[Canada] ASUS WiFi 6 & 7 Router (CAD)

[fruitcornbread]

ASUS TUF Gaming (TUF-AX6000) AX6000 Dual Band WiFi 6 Gaming Router

ASUS TUF Gaming (TUF-AX6000) AX6000 Dual Band WiFi 6 Gaming Router, Dedicated Gaming Port, Dual 2.5G Port, 3 steps port forwarding, Extendable router with AiMesh technology, AiProtection Pro network security, and AURA RGB lighting

www.canadacomputers.com

TUF-AX6000*: $150 (DEAD)

https://www.staples.ca/products/3077517-en-asus-tuf-gaming-tuf-ax4200-80211ax-dual-band-wifi-6-router

TUF-AX4200*: $120

ASUS (RT-AX86U PRO) AX5700 Dual Band WiFi 6 Gaming Router

ASUS (RT-AX86U PRO) AX5700 Dual Band WiFi 6 Gaming Router, Quad-core 2.0 GHz CPU, 2.5G port, Mobile Game Mode, Enhanced Lifetime Network Security and Instant Guard Sharable Secure VPN, Upgraded Parental Controls, Adaptive QoS, Port Forwarding

www.canadacomputers.com

https://www.staples.ca/products/3061221-en-asus-rt-ax86u-pro-ax5700-dual-band-wifi-6-gaming-router

RT-AX86U Pro: $190 at CC and $200 at Staples

https://www.staples.ca/products/3061218-en-asus-rt-ax88u-pro-ax6000-dual-band-wifi-6-performance-router

ASUS RT-AX88U PRO AX6000 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router

ASUS RT-AX88U PRO AX6000 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router, Dual 2.5G Port, WPA3, Parental Control, Adaptive QoS, Port Forwarding, WAN aggregation, lifetime internet security and AiMesh support

www.canadacomputers.com

RT-AX88U Pro: $240 (DEAD)

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-rog-rapture-wireless-ax-6000-dual-band-wi-fi-6-router-gt-ax6000/15950130

GT-AX6000: $230

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-wireless-tri-band-wi-fi-7-router-rt-be96u/17291377

RT-BE96U: $630


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Other routers

Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) Wi-Fi 6 High-Performance Home Router

Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) is a Wi-Fi 6 home and office router, which ideally suited for heavy-duty data transmission, mass device connectivity or ultra-low latency gaming environments. The device offers blazing-fast WireGuard VPN speeds of up to 900Mbps. In addition, it also supports advanced network...

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GL.iNet GL-MT6000*: $168.29

https://www.amazon.ca/GL-MT3000-Pocket-Sized-Router-OpenVPN-Wireguard-Cybersecurity/dp/B0BPSGJN7T?tag=smallncom-20

GL.iNet GL-MT3000*: $101.93

https://www.staples.ca/products/3085092-en-d-link-eagle-pro-ai-ax3200-wi-fi-6-mesh-system-m323-3-pack

D-Link M32*: $100 for 3 pack

https://www.staples.ca/products/3074375-en-d-link-ax3200-eagle-pro-ai-wi-fi-6-smart-router-white

D-Link R32*: $60

*Openwrt supported

 

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[Tech9]

The issue with this router - extremely ugly design. Hanging this thing on the wall is like horror movie set.

May be good for Australia where people are not surprised to see long legged things like this on the wall.

 

[fruitcornbread]

Added TUF-AX4200, RT-AX88U Pro, RT-AX86U Pro routers and updated the current pricing for TUF-AX6000.

 

[fruitcornbread]

TUF-AX6000 deal is now dead. Staples' RT-AX86 Pro is now $190 while Canada Computer increased their price to $220. Canada Computers' RT-AX88U Pro increased by $10.

 

[anotherengineer]

On sale at staples again/still for $190 CAD not too shabby!!

 

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[Tech9]

I would buy AX1800 class PoE powered SMB APs with native VLAN support instead. They start under $100, no 3rd party firmware needed, much smaller size and better looking, no power adapter.

 

[fruitcornbread]

TUF-AX6000 is back to $150 CAD at Canada Computers.

 

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[thiggins]

Ignore the resident troll

No personal attacks. Next one gets you a timeout

 

[fruitcornbread]

Ignore the resident troll trying to convince you to buy worse hardware for more money. These filogic routers are amazing and stable.

Is Canada getting the filogic 820 units RT-AX52/57M/1800v2/etc?

We only have RT-AX1800S available, but I can't confirm if they are Version 2 hardware (MT7981 / Filiogic 820) . At one point they were selling them as low as ~$50 CAD at Staples Canada, but it was very likely V1 hardware (MT7621AT) at the time.

 

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[fruitcornbread]

Same here. NA should get RT-AX1800Sv2 /RT-AX3000S and RT-AX57m.

The ax52 has a US support entry; however, broadcom isn't going to be happy if a $50 filogic 820 router exists.

Currently, D-Link's M30 is on sale for $70 CAD. All time low pricing was at $60 CAD back in Feb 2024. Hardware is MT7981 / Filiogic 820 and supported by Openwrt 23.05.5 release build.

https://www.staples.ca/products/3076883-en-d-link-aquila-pro-ai-ax3000-wi-fi-6-smart-mesh-router-m30

https://www.amazon.ca/D-Link-AX3000-WiFi-Mesh-Router/dp/B00PTQNOC6?tag=smallncom-20

 

[fruitcornbread]

Alternatively, there is also D-Link's M32 and R32 which uses MT7622BV (Filogic 800) with N 2.4GHz 4x4 + AX 5GHz 4x4 for $47 CAD. Both models are supported by Openwrt 23.05.5 release build as well.

R32 at Staples Canada
M32 at Amazon Canada

They are available at dlink.ca for the same price, but their return policy isn't as good compared to Staples / Amazon.