Discover the Best ASUS Mesh WiFi: Comparing XD5, ET8, XT9, GT6, ET12 Pro

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024

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  • @landpet
    @landpet  9 месяцев назад +1

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  • @TedTurnerJR
    @TedTurnerJR Месяц назад +1

    Your videos are helping me out tremendously! I have no prior experience with wifi but have learned so much from you. In my area, we have not had the option for wifi in over a decade. With that said, I just had fiber installed in my home. Unfortunately although it's fiber, we only have 100mbps speed for now. Being I am capped already by the low ISP speed, I can't afford to lose much speed through my router and mesh system not being "powerful" enough for lack of better words. If you have a moment, I could use some help on clarifying my plans/setup. I have to have a mesh system it seems. My walls are a mix of stone, drywall, etc. so there are lots of obstructions. Also, my home is oddly shaped like an "S" and has from what the fiber install techs told me, a lot of places a single router will not reach.
    I am looking at getting a 3 router (1 router and 2 nodes) setup and it would be GREAT to not have to hardwire them in for the backhaul (if I am saying that correctly). Due to the odd shape and such of the house, installing ethernet cables throughout the attic, walls, etc. will be a tough job here. So I have landed on getting 3 of the XT9 as 1 option. Or, to take advantage of the wifi 6, I considered getting the RT-AXE7800 as my router and hooking up 2 XT9 as nodes. I am confused how they will backhaul though since the XT9 has an extra 5g band, but the RT-AXE7800 has a 5 and 6G band... It seems although these will connect and mesh wirelessly, I may not benefit from the extra 5G on the XT9 and lose my 5G on the RT-AXE7800... is that accurate? So I have now looked into getting 2 of the XT8 instead and using them with the RT-AXE7800.
    I am looking at and considering these models: XT9, XT8, RT-AXE7800 for wireless as well as a wired XD5 if I must (or XD6 if that's worth the extra money). My biggest concern is just losing 20-40% of signal will have me down to 60mbps speed if not lower. So I am trying to maintain the best coverage at near 100% as possible. Thank you for your time and help! Hope to hear back.

  • @Eliteownage
    @Eliteownage 9 месяцев назад +1

    I got the ET12 after watching your review for it. I mainly got it so I could play wireless VR from PC to my headset and it works extremely well.

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks for the heads up, yeah it’s a great router

    • @JustTrulyUnlucky
      @JustTrulyUnlucky 6 месяцев назад

      I had the opposite experience sadly. They would never stay connected despite changing placements many times I just couldn’t get the wireless backhaul node to stay connected to the other one. Fast on lan but Ethernet backhaul isn’t an option currently. Sadly went with eero pro 6e since old eeros just worked and these are bad in different ways

  • @RCFlyer85
    @RCFlyer85 6 месяцев назад +1

    I have an AX86u and wanted to upgrade to a mesh system but after much research i decided to just purchase another AX86u and use the Ai Mesh feature with wired back haul.... So far so good

    • @DreBruh
      @DreBruh 6 месяцев назад

      I’m debating purchasing the AXE16000 and doing the same as you purchasing an AC86u for AI MESH . Did your speeds and connectivity see improvement in other areas?

    • @RCFlyer85
      @RCFlyer85 6 месяцев назад

      @@DreBruh it's only been up a few days but everything working fine so far BUT ... I'm actually going to swap out the AX86U Pro for the AX88U Pro and then make the 88 my main one. I wasn't aware that they had made pro versions of both and they are only $20 price difference. Plus you can wall mount the 88.
      Ai mesh itself works flawlessly and I love the fact that you can manually assign devices to whichever node you want

  • @SmurfCarb
    @SmurfCarb 3 месяца назад

    XD5 owner here meshed with my Asus Tuf AX3000 and it is the best entry level mesh system! Performance is really great in terms of coverage just take note sometimes depending on the network traffic the XD5 does tend to run a bit hot.

