[DEAD] Asus AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit WiFi Router with MU-Mimo, Aimesh for Mesh WIFI System (Asus AC1900P) $109.99 AP ($50) @ Newegg

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ASUS AC1900 Wi-Fi Dual-band 3x3 Gigabit Wireless Router with AiProtection Network Security Powered by Trend Micro, AiMesh Whole Home Wi-Fi System Compatible (RT-AC68U) $119.99
+ $10 off w/ promo code EMCGFFF48, limited offer



Asus AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit WiFi Router with MU-Mimo, Aimesh for Mesh WIFI System, Aiprotection Network Security Powered by Trend Micro, Adaptive Qos and Parental Control (RT-AC1900P)
+ $50 off w/ promo code AURT23NG, limited offer


These are pretty solid routers, if a little bit on the "old" side these days. However, they support a VAST ARRAY of 3rd-party firmwares (these pre-date the encrypted bootloader/CFE stuff), and even the stock factory firmware is full-featured. (AsusWRT, has dual-WAN, QoS, CTF cut-through forwarding - necessary to route 1Gbit/sec WAN-to-LAN, etc.)

Definitely worth it, for $110 "New" (plus tax, if applicable), both for the stock firmware AND if you want to run something like "Fresh Tomato" (recommended) on it, and don't care so much about AX / Wifi 6 features like 160Mhz channels and MU-MIMO. (If most of your client devices are AC or below.)

These routers will do 500Mbit/sec throughput to PremierTek / RealTek 8812AU USB 2x2 AC wifi dongles, in the next room. Haven't tested 3x3 dongles much.
 
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