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Forum Discussion
johnsmith101
Dec 24, 2019Aspirant
Should I buy the XR500?
It’s currently on sale for $250 at bestbuy. I currently have a R7000. My current speeds are 100Mbps down and 10mbps up. I’m planning on upgrading to the 400Mbps down package. I game a lot, so do my s...
kraulerson
Dec 31, 2019Aspirant
I can only give you my perspective. Had mine a little over 1.5 years. Hardware failed. 1 year for a $250 router is absurd. Unfortunately that is standard. I decided to go with a dual setup. Ubiquiti edgerouter X and Ubiquiti WAP. More freedom of control and the ability to go a lot deeper into the configs if you choose. Little less in price then the XR500 and if 1 goes, you just replace that. Not everything. Just my preference though. Good luck.