WiFi 6 Mesh Tested: Insane or Complete Rip Off!? ZenWiFi AX Review!

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[@QuantumBraced]

The reason for the high price, other than the fact that you're getting 2 routers, is that they have a second 5 GHz dedicated backhaul band. That adds cost, in fact is the main thing that adds cost to routers/APs is how many bands, how many radio chains, max channel width, etc. So when you consider what you're getting, it's not actually overpriced. And now 2 years later in early 2023, you can find these 2nd hand for as low as $100 a piece, so it's definitely a good investment.

[@BertVisser-es5ev]

I have this set with 1gb fiber. And i get 950 down and 920 up over wifi. This set is fantastic and easy to instal with the asus app. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@RayMak]

Looks like a beautiful mesh

[@CosminRotaru]

I wonder if it makes more sense, in a mesh setup, to have the main router one expensive router and the 2nd a cheaper one. What is the point of having two powerful routers when only one off then is doing the hard work?

[@ludbrook_geoffrey7812]

Nice Rooters..... last night he gave his Slag a good router

[@tijmendehaas5112]

Connected with cable: 35 down 10 up. Wireless between 20 and 25 and 7 up

[@kuatiogui]

difference between AX and AC...???

[@kuatiogui]

@John Smith thank you bro

[@RossJukesPhotography]

My current broadband speed is ‘Porridge’...

[@chihanlee512]

So you have 1G internet and only 100mb left after 3 walls? That’s kinda lame.

[@alec116463]

Brick walls

[@tomhumphreys9910]

I have a Huawei 5G CPE WiFi router that support WiFi 6 supposedly . Not sure if this mesh will make a difference as I have a decent connection at the moment with 3 Mesh from google WiFi 1st Gen. I get 80mbps download and 30upload close to the 5ghz near the router. Throughout house mesh I get roughly 30- 50mbps at the moment. curious maybe in the future to upgrade to this. Very interesting video. 👍

[@bharathkinnera]

Why the ethernet backhaul is getting reduced speed with more walls in between?

[@Jukkz]

lol i was wondering the same thing

[@uWAVES]

Good review, just purchased the ZenWifFi AX Mini, which comes with two nodes along with a main router. Do you know if there are any main differences between the two products?

[@JayzBeerz]

the reason the price is so high is because people keep paying it.

[@Sola_Scriptura_1.618]

Yup, because they want / need the capability Asus provides.

[@lazybutcher2651]

Wait for it...... 12.1 up, 0.91 down...think the weather has helped today!

[@sohankerai]

I left a like. My current speed is 15 wireless and 60 hard wired

[@HadukemNukem]

Tri-band Tri-band Tri-band. These Asus models have Tri-band. It,s no point upgrading to wifi6 if only cheap dual-band. Compare this Asus model to other Tri-band wifi6 routers and you se it is a great deal.

[@barrykelleher5009]

We had 1.7mbs via ADSL and 2 via LTE, so we actually moved house and now we get 15-30mbs using an LTE router, time of day dependant. Actually makes a positive difference to our lives. Have loved internet stuffs forever and would be a happy dog if I happened to get a WiFi 6 Mesh boy

[@ix901x]

Looks like you make a mistake, in 3:13 you should connect it to blue ethernet port not the yellow one !, also update to the last framework update then test it again and you will get it the full speed on every rooms!

[@chriscammock3289]

If he was using them with an ethernet backhaul mode, wouldn't you used the yellow port not the blue one. Obviously master node would have an ethernet into blue from modem and one in yellow connecting mesh together via ethernet not wifi

[@toggee]

62 Down and 10 Up Plusnet

[@UberShinySheep]

“Ping maxing out the connection between the two nodes”. You have no idea what you’re talking about…

[@NathanFernandes]

Haha yea, I heard that and was like what?!?

[@UnbearablePeacock]

He's running ping while doing a stress test at the same time. He's not claiming ping maxes out the connection.

[@TheFreshestLyrics]

That's not what he said you moron.

[@JeffZenner]

I didn’t see a video but have you checked out the Eero Pro 6? Wondering how that stacks up, especially through your 3 brick walls and whether the 3 nodes greatly increases coverage.

