What are your top Wi-Fi routers to buy in 2020?

Question

I'm in need of buying a new router and was wondering if HN community could help me out. I had a look at some sites but I'm a bit worried they have some biased in their reviews. Thank you in advance :) https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-wireless-routers?test_uuid=001OQhoHLBxsrrrMgWU3gQF&test_variant=b

joebambino · Accepted Answer

Hands down the most informative site on the topic: https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html#routers

jrb517 · Answer

I have a simple Ubiquiti setup at home, with a security gateway and 2 wireless APs. It's worked flawlessly for 2 years.

esosac · Answer

What is it about wireless routers that makes them stop working correctly after about two years? That has been my experience. I feel like an old laptop doing the same job would last longer.

1MachineElf · Answer

Get a PoE switch. Get a Raspberry Pi 4 with a PoE HAT. Setup a VLAN for your ISP with the port to the modem unlabeled and a labelled port to the Pi. Setup one or more VLANs for your home network and label them on the same port to the Pi. Install OpenWRT and configure VLANs like real interfaces. Put a Ubiquiti AP on the home network VLAN. Profit!

LUmBULtERA · Answer

A bit of a tangent, but is anyone else holding out for a Wireless 6E router? I've been limping along with an old Asus RT-AC66R for many years, but will probably finally upgrade once a good 6E router is on the market, so that I hopefully won't feel a need to upgrade for a very long time after.

shortlived · Answer

Eero has been a nice plug and play mesh network now that we have a full house of computer users everyday.

1MachineElf · Answer

These Maxwell WiFi routers featured on CrowdSupply look powerful and include first-class support for OpenWRT: https://www.crowdsupply.com/andy-haas/maxwell

lmedinas · Answer

If you are in Europe i can recommend the Fritzbox. Generally works everything really well -> https://en.avm.de/products/

thefunnyman · Answer

Unifi edge router x paired with one or more of their APs is my go to lately.

rawgabbit · Answer

Google 3point MESH.

tubularhells · Answer

Mikrotik and nothing else.

Throwaway1771 · Answer

openWRT compatible, not splashed all over CVEs.