I bought an AMPLIFI Alien at the start of the pandemic for reliable remote work. It doesn’t have 6E support, but in my mind it’s the closest thing to the old AirPort Extreme in user experience (e.g. “it just works, although it’s definitely not as configurable as many other things on the market” - but it does static dhcp leases, port forwards and separate 5 and 2.4ghz SSIDs etc), reliability (no need for constant reboots and shit. I Only reboot when there’s an update to install.. so run it like 4-6 months between reboots), and performance (solid speed everywhere, no weird IOT-devices dropping off Wi-Fi issues, no messing with my Sonos speakers etc), and it’s powerful and performant so that it covers my entire condo with great speeds, meaning I don’t have to worry about mesh solutions and inconsistent handovers, devices having a hard time deciding which mesh point they should be connected to etc. I’ve got a 300/300 fiber connection, and the router is never a bottleneck. Still do a lot of remote work, and no issues with video conferencing jitter or any other performance while my SO is streaming 4K/UHD or doing whatever she wants at the same time.

Unfortunately it’s also very Apple:esque when it comes to price. Still worth it, and I would buy a new one immediately if it failed, despite being the same hardware and despite not having 6E support.

Ok I’m not the only one. That makes me feel better that I’m not just incompetent with my settings