[@roberto_lindo]

Hi my current speed is 350 down and 15 up in LAN, but WiFi best case 200 down and 10 up

[@thegamingtaco6283]

HI so I need some help, I just got the ASUS xt8 and am trying to set it up, I got both blue lights to become solid but when I try to do the setup in the app it checks my internet and simply says the wan isn’t detected and I can’t proceed forward, I’ve switch cables restarted my modem and really am not sure what to do. I’ve also tested my modem with my old router and the internet works fine. What can I do?

[@pritish5863]

Currently 200 mbps download and 40 maps upload at home.

[@RathOX]

hey Alex i nee help with my sky FTTP 1gb internet i want to do a full mesh system but the whole dhcp option 61 im very confused

[@andersyuran7725]

Hi I dont know if you read comments in old uploads, but I am interested in the zenwifi. Downloaded the manual today from the asus homepage but it does not cover 50% . Nothing about the dedicated backhaul or anything else about mesh. Do youhave another source

[@guibas96hotmail]

Wired Down: 400 Up: 100 WiFi in my room is 18 down, 10 up.. Love the videos. Cheers from Portugal

[@horrnett]

how far apart can the nodes be placed ?

[@Bruntygenius]

Currently 350 down and 34 up Hoping to upgrade to fibre to home in the next few weeks

[@danieltopps5064]

Anything between 10mbps to 150mbps depends on where I am in the house and what one of 3 networks my phone decides to connect to😭😂

[@danparisi97]

I get 76 to the box. But by the time we connect from our rooms in a standard size 3 bedroom house. We barely get 0.5-5mbps on our laptops and/or phones!

[@AnonyMous-rr1rv]

With Asus, you don't have to subscribe to parental controls and security software for a monthly fee, unlike tp-link and a few other popular brands. The others are cheaper but you basically have no control over detailed settings. To me, that's easily worth the extra $50

[@joshuawongyh]

This sound like a normal Mesh with backhaul supported and Wi-Fi 6 capability

[@charlieh2738]

500mbps down and 75 up with BT FTTP, BT hub isn't great though, would love these for my new house I've just moved in to.

[@julianmorgan5994]

Got my eye on these, but currently testing the Amazon Eero Pro 6 replacing the 1Gig Virgin Hub 4's wifi. Definite speed improvements testing with my S21 Ultra - some rooms went from around 400mbps to 800 with the Eero! mainly, I noticed the Hub 4 producing 400-700 speeds on average around the house, but the Eero does closer to 600-900. One thing is the 2.4ghz band speeds once I go further from the house in the garden seem to be quite crap compared to the Hub 4, getting 100-180mbps near the house (and near to the 2nd Eero) just outside in the garden, then at the back getting a measly 40-60mbps. The Hub 4 was giving me 300mbps close to the house, 200 in the middle of the garden, and a solid 100mbps right at the very back. I'm debating testing the Asus, but I've heard there are (or were) drop outs and connection problems, whereas most reports of longterm Eero Pro use as being rock solid. Either way, getting at least 1 of these wifi 6 routers seems to be a good improvement over the Hub 4 for now. Fingers crossed the Hub 5 comes soon to improve the situation, update us to Wifi 6, and finally gives a 2.5g lan port so we can actually get 1.1gbps speed instead of 940!!

[@alexandrgarlock4075]

So what is your max internet speed at home? I am curious if these can hit 1000mpbs...

[@waveygidz]

I was literally googling wifi extenders and I remembered seeing your cables and stuff in one of your videos in your kitchen so I came back to your channel and you literally uploaded a video on a WiFi extender haha. Thanks bro.

[@con_mccoy]

Currently I have 37.9Mbps Download speed and have 10.6Mbps Upload speed. I’ve got the BT Fibre essential plan. Keep the content coming mate, all the best!

[@janicemadrecki7144]

Amazingly streamlined look. I'm in the states and it's still an arm and a leg, but at some point perhaps you get what you pay for... I did really love the way you described checking for Internet speed first, and then checking the ZenWiFi AX out from there. I just saw this router today -- from a distance, unfortunately as it was out of stock -- but I am seriously considering picking one up, especially since I just saw this video which you so graciously added to the web! That is, of course, unless I am blessed enough to receive one from you -- which, as a teacher and given Covid-19 and teaching "remotely," I would be ever so grateful to you for providing :) Thank you for the increase in my knowledge base!

