“I see the RAX200 has tri-band and this one doesn't. Is that really needed?”
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There is a good article here then you just think about your application you're bringing a router in for https://dongknows.com/dual-band-vs-tri-band-wi-fi-routers-explained/
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Short answer: In my experience it is not necessary and I decided to go with the dual band ax12. It has been perfect. Extra bits: so technically a tri band router gives you two 5GHz WiFi networks to connect to, and one 2.4GHz. If you don’t already know, 5GHz is stronger at close ranges and is not affected by household appliance interference. The idea is, you have more bandwidth because you have more 5GHz bands to connect too. Kind of like having more freeways to drive, which would decrease congestion overall. Unfortunately, In order to get the real benefits of the 5G band, the device needs to be decently close and preferably with line of sight. In my house there’s usually about 22-25 devices connected to the WiFi (all the “smart home” stuff adds up). I keep MAYBE 4 of those on the 5G, 3 connected with Ethernet, and the rest on 2G. I have never had an issue with the bandwidth at all and we do some heavy streaming here at all hours. I just don’t think that extra band is worth the money because you probably don’t need nor want that many devices on 5G and you only get one 2.4 either way. If you made it here: that was a bit long, but I highly recommend the AX12, been very satisfied with it :) hope I helped!
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