TP-Link Next-Gen Wi-Fi 6 AX3000 Mbps Gigabit Dual Band Wireless Router, OneMesh™ Supported, Dual-Core CPU, HomeShield, Ideal for Gaming Xbox/PS4/Steam, Compatible with Alexa (Archer AX53)

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As it’s not intended to be a device providing whole-home coverage, this is fine. For greater coverage, you would want to consider investing in a With OneMesh and a smart connect feature on the AX55 router, you only see a single Wireless SSID. With other wireless extenders, you’d normally have to create a different wireless network name (SSID). This forces you to switch to a different Wi-Fi network manually when you are having flaky connection or dead zones around the house. Not an ideal solution these days.

I’ve somewhat been having troubles occasionally with D-Link’s Wi-Fi 6 routers and Mesh routers ( DIR-X1560 and COVR X-1873) where sometimes my PC/laptops/smartphones get connected to the 2.4GHz instead of 5GHz and giving us a slower network speed.

Flexibly Create Whole Home Mesh WiFi

We again see the two WiFi 5 client devices managing to remain below 150ms for the most part, the ZimaBoard 832 going above it for 1% of the cases, while the MacBook Pro seeing spikes for 5% of the time (once every 20 times, so not great, but not really terrible). The worse offender is again the WiFi 6E client which is pretty much unusable, while the two WiFi 6 client devices will experience buffering more often (10% of the times). TP-Link AX5400 AX73 – Multi-client stress test using 5 client devices – 4K streaming (5GHz, 80MHz). The target throughput is 25Mbps.

Yet the ZTE still has its appeal. It’s attractive to look at, and not unpleasant to use, as long as you don’t expect too much from the app. Yes, there are any number of faster routers, but for a medium-sized household with medium-sized internet demands it’ll do a fine job. Archer AX53 supports OneMesh to form seamless coverage throughout your home, preventing drops and lag when moving between signals.

The Best Wi-Fi 6 Router for the Price

Visually, these two routers are almost identical, with most of the differences going on with the hardware and software inside. The one small difference is the USB port. You get a USB 3.0 port on the higher-end router, while the slower AX1800 router only gets USB 2.0. To be fair, not many people will make good use of the extra speed anyway. TP-Link AX3000 vs. AX1800: Speed and coverage

Note: For those that are interested in the maximum theoretical data transfer rate (which doesn’t really show the real-life performance of a router), know that the TP-Link Archer AX50 is an AX3000-class WiFi 6 router and the max data transfer rate on the 2.4GHz band is 574Mbps, while on the 5GHz band, it’s 2,402Mbps. Features and Performance The AX50’s wireless specifications meanwhile are promising, if not exceptional. Its 5GHz radio is rated at 2,402Mbits/sec with the use of 160MHz channels, and 4×4 MU-MIMO helps compatible clients maximise their transfer speeds. Wifi 6 does have more bands available BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN ITS LESS CONGESTED. These still overlap with current wifi devices so in the real world this benefits little to nothing. Currently, WiFi 6 and 6E can use 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz (the latter with WiFi 6E) independently. There is no band aggregation implemented for individual wireless clients.

Use of 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) and its features including OFDMA, HE160, and TWT requires clients to also support corresponding features. The 160 MHz bandwidth may be unavailable in the 5 GHz band in some regions/countries due to regulatory restrictions. Actual power reduction by Target Wake Time may vary as a result of network conditions, client limitations, and environmental factors. We can see from the graph that two client devices remained under this limit pretty much for the entire duration of the test, but three clients, the WiFi 6 Lenovo Y520 laptops and the WiFi 6E PC did experience a latency spike (the latter did not surprise me). With the exception of one of the two Lenovo laptops, it shouldn’t have a noticeable impact on the streaming experience. And even in the Lenovo laptop case, it does seem to experience it only for 1% of the time. TP-Link AX5400 AX73 – Multi-client stress test using 5 client devices – 1080p streaming (5GHz, 80MHz). The target throughput is 5Mbps. With OneMesh network, you can extend your wireless network coverage with ease. We live in a two-storey house and there are spots where things can get a bit flaky occasionally. AX3000 speeds break down to 574Mbps at 2.4GHz and 2,402Mbps at 5GHz. Both of these routers can deliver plenty of speed for most people, but the extra headroom that comes with AX3000 will be good for those that want to do more local networking.