[@pasxalispetrakidis4562]

Dude where I live the towers for the internet are so bad and I always get about 10mbps down and 1 up so the router could come in handy for me

[@lwoodmanallan]

Currently getting 10 down (did have about 25 when we moved in a year ago, not sure what happened there) and 5 up. The current killer for our house and our little BT provided ‘Smarthub’ is the fact that all walls are brick, not stud and plasterboard, so the WiFi anywhere other than the kitchen/dining room where the hub sits, the coverage is appalling

[@rogerschofield3324]

I have 3 of these, due to the remote location I need new microwave broadband which comes in at an inconvenient spot for a cat 6 hardwired system. if I hardwire Rapier microwave receiver to Asus and allow Asus to wifi signal to node hardwired to cat 6 system do you think it might work? Are piggybacked Asus setup to just one Asus or is each setup to the nearest node?

[@percy6464]

Just curious... I did not understand when you were doing the 1-3 wall speed tests and said the speeds were "crazy" - did you mean rubbish bad (I'm 56 y/o) or awesome? I have 500mbps from Virgin coming into the house and lots of brick walls. I have their powerline boosters but still have challenges upstairs (1st & 2nd floor). I am full ethernet downstairs (Ookla 500-600mbps over ethernet) but big wifi problems upstairs (Ookla 35-50mbps on wifi) and am looking at a mesh system - ASUS or TP-Link. Do you have a comparison anywhere? Thanks

[@lockeminus]

He is saying it is crazy (good/positive). The speeds he is getting with that much interference are very fast.

[@milchpuder]

Virgin 1gig (asym DOCSIS 3.1) package here. The theoretical speed is ~1.1Gbps down/52Mbps up. Using the included Hub 4 (gigabit ports only), I get 940/50Mbps wired, effectively maxing out the gigabit ethernet spec. Using a Note 10+ the speeds in the same room as the router tend to be around 400-600/50Mbps with a link speed of 866Mbps. Both my laptops are running the Killer AX1650 and the speeds are around the same, peaking at around 700Mbps down in the same room as the router.

[@JonathanOpsomer]

WebUI looks barely changed throughout the years,.. the only interesting thing I noticed was during the setup where I saw numerous other brands popup such as Unifi etc,.. perhaps wouldve been interesting if you went into that

[@steventozer378]

About 30 down and 10 up (if lucky)

[@williamstevens7648]

My current wifi speed at home is about 10 mbps down and about 1 up at the best of times. I could really benefit from this but good luck to all. Keep up the great videos.

[@austinholmes8572]

I pay for 1,000 MB down and up but I only get 650 up and 850 down :/

[@petecostanzo]

Ever watch Curious George? Here's the human version...

[@TigerAndKiwi]

BT - 70 when I'm next to the router. About 5 when I'm in my room 😭

[@4thNebula]

Your ISP must be giving you 400 mps. If so seems pretty good speeds. I have 400 ISP and through 3 walls get 50-90 mbs through 3 walls with their providied router (AC router). So I expect putting a wired Zen satallite in that room would give me 400 mbs+ wifi 5 in that far room. I assume no loss in speed for cat6 wiring from Zen rounter to the Zen satallite (node). Appreciate comment if this is true. Nice professional looking video in your KZbin.

[@bradlygoat]

My speeds are 1gbps/750mbps. Wifi 6 would definitely help me get those on wireless.

[@GrumpyMansREVIEWS]

I'm using the Asus Zenwifi Pro XT12 thinking of adding one of these as a 3rd node I'm with Virgin media Gig 1 using my Samsung s21 ultra I hit over 1gig on wi-fi

[@andrewjahnke1071]

Hi, can u try to review the Amplifi Alien router and satalite and compare it to the Asus. Thx, keep up the good work!

[@Nitrox524]

70 down and 20 up. Not bad for old copper phone lines.

[@eamonnballance3099]

Recently got a tplink deco m4 for £100 - not as good as this unit , but 1/4 the price and maybe half the functionality.. I’m happy ! I’ve 250 Mbps down, getting 150 Mbps remotely ( one brick wall away ) pretty ok ..

[@isak6626]

Three months later, what's your verdict? Many users have reported dropouts and having to reboot. You?

