As you can see, the differences regarding speed is really important, so a router with Wi-Fi 6 will always give you a higher real speed. If you stream 4K video with multiple devices simultaneously, you’ll notice that the speed is really high and you don’t have problems with stoppages due to buffering.
Lower Wi-Fi latency
The new standard has two very important technologies so that we have lower connection latency in connected clients, something essential for gaming, where we need latency to be as low as possible. These two technologies are:
- MU-MIMO: allows the router to send data simultaneously to several connected WiFi clients, saving a lot of “time” in the air, what it does is provide higher speed overallas it can serve multiple clients at once without waiting.
- OFDMA: It is the revolution in Wi-Fi 6, this technology allows the channel to be divided into sub-channels, with the aim of being able to provide a low latency connection to clients since they will transmit as soon as possible, without waiting. Combined with the MU-MIMO that we had in Wi-Fi 5 but is now enhanced in Wi-Fi 6, we have a superior wireless efficiency.
This means that you can play over WiFi without lags, although you do have to take into account the interference with other WiFi networks around you, a cable connection will always have the lowest possible latency. Therefore, no matter how good the router is, even the models with Wi-Fi 6E, a wired connection will always be faster.
More wireless clients connected at the same time
If you have a house where you connect dozens of wireless clients, thanks to the new WiFi 6 we are going to have up to four times more capacity compared to previous standards. This means that we will not notice a real speed drop or an increase in latency (something will increase, but not as much as in the other standards). The most important feature that allows us to connect more WiFi clients simultaneously It is the OFDMA that we have explained before, and it is that this shared medium access protocol is the fundamental core of the new wireless standard.
Today it is very common to install WiFi Mesh systems in our home, thanks to the new Wi-Fi 6 standard we will be able to connect many more clients in our home without having any performance problems, high latency or network saturation.
Less interference with neighboring networks
Another important technology of the Wi-Fi 6 standard is the BSS Coloring. This technology makes it possible to avoid interference with neighboring Wi-Fi networks, as long as they also support the Wi-Fi 6 standard. Although we are sharing the same wireless channel, what BSS Coloring does is introduce an “identifier” in the 802.11 frame, with the aim that the clients only take the frames from the air that correspond to them, and not the rest of the neighboring networks.
This functionality is very interesting in environments where we have a high concentration of WiFi routers, especially we improve the coverage of the 2.4GHz band because it is the one that best passes through walls and obstacles. The 5GHz band is also important to have this (in fact, it does), but interference with neighboring WiFi networks only occurs if they are the neighboring neighbors, and not those who are 2 floors below.
Improvements in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz band
A very important feature of the Wi-Fi 6 standard is that all enhancements are available on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. We must remember that the Wi-Fi 5 standard only improved the 5GHz band, however, the Wi-Fi 5 routers do not improve the 2.4GHz band that the Wi-Fi 4 standard continues to use. This allows us to revive a frequency band that is not it was updated with a new standard for several years.
As you can see, having a Wi-Fi 6 router in our home is something really important, especially if you use the wireless network intensively, to stream 4K video, to play online and even if you have home automation at home. and connect dozens of WiFi clients to the network.
ASUS Mesh Wi-Fi & Routers on Sale
From now until November 27 you can enjoy significant discounts on PcComponentes due to Black Friday 2022. If you are interested in buying a router or a Wi-Fi Mesh system with the Wi-Fi 6 standard, you can take advantage of all the offers to save a lot money. Next, you can see all the models in promotion.
ASUS TUF-AX5400
The ASUS TUF-AX5400 model is one of the models with the best value for money, and it is really cheap if we take into account the wireless and wired performance that we are going to obtain with this equipment. This router is simultaneous dual-band with AX5400-class Wi-Fi 6, has all Gigabit Ethernet ports, and a high-performance USB 3.0 port. If you are going to play online, you should know that it has all the technologies to speed up the whole theme of games to the maximum.
If you want a cheap gaming router, this is the model you should buy.
ASUS RT-AX89X
This ASUS router is one of the most powerful we can buy today, not only does it have dual-band WiFi 6 AX6000 class, but it also has 2 high-performance 10G ports, ideal for providing maximum wired and wireless performance to all the clients that we connect. If you are looking for one of the best gaming routers, you should take this model into account.
