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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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New Features/Enhancement:
1. Improved the performance and stability of wireless;
2. Optimized the stability when working with Tether APP.
Bug Fixed:
1. Fixed some compatibility issues with some AX smartphones;
2. Fixed some compatibility issues with Surface pro.
For comparison purposes, the AX 50 received a firmware update on April 3, 2020, with the following stated features:
New Features/Enhancement:
1. Improved the performance and stability of wireless;
2. Optimized the stability when working with Tether APP.
Bug Fixed:
1. Fixed some compatibility issues with some AX smartphones;
2. Fixed some compatibility issues with Surface pro.
Conclusion:
The AX 50 and AX 3000 compared by Dong may have had different firmware, thus explaining the difference in performance. Since the review, it appears the AX 3000 (Walmart variant) received a firmware upgrade the AX 50 may have received before the comparison testing. I'm rationalizing, because I just purchased the Walmart variant to replace a dying router. Here's hoping.
1) How easy or difficult was it for you to update the firmware? Did you use the TP Link app for it? What are the steps to upgrading the firmware?
2) Do you know hat the $99 AX1800 also seems to have "Ax 20" on Amazon's web site but not on the Walmart website.
1) How easy or difficult was it for you to update the firmware? Did you use the TP Link app for it? What are the steps to upgrading the firmware?
2) Do you know hat the $99 AX1800 also seems to have "Ax 20" on Amazon's web site but not on the Walmart website.
New Features/Enhancement:
1. Improved the performance and stability of wireless;
2. Optimized the stability when working with Tether APP.
Bug Fixed:
1. Fixed some compatibility issues with some AX smartphones;
2. Fixed some compatibility issues with Surface pro.
For comparison purposes, the AX 50 received a firmware update on April 3, 2020, with the following stated features:
New Features/Enhancement:
1. Improved the performance and stability of wireless;
2. Optimized the stability when working with Tether APP.
Bug Fixed:
1. Fixed some compatibility issues with some AX smartphones;
2. Fixed some compatibility issues with Surface pro.
Conclusion:
The AX 50 and AX 3000 compared by Dong may have had different firmware, thus explaining the difference in performance. Since the review, it appears the AX 3000 (Walmart variant) received a firmware upgrade the AX 50 may have received before the comparison testing. I'm rationalizing, because I just purchased the Walmart variant to replace a dying router. Here's hoping.
The proper way to compare both routers would have been to have both of them running side by side on the same firmware, not comparing a router with latest firmware to a router running ancient firmware from when the routers were first released, that makes a night and day difference. So overall that review is a fail.
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https://play3r.net/reviews/networ...er-review/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXVGRKg
https://www.blacktubi.c
https://techprojournal.
Overall if you want a entry level to medium end router, you cant go wrong.
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