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ASUS ZenWiFi XT8 Tri-Band Whole-Home AiMesh AX6600 Wi-Fi System $675 + Delivery or Free WA Pickup @ PLE

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ASUS ZenWiFi XT8 Tri-Band Whole-Home AiMesh AX6600 Wi-Fi System $675 + Delivery or Free WA Pickup @ PLE
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Lnujee on 29/04/2021 - 15:00 ple.com.au (376 clicks)
Last edited 29/04/2021 - 15:04 by 1 other user

yay my first deal post…..not the cheapest but not bad at this price. USB 3.0 port behind each unit and either unit can become the master.

"PC MAG Best Wi-Fi Mesh 2020" - PC MAG
"APC Hot Product" - APC

ZenWiFi AX (XT8) is a whole-home mesh WiFi system that combines extremely fast and stable wireless networking performance with simple configuration and elegant design. Featuring the latest WiFi 6 technology, a tri-band design and an optimized antenna placement, ZenWiFi AX takes mesh WiFi to a whole new level with dramatically improved coverage, speed and stability. Updated AiMesh technology makes setting up a mesh WiFi network simpler than ever, yet offers advanced, in-depth controls for users who want to configure their network to their specific needs. With its elegant design, ZenWiFi AX blends easily with any décor, fitting as easily in the living room as the home office.

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    • jv on 29/04/2021 - 15:11
      +1

      It's been around $600 quite a few times this year….

      https://au.camelcamelcamel.com/product/B082T48132

    • cafeman on 29/04/2021 - 15:22

      UK stock though, if that matters. $675 is pretty good given prices lately - I needed to replace my Google Wifi system and the best I could find for ages was around $740.

  • jv on 29/04/2021 - 15:09
    +2

    Why is this a bargain?

    • nujee on 29/04/2021 - 15:12

      JB and most places have it for $800+: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/asus-zenwifi-xt8-aimexh-a…

      • jv on 29/04/2021 - 15:12
        +1

        Amazon have been selling it for around $600 though…

        • nujee on 29/04/2021 - 15:16

          Ahh ok. I wasn't sure if that was recent price or not and this one was lower. Clearly I'm an idiot….sorry guys.

          • jv on 29/04/2021 - 15:18

            @nujee: Hope you haven't bought it yet, and you can get the OW price match from the post below…

  • asuka1204 on 29/04/2021 - 15:12
    +1

    The processer is BCM6755, low-end.

    • asuka1204 on 29/04/2021 - 15:27

      if you really like a expensive & mesh WiFi6 router, get velop mx5300.

    • BROKENKEYBOARD on 29/04/2021 - 15:30
      +1

      Quad core ARM is not a low end CPU for routers.

  • starburstyellow on 29/04/2021 - 15:12
    -1

    Cheaper here $589: https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/networking/modems-&-rout… with a price match with a potential pricematch at OW: https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/asus-ax660…

    • cafeman on 29/04/2021 - 15:20
      +2

      That's the CT8 (Wifi 5) model, not the XT8 (Wifi 6) model.

      • jv on 29/04/2021 - 15:24

        plot twist…

  • imp on 29/04/2021 - 15:44
    +2

    Bought this in the Black Friday sale.
    Have just returned it after months of issues - basically one unit continually dropped the 5Ghz backhaul causing drop outs. Also would find that it randomly switched to 2.4Ghz for backhaul which dropped performance back to ADSL 1 speeds or below.
    End result a houseful of teenagers whining as if the world was coming to an end.
    Spent months trouble shooting with Asus and trying all their solutions (after their initial snide comments about reading the manual). When the unit finally decided to drop 5Ghz altogether they agreed that perhaps there might be a problem.

    Wouldnt recommend even at this price.

    • M00Cow on 29/04/2021 - 15:50

      ouch, that's no fun.. although at least they're prepared to help.

      whata6 your replacement?

      • imp on 29/04/2021 - 16:14

        Sent them back last week, so they haven't actually got there yet (from WA). Waiting on the response.
        Currently running on our Telstra issued Smart Modem.

    • cafeman on 29/04/2021 - 15:53

      I feel like every mesh product is a crapshoot - I originally bought Google Wifi and was a massive supporter. They worked brilliantly, I had great coverage, everyone was happy.

      About three years later they went to hell. Constantly dropped Zoom calls, speeds degrading over time, Sonos randomly failing, and an inability to see the ethernet backhaul they were very obviously connected to.

      Since replacing them with the XT8 I've been really happy again. 5Ghz backhaul is working, I now only need 2 units rather than 4 to cover the entire house, and client speeds are consistently between 100mbs and 250mbs depending on how away I am from the units.

      I don't have an answer buy my hunch is that with every single one of these there are only two types of people; those who are having problems and those who haven't had them yet.

      FWIW, I'd still buy the XT8 or CT8 over Google Wifi.

      • Davesday on 29/04/2021 - 18:50

        Do you know what went wrong with the Google Wifi seeing that it worked all this while? What changed?

  • Gaggy boy on 29/04/2021 - 16:31

    I’m using this, bought from Amazon / shipped from UK during thanksgiving deals. Yes it came with uk plug but didn’t bother as it was replacing my asus AC68U ( 3 nodes) with XT8 (2nodes). I’m having very good experience. No dropping, 5ghz back haul is working superb. Though I’ve set auto rebooting early morning 2-3 times a week and hardly faced any issue. Around 52 IOTs and IP’s running most of the time with PLEX and HDHOEMRUN. so far so good.

  • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2021 - 10:44

    I know this is a completely different price tier (and features) but I am finding a Wifi 6 mesh with Xiaomi AX routers to work very well, at a much lower price.
    Currently using 1x AX3600 and 1x AX1800

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