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Costco Members: TP-Link Archer AXE7800 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Gigabit Router

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: TP-Link Archer AXE7800 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Gigabit Router on sale for $199.99. Shipping is free.

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About the Product
  • Tri-Band Speeds; Up to 7.8 Gbps (7800 Mbps) w/ WiFi 6E (802.11AX) (Less Congestion)
  • 512MB RAM
  • Premium WiFi 6E
  • Multi-Gig Connection (2.5Gbps WAN/LAN Ports)
  • 160MHz Double Throughout
  • TP-Link OneMesh
  • TP-Link HomeShield
  • USB 3.0 Port
  • Warranty
  • Includes a 2-year manufacturers warranty + 24/7 unlimited technical support w/ Costco's Concierge Services w/ purchase

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    • Limit of 3 per member
    • Offer valid through August 29, 2023 or while promotional price/supplies last

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: TP-Link Archer AXE7800 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Gigabit Router on sale for $199.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor Discombobulated for finding this deal

Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership to purchase.

About the Product
  • Tri-Band Speeds; Up to 7.8 Gbps (7800 Mbps) w/ WiFi 6E (802.11AX) (Less Congestion)
  • 512MB RAM
  • Premium WiFi 6E
  • Multi-Gig Connection (2.5Gbps WAN/LAN Ports)
  • 160MHz Double Throughout
  • TP-Link OneMesh
  • TP-Link HomeShield
  • USB 3.0 Port
  • Warranty
  • Includes a 2-year manufacturers warranty + 24/7 unlimited technical support w/ Costco's Concierge Services w/ purchase

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.
    • This price matches this recent Front Page deal
    • Limit of 3 per member
    • Offer valid through August 29, 2023 or while promotional price/supplies last

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HookedonHD
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I don't like TP-Link's software and for added security, they try to charge you a monthly fee.
sumthin_gud
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sigh i don't know if it's this site or it's just the internet but petey, you're propagating wrong information. it's not the same.

wifi 6 does not combine the bands. these routers do have the "capability" to switch between bands depending the signal integrity. In fact, my Wifi 4 nighthawk had this, so this isn't the same thing.

the massive throughput you are talking about is exactly what i was pointing out. wifi 7 COMBINES the bands, as in the device will communicate with all bands simultaneously.

"Additionally, Wi-Fi 7 will introduce Multi-Link Operation (MLO) technology, which allows devices to simultaneously send and receive data over multiple radio bands to create a single aggregated connection. This will not only provide faster throughput performance, but will also help reduce latency and allow data to flow unimpeded by network traffic or interference."

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/wi-f...eless-spec


also wifi 7 hits a theoretical 48Gbps, not 12. did you even research anything before you starting typing? it took me 5 seconds to google this.
sumthin_gud
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A router intelligently switching (and very poorly) between 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands under a single SSID is NOT the same as MLO. It does NOT combine the speeds. do you understand?

the router is NOT using both bands to communicate with devices simultaneously when using smart connect. the speeds are not additive, it's one or the other. Also, this technology is very poorly implemented. if you knew anything about networking, you would already know this, but you seem brand new. Considering you thought this was a Wifi 6 feature when it's been around since Wifi 4 seems pretty evident of what you think you know. humble yourself.

MLO is additive and is a completely different technology that cannot be back ported. I'm sure you have difficulty understanding that, but I'm not writing this for you, but more for people who have decent reading comprehension as to not be misinformed by you.

And no where on the internet does it state there are real world results of 12Gbps. I mean if it did, I'm sure you're ready to provide some references just like you did with you netgear kb article. Strange you didn't choose to put a reference for this, right?

good luck in life, you must have some real difficulties. why go around spreading misinformation is beyond me, but you do you.

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The earliest any wifi 7 router will be available is most likely early 2025 and the prices will be high at release.
Tons of deals to be had between now and then on a wifi 6 router that 95% of the general public will never notice the difference.
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skywaytpAug 15, 2023 08:23 PM
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I bought this a year ago at $219.99. It's been running without any issues so far.
Electronic devices now are pricey!
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Quote from PeteyTheStriker :
Sigh yourself, you literally quoted the definition that is smart connect:

https://kb.netgear.com/25346/What...awk-router

Smart Connect is a feature that combines your NETGEAR router's WiFi bands into a single WiFi network name (SSID).

