Hey, so I'm setting up my first mesh network coming from a Surfboard modem and Asus RT-AC86U. I am going to take advantage of a new customer/student pricing on a Xfinity gigabit 1200Mbps deal, I already purchased a CM1200 modem that arrives tomorrow.
I was mainly choosing between the Orbi AX5400 and the Deco AXE5300, in fact I picked up the Deco already but wanted to be sure before proceeding. I am trying to make the Mesh purchase from Costco so that I can get around poor warranty and return policies and basically if I have issues down the line return the product and swap it for something else - hence why I grabbed the cheapest 6E option off the bat with the Deco. I was really interested in the Amplifi alien but I wouldn't be able to swap it out as easily, so I'm choosing between the Costco products.
Every Router I come across explicitly states somewhere on the packaging, spec sheet, or webpage that it works with Gigabit+ connections, over 1000Mbps and anywhere from up to 2gig or 2.5gig etc. Every router EXCEPT the Deco AXE5300 which is why I'm hesitant. Is this router capable of going over 1gig?
I have a 2700sqft home excluding the full basement we'll eventually finish and just over half acre property. We do not have wiring in the walls yet and do not plan on doing it any time soon. My current setup that I'll use is Modem in the upstairs office in middle of the house, router hardwired to it and hardwired into my main PC, and the two satellites downstairs in the far ends of the house forming a triangle wirelessly.
There's a lot of really bad comments on reddit about the new Nest Pro's, although there seems to be a big update to them coming out to address some issues, and the only negatives I see about the Orbi's come from customer service issues. I don't really know anything about the Velop, and the Decos get mostly praise on reddit.
I know I don't need a 6E device, but it is nice to have and will probably last the longest. We do have a TON of wireless/smart devices, and the additional 6ghz band seems pretty useful even if it's limited.
tl;dr
Will the Dexo AXE5300 work over my 1200Mbps connection or will I hit a wall at 1gig?
Should I have spent $50 more for the Orbi AX5400 or $100 more on the Nest Pro 6E?
Deco: $349 - Orbi $399 - Google $449
Also, if the Deco is the play (at least for now) should I go ahead and set it up today, or wait till my new modem arrives tomorrow and set that up first?
Thanks! Sorry for the wordy post, using more than a single Modem and Router is new to me and this house is over twice the size of my old one. I do want to mention that my house is basically entirely Nest/Google products and that is our ecosystem.