  • @thorium9190
    @thorium9190 9 месяцев назад +1

    Aimesh with Asus routers are just unbeatable, combined with all the features and also the ability to install custom firmware, its all anyone could ask for. I have an asus axe11000 as the main router and a much older Asus RT-AC5300 as a mesh node working fantastically. I do plan to upgrade the node in the future due to the discrepency between wifi 6E and wifi 5 between the main router and the mesh node. But as a mesh system it works seamlessly!

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      Asus makes great mesh systems

  • @eliasmiranda5637
    @eliasmiranda5637 9 месяцев назад +1

    I have the ET8 ITS GREAT . Range is awesome. I have it for over a year now.

  • @debanks2
    @debanks2 6 месяцев назад

    Don’t forget xt9 supports LAN aggregation so should be capable of 2GB wired backhaul. Great video!!

  • @Hex_TCG
    @Hex_TCG 8 месяцев назад

    Great video and very helpful. Im new thos mesh system idea and ive been using your videos for education on it.

    • @landpet
      @landpet  8 месяцев назад

      Great to hear!

  • @areyesrn
    @areyesrn Месяц назад

    I have ET8 wired backhaul with FIOS 1gig service and I'm only getting like 500 download and 100 upload (HARDWIRED). I'm thinking of changing to the gnuton firmware because nothing I do is getting me close to my full speed. I switch right back to my crappy xe75 pro and I get full speed

  • @dancascino701
    @dancascino701 6 месяцев назад

    Hey great evaluation (as usual) . I am going to upgrade from an old Airport extreme to a small mesh. Due to spousal approval (size and color) it is now either the asus xd5 or tp deco x55. I only get 300 down and covering over 4000 sq' (including Yard). Home was not built with ethernet in all rooms so it will be wireless back haul. In your opinion which of these two budget offerings which may prove to be the best fit. Thanks

  • @vica153
    @vica153 Месяц назад

    Lots of good info in your videos. I would be nice to see latency info to compare wired vs wireless backhaul.

    • @landpet
      @landpet  Месяц назад

      Latency is not bad even over wireless so I typically don't mention it.

    • @vica153
      @vica153 Месяц назад

      @@landpet yeah I know it's not important. I just like the nerd out with the data. While you're at it get a signal analyzer to measure the levels of Wi-Fi signal with/without large portions of your network traffic being repeated between router and node. I have been running two XT8s for 2 years with wireless backhaul. PC wired to the router. No issues to report.

    • @landpet
      @landpet  Месяц назад

      @@vica153 ASUS makes great routers

  • @josephd9079
    @josephd9079 Месяц назад

    Hi in terms of 2.4ghz band which has the best coverage i am assuming a triband router ?

  • @Mr_Shymoniak
    @Mr_Shymoniak Месяц назад

    In your testing I need a recommendation please because you have tested both systems I’m looking at. Do you recommend the xt9 system or the gt6 system. I need the best mix of range of the two nodes (wireless backhaul only) and signal strength of wifi on my property. I don’t really care about the gaming stuff of the gt6 but apparently it has better range? Please and thank you. Great work keep it up

    • @Mr_Shymoniak
      @Mr_Shymoniak 27 дней назад

      Minus all the rog features of the gt6 (I only care about power of wifi and power of wireless back haul) is it worth it for $100 more instead of going with the “very close” xt9?

  • @jonathanschmidt7325
    @jonathanschmidt7325 8 месяцев назад +3

    Do you use the default config for your testing? I have a pair of ET8s (wired backhaul) on a 1 gigabit connection. I can't exceed roughly 300 to 400 Mbps on my 6E device (Galaxy Z Fold5). I've tried 5 and 6 ghz standing right next to the main router. I've tried speedtest, fast, and google's speed test. I do get 1000 Mbps on my wired connection without issue. I've tried factory resets, tweaking various settings, and even tried installing custom merlin firmware on them. Any tips?

    • @joshleonard7163
      @joshleonard7163 3 месяца назад

      If you have QOS enabled, disable it. It basically caps your bandwidth to preserve it for other devices. I learned that QoS is not really necessary with gig speed internet. Disabling it should get you faster speeds.

    • @jonathanschmidt7325
      @jonathanschmidt7325 3 месяца назад +1

      @joshleonard7163 Thanks for the tip. QOS was turned off. But it turned out my issue was the speed test servers. Using openspeedtest on my PC I was able to fully saturate my 1 Gig network.