Your posting:

"it should combine all bands for use simultaneously for devices. that should in theory be what is needed to automatically balance speed v. range. for sure will be priced very premium."

So go sigh yourself, but yes MLO is the next generation of smart connect.

The advancement of throughput and bandwidth wont come from MLO but primarily from the new channel width of 320

As for the 48Gbps, as you mentioned those are theoretical and will never be hit even AX was capable of around 10Gbps yet the fastest we seen from any gear was around 2.5Gbps. The tests were with the only two wifi 7 routers currently out and the max they were capable of was 12Gbps.

My statement

"Wifi 7 is a game changer when it comes to throughput and bandwidth, being able to push up to 12Gbps from some real world tests is pretty amazing,"
A router intelligently switching (and very poorly) between 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands under a single SSID is NOT the same as MLO. It does NOT combine the speeds. do you understand?

the router is NOT using both bands to communicate with devices simultaneously when using smart connect. the speeds are not additive, it's one or the other. Also, this technology is very poorly implemented. if you knew anything about networking, you would already know this, but you seem brand new. Considering you thought this was a Wifi 6 feature when it's been around since Wifi 4 seems pretty evident of what you think you know. humble yourself.

MLO is additive and is a completely different technology that cannot be back ported. I'm sure you have difficulty understanding that, but I'm not writing this for you, but more for people who have decent reading comprehension as to not be misinformed by you.

And no where on the internet does it state there are real world results of 12Gbps. I mean if it did, I'm sure you're ready to provide some references just like you did with you netgear kb article. Strange you didn't choose to put a reference for this, right?

good luck in life, you must have some real difficulties. why go around spreading misinformation is beyond me, but you do you.
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AUSSIE2UAug 15, 2023 08:45 PM
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(Also hoping the 2nd wave of Wifi 7 routers have HaLow standard incorporated, because currently nothing in the USA uses HaLow, but it will be a game changer to cover vast areas of property and connect low bandwidth low power smart devices across a network.)

HaLow! I had not heard of that. Thats absolutely brilliant for people who go outside and around the area listening to low bandwidth podcasts and music. Would love to have that super long range ability.
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Quote from PeteyTheStriker :
Sigh yourself, you literally quoted the definition that is smart connect:

https://kb.netgear.com/25346/What...awk-router

Smart Connect is a feature that combines your NETGEAR router's WiFi bands into a single WiFi network name (SSID).

Your posting:

"it should combine all bands for use simultaneously for devices. that should in theory be what is needed to automatically balance speed v. range. for sure will be priced very premium."

So go sigh yourself, but yes MLO is the next generation of smart connect.

The advancement of throughput and bandwidth wont come from MLO but primarily from the new channel width of 320

As for the 48Gbps, as you mentioned those are theoretical and will never be hit even AX was capable of around 10Gbps yet the fastest we seen from any gear was around 2.5Gbps. The tests were with the only two wifi 7 routers currently out and the max they were capable of was 12Gbps.

My statement

"Wifi 7 is a game changer when it comes to throughput and bandwidth, being able to push up to 12Gbps from some real world tests is pretty amazing,"
Lmao having 2.4ghz and 5ghz networks show up under the same SSID is NOT combining bands. Maybe do some more home before you start talking about things you don't understand.
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Will wait for a model with more antennas.
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Tp-link, like huawei = chinese spyware
Suck! I like my spyware to be from the NSA.
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Quote from seanconnery :
The earliest any wifi 7 router will be available is most likely early 2025 and the prices will be high at release.
Tons of deals to be had between now and then on a wifi 6 router that 95% of the general public will never notice the difference.
Actually Wifi 7 routers from Tp-Link have been out for around 2 months now. As you mentioned prices are ridiculous and yes most of the general public will not ever notice that difference. I dont expect a sub $200 Wifi 7 router for at least 2 years on the minimum, but realistically probably 3 years out.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tp-l...lsrc=aw.ds

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tp-l...Id=6533024

Quote from sumthin_gud :
A router intelligently switching (and very poorly) between 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands under a single SSID is NOT the same as MLO. It does NOT combine the speeds. do you understand?

the router is NOT using both bands to communicate with devices simultaneously when using smart connect. the speeds are not additive, it's one or the other. Also, this technology is very poorly implemented. if you knew anything about networking, you would already know this, but you seem brand new. Considering you thought this was a Wifi 6 feature when it's been around since Wifi 4 seems pretty evident of what you think you know. humble yourself.