The price of this model on this Black Friday is really competitive, so you will save a lot of money compared to the normal price.
ASUS RT-AX86U
This model has been a classic for many years, and it has very balanced hardware that will provide us with excellent performance, both via WiFi and via cable. This model has simultaneous dual band Wi-Fi 6 class AX5700, in addition, all its ports are Gigabit but it has a 2.5G Multigigabit port that can work as a WAN or as a LAN.
If you want one of the best ASUS routers in recent years, this model is the perfect choice, without having to spend more than 300 euros on a router.
ASUS Zen WiFi XT9
The ASUS ZenWiFi XT9 Mesh WiFi system is the evolution of the XT8 model, incorporating the possibility of configuring the 160MHz channel width in the first 5GHz frequency band for wireless clients. The rest of the technical characteristics of this model are the same as the previous one, since it also has simultaneous triple band WiFi 6, Gigabit Ethernet ports and a 2.5G Multigigabit port, as well as a high-performance USB 3.0 port.
If you want one of the best WiFi Mesh systems without going to the ASUS XT12 and ET12 models, which are logically much more expensive, this model is ideal for you.
ASUS Zen WiFi XD4
This XD4 model is the entry range in the manufacturer’s WiFi Mesh ZenWiFi systems, it has simultaneous dual band AX1800 with Gigabit Ethernet ports. They are very simple devices in terms of the number of ports, but their operation is quite good for houses that are not too large, and without the need for real bandwidth via WiFi of more than 300 or 400Mbps.
ASUS sells this model in three different packs, if you are interested in the 3-node pack you can buy it here:
If you only need the pack of two nodes, one for AiMesh router and one for AiMesh node, you can buy it here and save a lot of money:
Finally, if you only need one node to extend the current coverage of your AiMesh network, we can also buy a single node and configure it as a “mesh repeater”.
Depending on how big our house is, we can buy the pack of 3, 2 or 1 XD4 node.
ASUS 4G-AX56
If you want a router with an internal 4G LTE modem, to insert a SIM card inside and enjoy the Internet connection, this 4G-AX56 model will provide you with exceptional performance, although you must bear in mind that the speed limitation It will always be marked by the mobile broadband network, it is something that you must take into account, because the bottleneck will be right here.
As you can see, we have many routers and WiFi Mesh systems on sale to save a lot of money, but not only do we have this, but we can also buy WiFi 6 cards at a very competitive price.
WiFi 6 recommended cards
If your desktop or laptop computer does not have WiFi 6, then you will be able to see all the offers available on WiFi 6 cards from the manufacturer ASUS. The models with PCI-Express interface are aimed at desktop computers with an available PCIe port, in the case of the USB model we can connect it to both a desktop PC and a laptop.
ASUS PCE-AX58BT
This WiFi PCIe card is dual band selectable with WiFi 6 and AX3000 class, therefore, it supports 160MHz of channel width in the 5GHz band, a fundamental feature to achieve real speeds of more than 1Gbps without problems. This model has an Intel AX200 chipset, so compatibility with all routers and WiFi Mesh is guaranteed.
This card includes an antenna base and a large heatsink so that the chipset does not heat up at all.
ASUS PCE-AX3000
This model is the little brother of the previous one, although it uses the same Intel AX200 chipset, it does not have the heatsink to properly cool the card, however, it does not get hot enough to need it. If you want to save some money, this is the best buy.
This model does not have an antenna base, so it is necessary that you do not box the desktop computer to maximize signal reception. If you want an antenna base, then it is better to buy the previous model PCE-AX58BT.
ASUS PCE-AX1800
This PCE-AX1800 model is of lower range than the previous ones, the main difference is that it does not support the 160MHz channel width. If you do not have a router that supports this feature, there is no problem buying this model, however, if your router does support 160MHz of channel width, then it is better that you buy any of the previous models to get the most out of the WiFi network.
An important detail is that this model does not include an antenna base either.
ASUS USB-AX56
If you want to buy a WiFi card with a USB interface, to connect it to both a desktop PC and a laptop, this USB-AX56 model is perfect for you. A very important detail is that it is of the AX1800 class, so it does not support the 160MHz of channel width either, it is something that you must take into account.
As you have seen, all these models are on sale for Black Friday, so it is a very good time to move to WiFi 6 now that the equipment is quite affordable compared to a few years ago.
