Honestly, that makes it very difficult to fault the XT8 setup. It’s Wi-Fi 6 so (for now at least) somewhat futureproof for device connections and scalability of your network.

The Asus ZenWifi AX (XT8) punched through the weird geometry of my home without any problem and delivered. But power isn't the only part of the equation. There were a few hiccups.

Since you're using routers that you already own to create a mesh network, you can decide which one is the primary and which will act as nodes. You simply find the router with the best capabilities ...