  • @AnotherBoring43yearold
    @AnotherBoring43yearold 5 месяцев назад

    I’ve got the et12 pro and wondered if you’ve ever bypassed the supplied WiFi router from your provider and used the ASUs as a router instead?

  • @ml12fin
    @ml12fin 5 месяцев назад

    For the "full house" you could add XT12 (which is the most powerful WiFi6 router with the UNII-4 support for wireless backhaul). And it is the real beast in the WiFi6 world, which could destroy most of the 6E Mesh systems

    • @landpet
      @landpet  5 месяцев назад +1

      I haven't played with the XT12 but I believe it cause the XT9 is already really good.

    • @StickyGeko
      @StickyGeko 3 месяца назад

      The xt12 2 pack is £400 at the moment. I've a 1gb connection and need to get a good speed in my office which is in the loft. Will this manage well? I've deco m5 at the moment they get about 130mbps right now

  • @Remus8978
    @Remus8978 9 месяцев назад

    I recently switched from the Deco XE5300 to the Asus XT9. This was due to the wired backhaul in the XE5300 kept failing. TP-link support was unfortunately not very useful and I saw your videos on the ASUS routers. While the backhaul has not failed yet I am not enjoying the fact that there is no option to force devices to use a certain band . I did achieve by making a dedicated 2.4GHz SSID and 5 GHz SSID. Not an ideal situation but it worked out for my use case.

    • @HrabiaGrzegorz
      @HrabiaGrzegorz 2 месяца назад

      I am looking to buy Deco xe75 pro.
      What do you think asus xt8 will have better range and connection stability than Deco ?

  • @tt01388
    @tt01388 Месяц назад

    Do you think the RT-AXE7800 as the main router is a good setup for a large home? And if weak signal areas exist, add in 2 ET8s as nodes on the left and right about 30-50ft away for a wireless mesh setup? Will that combo communicate well and maximize range or is there a better setup for the money?

    • @landpet
      @landpet  Месяц назад +1

      I would go with the GT6 2 pack and add more if it’s not enough

    • @tt01388
      @tt01388 Месяц назад

      @landpet I haven't researched or came across those yet. Only the RT-AXE7800, XT9, XT8 and ET8. I'll look into those. Do you have a video on what makes the GT6 better or would you mind sharing your knowledge on those?

    • @landpet
      @landpet  Месяц назад +1

      @@tt01388 I have a video on GT6. XT9 is also really good so is the ET8. Can't go wrong either way but for some reason, I really like the GT6, very good numbers on test results. Granted the other two did well also.

    • @tt01388
      @tt01388 Месяц назад

      @landpet Awesome. I'll go find it now! I only leaned towards the ET8 to mesh with the RT-AXE7800 and the 6e. Wanted to take advantage of the range of the RT-AXE7800 (and current price $230), using it as my router, and still utilize the 6e. I'll be digging into the GT6. Thanks for your replies and input! Any long term thoughts on the RT-AXE7800 performance? I was hung up on its long range abilities, but maybe I should look elsewhere for a main??

  • @chrissweeney185
    @chrissweeney185 6 месяцев назад

    Awesome video. Couple questions. Can you do a mix between wireless and wired backhauls (1 wired and 1 wireless)? On any mesh system, does my "router" node need to be the primary where the others connect? My internet ingress is in my basement and then I have two floors above. Ideally, I would like the primary node in my basement and then nodes on the other floors. Would the second floor connect to the first-floor node or would they all connect back to the basement? Hopefully that makes sense. TIA

    • @landpet
      @landpet  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks
      Yes, you can mix and match wired and wireless backhand.
      Yes the main router (from the mesh) needs to connect to the modem. The other nodes in the mesh will try to connect to the main router directly at first, if unable to they go through each other.

  • @davidweiss8710
    @davidweiss8710 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks! Been looking for a new Mesh for a while.

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      No problem!

