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Target price of $129 less the 10% coupon is $116. Coupon Expires 10/31
#1 Rated by the New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutte...fi-router/
You can get the AX3000 (Archer AX 50) for $116 at TARGET (see below)
https://www.target.com/p/tp-link-...A-79847621
HOW TO GET IT FOR $116 AT TARGET (2 WAYS)
New price is $129 and then apply the 10% off one electronic item (Target circle coupon). Total came to $116 and change. If you are a target Redcard member get additional 5% Redcard discount[/QUOTE]
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At Walmart, you can get the $99 AX1800 (Archer AX 20) model. Note that "PeteyTheStriker" who is very knowledgeable on routers has commented extensively on this thread has recommended the upgrade from the AX20 to AX50 if you can afford it. Through Target (see above, you can get the AX 3000 for $116)
WALMART
$99 AX1800 (Archer AX 20)
https://www.walmart.com/ip/TP-Lin.../210201077
FOR ONLY $17 More (Target), you can upgrade from the Archer AX20 (AX1800) to the TP-LINK Archer AX50, i.e., AX 3000,
https://www.target.com/p/tp-link-...A-79847621
COMPARISON OF AX20 ($99) VS AX50 ($129) [ Thanks - zpeedster_m ]; Note that "PeteyTheStriker" who is very knowledgeable on routers has commented extensively on this thread has recommended the upgrade from the AX20 to AX50 if you can afford it.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutte...fi-router/
TP-Link Archer AX50
The best Wi-Fi router
In our tests the TP-Link Archer AX50 created a speedy, responsive network even from across a medium house. You have to spend a lot more on a router—or a mesh kit if you have a very large home—to get anything even a little better. It's our first WI-Fi 6 (802.11ax) router pick.
The TP-Link Archer AX50 is reasonably priced, yet it can handle a growing selection of laptops and smart devices while surpassing the performance of routers that cost twice as much. It's generally speedy and able to reach long range, it has little lag even when the network is busy, and it's a great choice if you have a high-performance internet service plan. It's compatible with Wi-Fi 6, the latest wireless standard, and it comes with built-in security in the form of a lifetime subscription to updates.
TP-Link Archer AX20
If our main pick is unavailable
The Archer AX20 offers fewer features than our pick for a slightly lower price, but in most cases it can keep up in throughput, responsiveness, and ease of setup.
If our pick is out of stock or its price is more than $30 higher, you should consider the TP-Link Archer AX20 instead. The AX20 looks like the AX50 and offers a strong, responsive network that's nearly as good, especially if your house isn't larger than our 2,300-square-foot-test home. But it's not quite as fast at longer ranges, and TP-Link sacrifices a few advanced features and settings in its administration interface to meet the lower price
REVIEWS (Thanks "PeteyTheStriker")
https://play3r.net/reviews/networ...er-review/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXVGRKgaxYo
https://www.blacktubi.com/review/...cher-ax50/
https://techprojournal.com/tp-lin...ink_AX3000
Overall if you want a entry level to medium end router, you cant go wrong.[/QUOTE]
OTHER THINGS TO NOTE:
1. Donknows has a review on the AX3000 (Archer AX 50) this has thoroughly been discredited on this thread.
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As was mentioned by me and a few others, that DONGKNOWS review is poorly done. It is not an apples to apples comparison, he used a router with a brand new firmware comparing to an identical router with firmware over 6 months old which had major problems just like any other router around that time. It takes time to work out the bugs and TP-Link, Netgear, Asus to name a few all put out routers with bugged performance with their first set of Wifi 6 routers. So yeah..... Important to make apples to apples instead of reading something without understanding the testing. If he did it the correct way he would have had both side by side on the same firmware.The routers are identical outside USB 3.0 port and Homecare included on one, so you will get identical performance results with the same firmware.
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2. CAT7, a CAT 6 or CAT5e cable is needed for gigabit Ethernet. Most cables made for the last 10 years are already 5e, so just saying that cables are usually never a bottleneck.
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1. Unless more than half of my personal devices happen to be fully compatible with Wi-Fi 6 AX, I'm not upgrading to a Wi-Fi 6 router. Especially when they're not tri band or fully compatible with all previous bands.
2. The vast majority of these devices only operate in the 2.4GHz band so they will not benefit from Wi-Fi 6 AX.
2. But isn't the Archer AX20 (AX1800) backward compatible? So, only IF a scenario presents itself such that it is not costing you more to go from AC to AX, why not get the AX instead?
3. Given a choice of one of the two specified, at the current time, would you select the Archer A7 (for $50) or the Archer AX 20 (for $100)?
Spectrum offers 6 choices for a router for about $5 a month. Are any of these a better option that just buying the TP-Link Archer AX20 for $100? Thanks.
• Sagemcom Wave 2 Router Model RAC2V1S 802.11ac
• Askey Wave 2 Router Model Number RAC2V1K 802.11ac
• Arris Commscope Wave 2 Router Model Number RAC2V1A 802.11ac
• Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800
• Netgear R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router
• Sagecom F@st 5260
Right now, I only have the swapped modem and old router. Without the old router, and with the PC directly connected to the modem, I get speeds of 230mbps on 10 different on-line speed tests, excepts for speedof.me which indicates a different speed of 125 - 150 gbps.
Right now, I only have the swapped modem and old router. Without the old router, and with the PC directly connected to the modem, I get speeds of 230mbps on 10 different on-line speed tests, excepts for speedof.me which indicates a different speed of 125 - 150 gbps.
I find speedof.me to be the more accurate of all the websites, which is why I use it over others. As for why your speeds are different could be that the server that its connecting to is way further away from whatever server your other sites are connecting too. I see differences in speed between them usually but never that huge of a gap, so something else is wrong.
Spectrum offers 6 choices for a router for about $5 a month. Are any of these a better option that just buying the TP-Link Archer AX20 for $100? Thanks.
• Sagemcom Wave 2 Router Model RAC2V1S 802.11ac
• Askey Wave 2 Router Model Number RAC2V1K 802.11ac
• Arris Commscope Wave 2 Router Model Number RAC2V1A 802.11ac
• Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800
• Netgear R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router
• Sagecom F@st 5260
None of those from quick glance look better.
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2. But isn't the Archer AX20 (AX1800) backward compatible? So, only IF a scenario presents itself such that it is not costing you more to go from AC to AX, why not get the AX instead?
3. Given a choice of one of the two specified, at the current time, would you select the Archer A7 (for $50) or the Archer AX 20 (for $100)?
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