Asus ZenWiFi BT10

An old favourite returns with Wi-Fi 7, but how does it fare in the modern market?

Nick Ross

PRICE $2,799 WEB www.asus.com/au Back in the olden days of Wi-Fi 5, it was Asus’ ZenWiFi ‘mega mesh’ wireless routers that led the world. While regular mesh systems dribbled performance across numerous network nodes (like many still do), the ZenWiFi nodes innovatively used secondary 5GHz channels (plus, the nascent 6GHz channel) as fast backhaul to maintain peak performance at distance. Nowadays, such advantages are built into the Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 standards, so where does that leave a Wi-Fi 7 version of the ZenWiFi? Let’s find out. The two, smart-looking nodes seem identical but note the discreet sticker denoting one as the master. Failing to notice to this may lead hair being torn out, swearing for half an hour and wondering why the dang thing won’t connect when you’ve…

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