SubGothius
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I've got a duplex where I rent out the other half, and I'm thinking of sharing a gigabit fiber uplink with my tenants via wifi as an included amenity. The floorplans are mirror-images with 930 sq. ft. and 2BR on each side, and I'd be placing the wifi router as near as practical to the middle of the common dividing wall on my side.
Since I don't know what usage patterns my tenants might have, I'm most concerned about overall usability, such as mitigating potential congestion along with adequate speed for typical modern uses, rather than maximizing absolute speed for any single or limited number of client devices; my own usage is pretty minimal, just one lappy, occasional streaming, no gaming.
I'm familiar with and really like using Asus routers with FreshTomato firmware, and while an AX3000 or AC5300 router might be ideal, I wonder whether that might be overkill for my use-case if an older, cheaper model might do the actual job about as well.
Here's a few other WiFi 5 Asus router options I'm considering; which would be your pick for this use-case? Also open to other suggestions.
Or would none of the boons bolded in that chart really matter much for me, if a 1.0 GHz dual-core, 256 MB, dual-band, 3x3 MIMO, AC1900 or AC1750 unit would meet my needs about as well?
Since I don't know what usage patterns my tenants might have, I'm most concerned about overall usability, such as mitigating potential congestion along with adequate speed for typical modern uses, rather than maximizing absolute speed for any single or limited number of client devices; my own usage is pretty minimal, just one lappy, occasional streaming, no gaming.
I'm familiar with and really like using Asus routers with FreshTomato firmware, and while an AX3000 or AC5300 router might be ideal, I wonder whether that might be overkill for my use-case if an older, cheaper model might do the actual job about as well.
Here's a few other WiFi 5 Asus router options I'm considering; which would be your pick for this use-case? Also open to other suggestions.
Router | CPU GHz | RAM | Bands | MIMO | WiFi 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RT-AC3100/-AC88U | 1.4 x2 | 512 | Dual | 4x4 | AC3100 |
RT-AC3200 | 1.0 x2 | 256 | Tri | 3x3 | AC3200 |
RT-AC1900P | 1.4 x2 | 256 | Dual | 3x3 | AC1900 |
Or would none of the boons bolded in that chart really matter much for me, if a 1.0 GHz dual-core, 256 MB, dual-band, 3x3 MIMO, AC1900 or AC1750 unit would meet my needs about as well?