  • @davidbell7094
    @davidbell7094 9 месяцев назад

    Great video Lanpet,you know your my favourite router/mesh creator. Just dig us out an old mesh router and a satellite out And I'll buy it off you. Nothing like your reviewing just an old pair hanging around come on Lanpet it is Christmas time 👌

  • @spmcqueen
    @spmcqueen 9 месяцев назад +1

    As always, very helpful, especially at a time I'm looking for new routers. One suggestion I have is to swap one of your 6e devices for a Wifi 6 device. There are obviously so many Wifi 6 devices out there that t's still a valuable test. This is also helpful as I've seen Wifi 6 devices perform slower on the Wifi 6e/7 routers than they did on Wifi 6 routers. It would be great to have this additional insight.

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks! I’ve been moving forward with WiFi devices to keep up with the latest stuff. I did however use WiFi 6 devices in the original reviews of these routers if that’s something that interests you.

  • @Jjsaba2008
    @Jjsaba2008 7 месяцев назад

    What would be your best recommendation for a three router node system have a lot of wireless clients and a few gaming consoles i’ve watched all your videos on Asus and Orbi, just wanna know your opinion I like watching your videos

    • @landpet
      @landpet  7 месяцев назад +1

      Hmmm,
      ASUS GT6 is great for up to Gigabit, it can go faster but I would get the Deco BE63 for up to 2.5Gbps
      If you want insane speeds and money is no object, Orbi 970 or Deco BE85

  • @Taskanager
    @Taskanager 6 месяцев назад

    for your range test - how many walls inbetween?

  • @scottieledford9371
    @scottieledford9371 9 месяцев назад

    How did you place the third XD5 unit compared to the others having only 2 units? Or what is the coverage of just 2 XD5 in comparison to the other models?

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      The range tests is me walking away from a single unit. A 3 pack XD5 will provide great coverage and great speeds assuming you have wired backhaul

  • @ColinCampbell-rd9xl
    @ColinCampbell-rd9xl Месяц назад

    You said grab the et8 if available. Would you take it over the other two wifi 6 mesh systems?

  • @hooo9933
    @hooo9933 4 месяца назад

    Thanks. This video was immensely helpful.

    • @landpet
      @landpet  4 месяца назад

      Glad to hear it!

  • @jamesgrantham1743
    @jamesgrantham1743 4 месяца назад

    If you had 2 XT8's and wanted to add to them would you get 1 XT12 for the main hub or 2 more XT8's?

    • @landpet
      @landpet  4 месяца назад +1

      Either one is fine, however I usually prefer keeping them all the same

  • @sandyrogue4005
    @sandyrogue4005 8 месяцев назад

    Is it better to get the zenwifi pro et12 2 pack mesh system or buy 2 of the even more expensive and newer rog rapture gt axe 16000 for use with a wired backhaul….rangewise…and will it soon be overshadowed by wifi 7 in near future after paying a premium for such a purchase

    • @landpet
      @landpet  8 месяцев назад

      If you're going wired, then I typically go with systems that cost less since there's not a huge difference when they're wired. The range is great on the ET12 as well.
      As far as waiting, it's up to you. Wifi 7 will be better but it really just depends what your use cases are.

  • @israelbarrueta6924
    @israelbarrueta6924 9 месяцев назад

    Which one do you recommend for gaming?, it's impossible for me to wire 2 of 3 consoles and PC therefore need something that can hold an acceptable connection, i have 750MB download and 150 upload. Thanks mate!

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      GT6 would be ideal for gaming, XT9 wouldn’t be bad either

  • @lixingchen8293
    @lixingchen8293 3 месяца назад

    Ive been waiting for ASUS’s Wifi 7 mesh routers for a while now. Seems like they’re not releasing a wifi 7 successor to the ET12 pro…

    • @landpet
      @landpet  3 месяца назад

      I'm waiting for their new mesh system as well

    • @lixingchen8293
      @lixingchen8293 3 месяца назад

      Ill be anticipating your video when it eventually comes :)

  • @NeedyForSpeedy
    @NeedyForSpeedy 8 месяцев назад

    I have the ET12. 2.4.Ghz and 6 Ghz performance on individual bands works great, but 5 Ghz is sporadic and drops clients frequently. In navigating the settings I have no clue how to fix that 😢

    • @landpet
      @landpet  8 месяцев назад

      Maybe change the channel it’s on. Also make sure there are no other none Asus router exists on the network

  • @ronnie4935
    @ronnie4935 9 месяцев назад

    I have the ET8 awesome mesh system. I was thinking to upgrade to the GT6 but I just found out it is WiFi 6 not WiFi 6E and I wanted to upgrade to that but seeing the different against the ET 12 pro WiFi 6E not that big in wireless speed

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      There’s not a big difference between ET8 and the rest if your speeds are gigabit or less.

