The most durable Wi-Fi router under 200$

Question

I am looking for a Wi-Fi router, in the 100-200 $ price range, with the following characteristics:

• all ports are — Gigabit Ethernet
• guest Wi-Fi network option (in addition to home Wi-Fi network)
• it is really important that the router would work stably, without reboots
• I am looking for most durable (i.e. work without repair and/or maintenance) option, in said price range

Answer 1

Probably, the question would get more attention and answer(s), if it was posted on networkengineering or serverfault.

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Primary options, I came up with:

1. MikroTik hAP ac²

   • pros:

     • possibilities of what can be achieved with proper setup are, virtually, limitless (though, there is a downside — see cons)
     • 4 ethernet ports (+ 1 "WAN")

   • cons:

     • difficulty of setting up: all the options you would want for a home use (like setting password for the Wi-Fi and setting up guest Wi-Fi network) are not obvious to do and require reading of manuals or MikroTik wiki.

2. Xiaomi Mi WiFi Router 3G

   • pros:

     • PRICE (you could get it from China for ~35-40$)
     • custom firmware (with English interface) is available

   • cons:

     • only 2 ethernet ports (+ 1 "WAN")
     • stock firmware is in chinese
     • flash of custom firmware is tricky

Other options to consider:

3. SNR-CPE-ME1
4. ASUS RT-AC68U