RT-BE58U

Your Linksys 7450 went End-Of-Life in 2023, and all support will cease in November 2028. Latest available firmware is dated 2021, so it's a significant security risk. It's only WiFi 5 standard, new Routers are either WiFi 6 or WiFi 7. Do yourself a favour and spring for a new router. You may want to

I don't think you need to break the bank. For commercial off the shelf options I like Asus (I like the capability to install 3rd party firmware Asuswrt-merlin, if you're into that). ASUS RT-AX-3000 https://a.co/d/5IIKmnf ASUS RT-BE58U https://a.co/d/gPb3Az9 TP-link has some good affordable high rate

I got the Asus RT-BE58U yesterday. It’s dual band WiFi 7 and not full tri-band but I don’t mind for 150$ on Amazon. The coverage is very good. I’m getting 200 to 700mbs on my iPhone around the house. The Nokia router was struggling on WiFi like many said.

Internal antennas can work quite well; don't let that dissuade you too much. I have an ASUS XT8 mesh system (WiFi 6). Each mesh unit has 6 internal antennas, and coverage provided by these is excellent: https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/whole-home-mesh-wifi-system/zenwifi-wifi-systems/a

I just did this. Was running 5 google wifi pucks gen 1 all hardwired around our 1964 lathe and plaster house. Upgraded to Sonic 10g. After some research I went with Asus BQ16 Pro 2 pack. One each at the opposite corners of the house and then one ASUS RT-BE58U WiFi 7 BE3600 for the garage, all wired

I've had an ASUS XT8 mesh system for approaching 5 years (in June). So technically 4 years and 8 months. Still working well. Seems to me longevity and reliability are most important to you so so I think XT8 is a solid pick. You could buy a single XT8 for $175.58 on Amazon. It's WiFi 6 and has good c