Asus ZenWiFi XT8 vs TP-Link Deco W7200

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I got this for the parental controls (to limit my kids daily time) and for whole house coverage. You have to pay a subscription fee to get the parental controls, which I did. The problem is that, unless you power the devices off, they download in the background (apps checking for updates, system updates, etc) . The two hour allocation would be used up while they were in school and I'd have to keep adding time after they got home

If the node needs to be that close what's the point in having the note at all? If I could return this, I would. If you want a really robust router go away from home routers and find a commercial router. I've sent it logs and records all kinds of technical reports, and I'm getting so tired of this circular loop of tech support that I expect the warranty will expire before ever solve the problem. I think Asus a good brand overall, but but at a $400 price tag, this router is way too unreliable

Been using it for a week now and no reboots and complete connectivity with all the computers and devices running. Since I do IT for a living I do hate their app as it is too simple and the web interface is a joke compared to the iPhone app's. The advanced feature just are not there for someone who knows what they are doing but the price is right and when I need my son to get offline I can easily toss him on the deny list and his gaming computer is offline. Don't need their subscription plan for that

You can choose what kind of traffic to prioritize, whether it be for work, studying, gaming, or streaming. You can control the access of your kids' ga...

Its speed is awesome. And its app is very nice to use. If you don't handing the reigns over to the device to basically control itself, then you will probably like this product. I think there is a lot of overlap between the non-technical consumer who wants good Wifi with easy setup, and the consumer who can tolerate a little lag when watching YouTube because their device's connection dropped for 30 seconds

But 1080p seems to work fine. Now if you're trying, you know, to pretty much hook up your Chromecast to this to access this and play it on the VLC pla...

I have att 1GB fiber running to an ONT feeding the WAN port of a BGW210 gateway/router and was looking to upgrade the built in wifi of the BGW210 which has always had poor range and speed performance. I chose the TPLink Deco product family given the great price point for the features they had to offer. The Deco App is user friendly but very limited in regards to router setup so I had to do most of the advanced configuration on the BGW to get both pieces of equipment to play nice. The BGW has no true bridge mode but I was able to get it to act as a stand-alone gateway for the Deco by setting up ip pass through, disabling dhcp and most of the firewall options

After a little more of this back and forth, I realized they weren't going to be able to help me so I decided to not use the mesh feature, just run two separate wireless networks. I went into the router settings and couldn't immediately figure out how to do this, so I figured I would online chat with support as this is probably pretty easy to set up. I had to explain an abbreviated version of my issues all over again and told the support rep that I just wanted to have separate wireless networks. Told him I had factory reset both devices but couldn't figure out how to not have them run mesh, as that is the only option it gives you when you log in and bring up the set up screens

So far so good. Had appliance WiFi connectivity issues with the ORBI system and couldn’t get their customer service to figure it out. So I returned it and got the Tp-Link Deco. Now with the Deco, Initially had some connection issues with some appliance WiFi connectivity, however to-link customer service helped me problem solve it and no issues

I bought these to start switching over to Asus networking gear because of their AICloud firmware. However, I got a stronger signal from my existing TP-Link Wifi 6 router on a different floor than one of these in the same room 25' away. These may be handy for less tech-savvy folks who are using wireless backhaul, but these underperformed for me. I ended up returning these and getting an RT-AX86U instead, which I'm super happy with

Going mesh made a huge difference for me. I had/have great overall speed at the main router and anything plugged into it or in the same room, but the signal was not strong in other areas of the house, especially perimeter areas and outside where I had cameras. Switched to TP-Link Deco system and now I get strong signals and speeds everywhere.