MLO is additive and is a completely different technology that cannot be back ported. I'm sure you have difficulty understanding that, but I'm not writing this for you, but more for people who have decent reading comprehension as to not be misinformed by you.

And no where on the internet does it state there are real world results of 12Gbps. I mean if it did, I'm sure you're ready to provide some references just like you did with you netgear kb article. Strange you didn't choose to put a reference for this, right?

good luck in life, you must have some real difficulties. why go around spreading misinformation is beyond me, but you do you.
First off I never said it was introduced in wifi 6, I said it is in wifi 6 under smart connect. Wifi 4 (launched 2009) never had smart connect cause it was first introduced in the broadcoms chipset (2014) to counter Qualcomm MU-MIMO which was part of Wifi 5 (launched also in 2014)

Proof:
https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/w...y-provide/

And as you can see in the above link "smart connect implementation was more than just switching between bands" "Smart Connect" split the 5 GHz band in two, added a second 5 GHz radio and allegedly intelligently assigned STAs to each radio to maximize throughput.

So yeah might want to work on your misinformation too, buddy!

As for real world result testing, LOLOL, enjoy the links:

https://www.spirent.com/blogs/wi-...plications (basically mentions 12gbps was achievable, but does not go into hard testing)

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index...5gbps.html (this one actually shows a 5Gbps max achieved, well under the 48Gbps)

https://www.tomsguide.com/opinion...-i-learned (real test shows about 3.5Gbps and also the low end I mentioned)

https://www.broadcom.com/info/wifi7 (scroll down half way shows that broadcom with real world testing achieved over 10Gbps with their access point)

Yeah enjoy that, no real world use data dude.


Quote from AUSSIE2U :
(Also hoping the 2nd wave of Wifi 7 routers have HaLow standard incorporated, because currently nothing in the USA uses HaLow, but it will be a game changer to cover vast areas of property and connect low bandwidth low power smart devices across a network.)

HaLow! I had not heard of that. Thats absolutely brilliant for people who go outside and around the area listening to low bandwidth podcasts and music. Would love to have that super long range ability.
100% that's why I wont be upgrading to wifi 7 for awhile going to wait till HaLow shows up and smart home devices start taking advantage of it, like security cameras and sensors, to be able to cover around a mile is ridiculously cool. Max achievable speeds were said to be around 80Mbps at point blank at around a mile around 124-250Kbps which is still plenty to stream low quality audio, or have sensors reports status changes.
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Quote from cuoreesitante :
Lmao having 2.4ghz and 5ghz networks show up under the same SSID is NOT combining bands. Maybe do some more home before you start talking about things you don't understand.
Tell that to netgear!
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ImagineNoReligionAug 15, 2023 10:32 PM
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Should I buy this or wait till Black Friday? I won't need it for that long.
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okseAug 15, 2023 10:53 PM
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Quote from NERD-FURGASON :
Run ddwrt on it. https://dd-wrt.com/
Is this project still active? I haven't seen this since black and blue Linksys 54G routers. Lol
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Quote from okse :
Is this project still active? I haven't seen this since black and blue Linksys 54G routers. Lol
LMAO Same
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PeteyTheStriker
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Quote from ImagineNoReligion :
Should I buy this or wait till Black Friday? I won't need it for that long.
Not sure what you mean by the wont need it long comment, if you need a cheap router for a few weeks, just buy something cheap for $50....

This is extremely powerful and will last 5 years easy.
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fangtlAug 16, 2023 12:30 AM
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Quote from seanconnery :
The earliest any wifi 7 router will be available is most likely early 2025 and the prices will be high at release.
Tons of deals to be had between now and then on a wifi 6 router that 95% of the general public will never notice the difference.
Wifi 7 routers are already out, been out since early 2023. Xiaomi has a wifi7 device already and several manufacturers will likely implement it in their next gen phones.

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ImagineNoReligionAug 16, 2023 12:36 AM
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Quote from PeteyTheStriker :
Not sure what you mean by the wont need it long comment, if you need a cheap router for a few weeks, just buy something cheap for $50....

This is extremely powerful and will last 5 years easy.
I won't need the router for a few months, then I'll need it.

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