[@liberty4533]

I just bought them yesterday,and this mesh literally a gamechanger...from 40 mbps to 400+,and even one floor down,i can still get 400+mbps

[@GizmoMaltese]

@@liberty4533 I just bought one and it's been a terrible experience. I couldn't even get a signal one floor down where the stations were placed right on top of each other.

[@liberty4533]

GizmoMaltese Maybe change your router first?I changed my router that capable of 5GHz . Because 2GHz doesn’t support 200+mbps

[@JH-lk9st]

asus aimesh is inconsistent and I'm using it, I'm getting 600mbps in my room bt sometimes it disconnects and I lost connection when gaming...

[@nralopez]

@@GizmoMalteseyou might've gotten a defective unite m8

[@jimjam2783]

32 down / 14 up didn’t realise how shit my broadband is after reading other comments lol

[@JayzBeerz]

LOL! I get 1GB down and up.

[@pilinke11]

That's enough to stream media or watch iptv but if you play video games and you need to update the game it will take forever to download and you will end it up to play other day!!

[@rudrabarathan2737]

Please advise me How to improve my wifi when some 15 guest come for a party. Will ''Dream Machine'' or Ubiquiti instalation helps. I ive above m business with 2 floors. currently get 62Mb wifi speed checked by my Samsung S10. Please advice me. Many Thanks.

[@bradhayes7607]

Hi Alex - another great video! Currently with BT (FTTP), current speeds 110 download and 30 upload however patchy signal around the house.

[@uberlawyer]

Does it have Euro plugs in the box as well? I am asking because I intend to order from amazon UK and just want to make sure that it also has Euro plugs. Many thanks!

[@mdukasa]

Asking the seller might work

[@kobymile5453]

Didn't quite get how wired test was conducted. Two nodes were connected through wire backhaul? Test was conducted with connection to the satellite node across walls?

[@just4therecord]

I need one of these but can’t afford a set. Using an Asus Lyra Trio instead. My internet speed is 500 down 500 up. Btw the power adapters do lock, but unfortunately once they are locked, you can’t change to another type of plug. The ones that comes with the Lyra trio can come off once you press the little tab

[@DT-zx5wo]

Can you test Asus ZenWifi PRO XT12?

[@manuelgonzalez-rey2138]

Whats the maximum range for these devices (1500 sqr feet p/unit ??)

[@JA-gy3sl]

Currently 25mbps down 1mb up

[@ianm1470]

17.2 down ~ up 1.07

[@zsarv]

185 down, 23 up

[@YT-rt7qm]

We're on 10Mbps down, 5Mbps up, ISP upgraded speed to 20/10 for 3 months due to corona lockdown

[@Beranicus]

17mbs download and an abysmal 0.7mbs upload. But we are switching to 200mbs fibre next month, I'll just be needing the mesh to keep it up around the house!

[@michelsmit]

I like your video’s. Tech Simple Explained! I have a theoretical speed of 600 down, 40 up with Ziggo in The Netherlands

[@kobysmithpoole3293]

In my room I get about 8 to 10 down and 5 up

[@allenbecks20]

349mbps down, 34mpbs up currently have the Google mesh Gen 1. But no WiFi 6 ☹️. Another great video.

[@johnpaultobin6925]

Hi. My current speed is 500 down and 50 up with VM. Using a deco m5 mesh, I can get 320mb beside the unit, and anywhere between 70mb and 220mb throughout the house.

[@explorewithant]

John Paul Tobin I’ve been looking that mesh system you have buddy,,,would you recommend them and have you seen a massive difference with it compared to your normal router

[@johnpaultobin6925]

@@explorewithant for coverage, it does seem s bit better, but I wouldn't say it's the best. It was just what was available at the time. It does the job and without issue, but speeds could be a bit higher. It's a kind of system that you plug in and forget. Does that make sense?

[@migueljoshuahelera3152]

5mbps advertised 2.8mbps download 2.3mbps upload Im not kidding Im dead serious

[@kennedyespinosa7272]

Shri have over 20 WiFi connected devices on my Netgear Orbi WiFi 5 mesh and sucks a lot of data and 2 LG OLED 4K TVS and two other Samsung 4K TVS with 3 Xbox one X and a couple of iPhones. I have this mesh for 2 years, should I upgrade to wifi6 ?

