merlin. The has a 2.5Gbit port and as my ISP is currently trialing a router with a 2.5Gbit LAN to WAN port, which I'd assume I'd be able to get from sometime next year, that would mean I could squeeze out every drop of that speed - so there's some future proof. I did review Wi-Fi 6e given it's the latest and greatest, but I can't help but think I'm years away from devices in my home being able to use it and current routers just don't look great.
So other than the future proof of the 2.5 Gbit port and potentially some nice features, is there any other reason it would be worth upgrading or do I continue the wait...? Would the AX86U likely give the same decent coverage of Wi-Fi as my R7800 (potentially better)?