Use the format below if you wish to ask what router to buy
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House type: Landed / Condo
Size of house: Square feet and number of floor
Features required: Antivirus? QoS? Bandwidth Limiter? VPN?
Number of devices connected to WiFi:
Internet Speed:
Budget:
Size of house: Square feet and number of floor
Features required: Antivirus? QoS? Bandwidth Limiter? VPN?
Number of devices connected to WiFi:
Internet Speed:
Budget:
Recommended List
RM100-200: TP-Link Archer C80, Tenda AC23
RM200-400: ASUS RT-AX55, ASUS RT-AX56U, TP-Link AX20, TP-Link Archer AX73, TP-Link Deco M4
RM400-600: Deco M5 twin pack, ASUS RT-AC86U
RM600-1000: Deco M9 Plus twin pack, ASUS RT-AX3000, ASUS TUF-AX3000, ASUS ZenWiFi XD4
RM1000 and above: Most routers beyound this price point are really good
Equipment List
This list serve as a reference on what router you should purchase based on the performance of their WiFi tested with ASUS PCE-AC88. Unless specifically mentioned, these routers can support Gigabit speed over wired LAN.
WiFi router speed rating
All the routers tested below support Unifi with HyppTV unless stated otherwise.
Only ASUS router support Maxis with VOIP working properly. Some TP-Link routers may not support VOIP.
TP-Link
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Asus
Please buy local ASUS router as China model do not come with our VLAN profile and much lower WiFi transmit power.
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D-Link
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What WiFi adapter to buy?
Here are the only WiFi adapter that I filtered that are decent.
WiFi 6 Adapters:
All the WiFi 6 adapters currently in the market are PCIE only and they are all powered by Intel AX200 chipset.
Performance are the same since they all use the same solution from Intel.
TP-Link TX3000E | 3 years warranty with external antenna cradle. |
TP-Link TX50E | 3 years warranty without antenna cradle. |
ASUS PCE-AX58BT | 3 years warranty with external antenna cradle. |
Intel AX200 | You can actually purchase the Intel AX200 from Lazada and install yourself for notebook users. |
USB:
TP-Link T9UH AC1900 | - Affordable, stable and perform well. |
TP-Link T4U AC1300 | - Even cheaper and just a bit slower than T9UH. Do not come with USB cradle. |
This post has been edited by blacktubi: Nov 24 2021, 12:58 PM