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Pretty good price as the same as Black Friday deal at Amazon https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/879084. JBHIFI is selling at $374.
eero 6 Dual-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (3-Pack) $249.99 (RRP $499) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass) @ Bunnings
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Ldpdoald on 01/01/2025 - 09:21 bunnings.com.au (1496 clicks)
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FYI 4800 sq ft = 445.9346 sq m
Sorry, my bad.
wtf is 4800 sqm? A farm?
Metres (not miles)
So farm? Worm farm?
Isn't 4800sq Metres > 60M x 80M ?
usually anything over 4,000 is an Acre.
Actually the XD4S supports up to 1201 Mbps on the 5GHz 802.11ax band. I don't know where you got 1500 Mbps from.
WiFi Data Rate
802.11a : up to 54 Mbps
802.11b : up to 11 Mbps
802.11g : up to 54 Mbps
WiFi 4 (802.11n) : up to 300 Mbps
WiFi 5 (802.11ac) : up to 867 Mbps
WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (2.4GHz) : up to 574 Mbps
WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (5GHz) : up to 1201 Mbpshttps://www.asus.com/au/networking-iot-servers/whole-home-me…
None of the specs you posted are remotely accurate.
Agreed, I'd take the Asus but I reckon many would prefer the eero and specs wise they're pretty equal, though real world xd4 has stronger wifi in the tests I've seen.
The specs which i posted are direct from ASUS. 1201 Mbps AX WiFi on the 5GHz band. You can only connect to one WiFi band at a time.
My reply was to jimojr
not true, Asus says the speed up to 1800mbps, that's combination of 2.4g and 5g. In reality you will only use 1 band for each device that should be up to 1200mbps@5g, which is no difference to eero 6 that offers 2.4g and 5g too.
only downside is eero extender dont have rj45 for wired backhaul that will almost half the speed on extenders.
for me, i don't have wired backhaul at property, so doesn't really matter just for more coverage.
Does this one support wired backhaul?
Not according to the product shots in the linked page.
Nope, the satellites only have a USB C port for power
according to ChatGPT, the Eero Pro versions do have backhaul.
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Yes, the Eero 6 Wi-Fi 3-pack supports wired backhaul, but it's important to note how it works with the extenders. The Eero 6 units, including the main router and the extenders (also called beacons), have Ethernet ports that can be used for wired backhaul.
Here’s a breakdown:
Main Router (Eero 6): The main unit has an Ethernet port (typically one or two), which can be used to connect to your modem or, if you're using a wired backhaul setup, to connect to the rest of your network.
Extenders (Eero 6 Beacons): These units, while smaller and designed for flexibility, typically do not have Ethernet ports. As such, they cannot directly support wired backhaul. They are designed to work wirelessly, and their communication with the main Eero unit is over Wi-Fi.
However, if you want to utilize wired backhaul with Eero 6, you'll need to use a wired connection between the main router (Eero) and any of the Eero Pro units in your mesh setup. The Eero Pro units, for instance, do have Ethernet ports, and you can connect them via Ethernet cables to establish a wired backhaul, improving network speed and stability.To summarize:
Eero 6 units (in the 3-pack) can support wired backhaul with the main router and Eero Pro units, but the extenders (beacons) do not have Ethernet ports, so they cannot directly support wired backhaul.
If you are planning a fully wired backhaul setup, you may need to consider other Eero models like the Eero Pro 6 or Eero Pro 6E, which have more extensive Ethernet port options for backhaul connections.The photos dont show ethernet ports on the satellites.
Possible alternative (cheaper: $129, 2 pack)
Mercusys AX3000 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System, Coverage up to 5,000 ft² (460 m²), Connect up to150 Devices, 160 MHz Channels, Full Gigabit Ports, Dual Band Wi-Fi, Easy App Control, Halo H80X (2-pack)
https://www.amazon.com.au/Mercusys-Coverage-Halo-H80X-2-pack…$129.90 actually. And i'd take the AX3000 any day given the higher bandwidth. But you also do need to have AX3000 devices to match to take use of the added bandwidth.
Umart has these for $125 for the next 11 hours if people have a location nearby. I'd probably assume MSY and Pcbyte also have it for the same so same would go for them if people have one of their locations nearby.
Any deals on a bigger house so i can use this?
Asking the real question.
JB should price match, can then pay with discounted GC
The main thing stopping me is lack of ethernet backhaul on extenders.
Most likely not needed, as I only need to ethernet PS5 in loungeroom where main point will reside
These do support wired backhaul? its only google wifi models that dont
Is it far superior to Tenda Nova MW6? Or atleast a decent upgrade?
I am using 3 nodes of Tenda but the speed drops sometimes.
I have two Telstra smart Gen 3 units that I am trying to use as Mesh but no luck so far (just using as extenders on both ends one in bridge mode). Ideas?
I upgraded from Tenda MW6 to eero. It's definitely a decent upgrade, everything just works. Our NBN box is upstairs in a corner of the house. Plugged one eero into that, another down the hallway then another down the stairs and everywhere has coverage.
my line is 1000mbps superloop, standing near the router with my iphone i get 850ish, standing in my own bedroom that halfs, my router is tp-link ax3000 its suppose to support above those speeds but it comes down to wall penetration and range from router. honestly im only like 10 meters away and there is %50 drop but yeh there is a few fibro walls in the way, not even brick house mind you.. i thikn only solution might be the mesh setup.
I had similar issues with a TP-link ax5700, I ended up returning it. Absolutely awful wi-fi strength/range.
It turns out it was an EU model according to the barcode, which is known to have worse wifi performance.i mean its a wifi 6 router and i cant return it now its been a whole year i had it, but yeh im getting like 400bmps-ish in my room, which isnt bad
Had a similar issue in my old apartment in Sydney, I had a cheapo tplink router in the living room and then 3 rooms down the hallway. There must’ve been some shit in the walls because after every wall, my internet speeds were cut in half. By the 3rd room, I was getting like 1-5 mb/s instead of the 50 i was paying for.
I splashed out on an eero mesh system and it fixed my problem, I was getting 50 mb/s in every room again. Honestly would recommend you try it out
I have meshed 2 Optus AX 5400 ( DSL-AX82U) with ASUS firmware which I pickup for $150 each from Marketplace almost 3 year ago and I have rock solid Wifi covering an area of 500m2
How does these rate compared to the TPLink ones or the Asus from yesterday or even the DLink one here:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/d-link-m30-3pk-ax3000-wi-fi-mesh…
(same price from OW).The DLink looks a bit too quirky.. but these seem to be much faster than the eero ones along with having the Ethernet ports and backhaul? The only thing going for this eero for me at least, is the Zigbee to control my lights from without a separate unit.
Wish I had an internet connection making anything made after 1996 work buying! NBN rocks!
Got this today, made the name and password the same as my old router. It took about 10 minutes to set up and everything just reconnected.
Very happy with the performance as a general use case and the app is great as well.Mad hack!
whats the speed comparison, whats ur line speed, what were you getting before with wifi few rooms away, what u getting now
jimojr on 01/01/2025 - 09:47 Comment score below threshold.