Looks like the WiFi mesh was the right solution for the horrendous WiFi coverage in the new flat.

3 little mesh routers later, and I have excellent speeds everywhere on both floors, and, more importantly in the office where I edit / publish stuff.

@thelinuxEXP My favourite part of the Asus router feature set is their mesh. They added it early and it spans their whole range. So picking up any of them, new or 2nd hand, integrates without issue :)
@AngryAnt That’s a nice feature, especially if they keep compatibility with older models!

@thelinuxEXP Last week I joined a 2024 model to a mesh run by a different class 2014 model, so at least hands-on experience confirms that range.

But their mesh system is older than that, so I'm not quite sure exactly what the supported span is. Enough that I didn't try to look up compatibility before ordering.

@thelinuxEXP Oh and another fun part is the new, smaller, addition to the mesh supports wifi 6. That had not rolled out in 2014, but I now have it supported on the mesh when in range of the new unit.