Hello everyone,

I’m trying to decide between the GT-AXE16000 and the RT-BE96U for my home network, which includes:

• 1.2GBe Internet
• NAS with 10GBe NIC
• PC with 10GBe NIC
• 11x Ring Cameras
• 4x Fire Sticks
• 8x Echo Devices
• Several Smart Devices

GT-AXE16000 pros over RT-BE96U:

• Wouldn’t need to use a 10GBe switch for my 2 10GBe devices due to dedicated 2.5GBe WAN port
• Dual 5GHz bands to help with network congestion
• Matured firmware and WiFi protocol

RT-BE96U pros over GT-AXE16000:

• WiFi 7 (future proofing)

I already have a 2.5GBe/10GBe switch that I’m using with my ISP-provided modem… so it’s more so if $150 more for additional future proofing worth it when I don’t even have any WiFi 7 devices at the cost of one less 5GHz band.

In case anyone wonders why I’m choosing between these two, or specifically ASUS:

• WiFi 6e Minimum
• At least 2x 2.5GBe+ ports (1 for connection to modem, 1 to switch (to 10GBe devices and to additional router for wired backhaul if I ever wanted to))
• Free Security Protection