    • @ronnie4935
      @ronnie4935 9 месяцев назад

      @@landpet but in range is there any improvement compared with the ET8 and GT6

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      @@ronnie4935 the range is better on the GT6 compared to the ET8, so you will get better speeds when you are further away. I can safely say it's better but it's not going to be a night and day difference. It's only going to be a mild improvement since the ET8 itself is already fairly good.

  • @d.a3446
    @d.a3446 9 месяцев назад

    Are these similar to the deco system that require manual reboot following a power outage?

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      That’s not something I’ve noticed. They should come up after power outage.

    • @SmurfCarb
      @SmurfCarb 3 месяца назад

      After a power outage it does restore itself no manual reboot need

  • @sampsalol
    @sampsalol 8 месяцев назад

    Are you gonna test the new Asus GT-BE98 with wifi 7?

    • @landpet
      @landpet  8 месяцев назад

      I don't have that one. It's a possibility though, can't say for sure. I am sure though I will test at least one or two wifi 7 Asus routers.

  • @benhaze1010
    @benhaze1010 9 месяцев назад

    It seems that XT9 fails to surpass ET8 and your results are supporting that as well. So value wise the ET8 is still up there (if you can find it) and GT6 is also interesting although still being "just" wifi 6 which is a little bit surprising. But at the end it is all about data transfer speed and Asus seems to be mastering wifi 6 good enough. ET12 is good but too pricey.

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      They’re all honestly very good systems.

  • @user-yy5zk8pu1r
    @user-yy5zk8pu1r 2 месяца назад

    great comparision!

  • @edgardomarenzi8458
    @edgardomarenzi8458 9 месяцев назад

    Great Video!!

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks!

  • @MrMatan5858589
    @MrMatan5858589 8 месяцев назад

    For speed and range what your recommend deco x60 or XD5 ?

    • @landpet
      @landpet  8 месяцев назад +1

      I didn't do a direct comparison between those two since they were tested in different environments. I remember them both being great. Maybe I'd stick with the XD5 from those two choices.

    • @MrMatan5858589
      @MrMatan5858589 8 месяцев назад

      @@landpet ok 👌🏽 , and I can connect the xd5 direct to fiber with rj-45 with connection pppoe?

    • @landpet
      @landpet  8 месяцев назад

      @@MrMatan5858589 you can connect the xd5 to the ONT with the RJ-45. ONT will be connected directly to the fiber.

    • @MrMatan5858589
      @MrMatan5858589 8 месяцев назад +1

      Last question , I will work with backhaul wireless what good for range cover xd5 or deco ax5400 ?

    • @MrMatan5858589
      @MrMatan5858589 8 месяцев назад

      ?

  • @curiousChoo
    @curiousChoo 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      Welcome

  • @stanislavhinov4225
    @stanislavhinov4225 7 месяцев назад

    For 100 mbps which wifi mesh is the best?

    • @landpet
      @landpet  7 месяцев назад

      XT9 for better speeds and coverage throughout

  • @Displays.1234.
    @Displays.1234. 5 месяцев назад +1

    No Wi-Fi 7.... Outdated....

    • @landpet
      @landpet  5 месяцев назад

      I'm waiting for ASUS' wifi 7 mesh. I've reviewed a few other wifi 7 mesh systems like the Deco's, Orbi and eero.

  • @andrew121410
    @andrew121410 9 месяцев назад

    ASUS makes things confusing for no reason

    • @landpet
      @landpet  9 месяцев назад

      They do offer a ton of options