[@JohndaCosta]

Currently 1 gigabit service ... Vancouver, BC, Canada

[@cosmicprincesA1234]

planing to get a eufycam 2 pro Wireless Home Security Camera System, if my storage house(with no internet connection) is about 100 meters from where i live would i still get footage? And would i need one or two units of the Asus ZenWiFi to cover the 60 to 100 meeter distance?

[@arpitsahni7262]

Current Speed is 15Mbps on a ADSL connection from the ISP "BSNL" in India. Would love to test these devices on the fibre net.

[@barnes0801]

Advertised by Sky as 38 Mbps and get a fairly stable 30 to 32 Mbps. Small enough house for even 5ghz to give me up to a 60% signal strength at the furthest indoor point

[@JoeriMoors]

Great video! Can you also use this set in combination with the Asus RT-AX58U (also a Mesh router) and make one Netwerk? The coverage of the RT-AX58U isn't enough for my house so I want to extend my network with some additional routers.

[@joshuaewalker]

Yes. Any ASUS router that says it has AiMesh will connect to each other and any of those routers can become a node for the mesh network. Because the AX58U is only dual band you'll probably want to make it the secondary node on the network at the furthest distance and let one of the XT8's be the router and the other XT8 be the primary node between the first XT8 and the AX58U. If you're using Ethernet for a wired backhaul then you can continue to use the AX58U as the primary wireless router. I have the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 as my primary router hidden in a "network closet" downstairs because that thing, while awesome, is quite monstrous to look at all the time. Then, I have two XT8's mounted on the walls; one upstairs and the other in my basement "office"/kids are always in there treating it like a home theater room.

[@JoeriMoors]

@@joshuaewalker thank you so much for your extensive answer! exactly the info I needed to proceed. Really appreciate it 👍

[@narb4468]

speeds downstairs are 60 up and 17 down, but up stairs is only 20 up and around 10 down. this would be a nice upgrade ;)

[@degofedal1981]

Thanks for this! Just upgraded to 1000mbps down & 130mbps up and am looking to upgrade old RT-AC68U to this unit

[@leighoreilly6787]

Current speed is 250mb wireless and 900mb over Ethernet, with BT FTTP

[@kennethshaw2237]

71Mb download and 18Mb upload ....pretty average really !!

[@Banner1986]

I pay for 500 down and 25 up... I actually GET more like 380up/22down on average, but it’s all over the place depending on time of day - download rates vary from 180-470 or so :-(

[@dustydwarf4347]

45mbps down 11 up, hopefully 300 for both when they finish laying the FTTP in my area! Thanks for the review!

[@leaolp]

Why such a loss in performance when testing wired backhaul? Distance should'nt matter if the node is connected to the main node by wire(sub 100m distances).

[@markoutram001]

Virgin media, 350 down 20 up

[@benlewis2864]

Just so you know Alex, I live in a similar new house that you own and recently they have enabled a maximum of 900mbps download etc and I believe you should make a video to show just how much that can do and what a person actually needs etc

[@MH-xt2jx]

46.1mbs down 19 up Don't have a big house but have WIFI Issues though concrete floors. And brick internal walls need mess to fix this i hope.

[@markerichannelly]

Got 500down 50up with Virgin Media, but like 10mbps in my bedroom because the range sucks 😕 could definitely benefit from a superdooper wifi mesh extender like this 😉

[@NicholasCoulter]

36 down 9 up, I live at the other side of my house so through an extender it is around 25 down and 7 up

[@jukenz5417]

I’m not sure what my broad band speeds oir but we have xfinity the internet essentials one, and we have a net gear WiFi extender.

[@silkyskillspj]

28 up and 8 down. Alex wha part of England are you in?

[@footyethan7781]

I get about 30mbps down and 15 up on a good day

[@garybarham3992]

I just ordered mine but could use your link as I needed to buy in store with vouchers but your review was very useful and it was good to get a UK prospective as our upper 5GHz band use is slightly different to other areas in the world.

[@TheChriss1301]

My broadband speed is 1Gbit‘s but i currently receive around 400-450Mbit‘s via Netgear Orbi RBK53 system. So the Asus system would be great to improve my speed!

[@Buckamoo]

So I’m a suppose to have 1gbp down but it’s usually only like 300 mbps so oof

[@harvirheyar9562]

Same

[@Bannerr]

Currently struggling with boosters all round the house at about 12mbps. Great Video man!