This previously popular Xiaomi WiFi 6 router is back on sale and while it's a tad more than before you can get it even cheaper if you stack it with 10% cashback at TopCashback tonight. Making it even better value for the cheapest AX3000 router with OpenWrt support.
This one features all the essentials including both 2.4GHz (574Mbps) and 5GHz (2402Mbps) with a combined speed of up to 3000Mbps, 4 antennas and 4 Gigabit LAN/WAN ports. It supports Mesh functionality with other Xiaomi mesh compatible routers and NFC easy pairing for Android phones. More info on Xiaomi's website.
The cheapest variant on the listing is the one with the US plug, while AU plug variant uses a converter. I believe the power adapter is 12V/4A and uses a 4.0mm x 1.7mm DC barrel plug. Price in title is on the US plug variant.
- Apply the coupon SALEU5 at checkout
AU$ based on current Mastercard rate, GST inclusive and stacks with cashback.
How to get the AU$ price in the title with PayPal:
Setting overseas websites to AUD or letting PayPal do the currency conversion results in an inflated rate. To get the correct rate you need a card without international fees and do the following:
- Set the website currency to USD
- Checkout with PayPal
- Select your card with no international fees
- Click "See currency options"
- Select USD to bill the card in USD instead of AUD
- Proceed with checkout
Now you'll get the correct MasterCard or VISA exchange rate depending on the card.
That's a great price for the router, but I hope the power draw is much lower than that rating. 12V/4A is 48W, so running 24/7 that's 420kWh per year, or $122 of electricity @ 29c/kWh.
Even if the power usage is only half the rating of the power supply, the first year of electricity costs more than the router!
Edit: found the manual on manualslib.com, says "standby power consumption is 5.2 W if all wired network ports are connected and all wireless network ports are activated".
So around $13/year of electricity, much more reasonable. Probably a bit more, as the router isn't always on standby, and the power brick will consume about one Watt on top of the 5.2 it supplies to the router.