What is your opinion on the AX5400-6-Stream AX5400 WiFi 6 Router from NetGear?
What is your opinion on the AX5400-6-Stream AX5400 WiFi 6 Router from NetGear?
Overall, the product receives mixed feedback—some users praise its performance while others report frequent issues or complete failures. From my perspective, I’ve only owned a Netgear model that required an RMA within a month, which highlights how common these problems are.
WiFi 6 is costly and few devices currently support it, so I believe it’s wiser to start with WiFi 5. Routers are getting more affordable, and I plan to explore WiFi 6 later.
They're quite affordable. I purchased a WiFi 6 router for $140. Typically, routers aren't something you need to swap out often. I owned my old one for about ten years, just like the other person mentioned. Still, it's not pointless if you also have devices that require WiFi 6; the signal reach and stability improve significantly.
WiFi 5 devices are available for around $40, which shows a noticeable gap. It seems like everyone will have to make their own choice.
From what I understand, they're still working on the WiFi 6 standard. The FCC mentioned possibly adding 6GHz to WiFi, but if you purchase a WiFi 6 router now, you won't get that benefit since the hardware needs to be built into the device itself. Also, these routers tend to be quite pricey—you can find a decent WiFi 5 model for around $80 to $100. Since you likely don’t own any WiFi 6 devices yet, it might not be worth it right now. I recommend holding off on WiFi 6 until it matures and becomes more affordable. Give the market time to adopt it.
On another point, many people here have complained about Netgear firmware. It seems their software could be quite problematic, so that might be something worth considering.