As a TECHaholic for the past 6 decades, I'm normally one of the first to test ANY new WiFi router because I want the best to "feed" my current 86 WiFi devices. I considered being the first to buy the Max 7 when Amazon sent me an invitation but having already tested the Eero 6 and 6E, I knew what to expect. As stated in your 11/2023 review, there are many things you CAN'T do to/with Eero routers, like easily segregating 2.4,5 and 6 or manually choosing the channels that are least used by your neighbors. Long story short, having tested DOZENS of routers over the past few years, I currently believe the BEST routers for home use are from REYEE and they recently sent me their latest E6 and E4 to test. Currently, I have Reyee E5 which is so good, it can feed all my WiFi devices in/out of a 2 story 2050sf home. However, I have the E5 meshed with a Reyee R4 and E3 so that I get max speeds to all devices in every corner of my home. With Eero, Linksys and suspected others who I plan to see at CES 2024, I will wait until I get some WiFi 7 devices before I start testing WiFi 7 routers. Thanks for your excellent review of the Eero Max 7 and I concur with your pros and cons 10000%.