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Review on πŸ“Ά TP-LINK Archer C7 AC1750 Gigabit Dual Band Wireless Router with WiFi by Avery Sharma

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Required frequent reboots and performance was not up to alternatives even when running

. This router arrived in September 2017 but regularly stopped working and required a reboot after 24 hours of use. After about 6 reboots, checking the modem, and other potential problems, I finally gave up. In addition to the points, the router temporarily hung several times and stopped delivering to the Internet several times. Although it was recommended in a few places, after I bought this router and started using it, I noticed that several other people were having a similar issue with their routers, which required frequent reboots. I was disappointed as it was excruciating to walk through and the signal easily covered our entire house and yard on 2.4GHz and most of the inside of the house on 5GHz. Setting up computers and phones over Wi-Fi was easy, although I never figured out how to install the printer as a plug-in to my router. This router's throughput was slightly better than the old 2003 Linksys router I was comparing it to. I replaced the TP-Link Archer C7 with a (more expensive) Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 (R7000) router. Although the initial setup of the Netgear router was much more complicated and time-consuming, the performance of the Netgear router is still much better. All devices work at least as well, and some are much better; Having experienced the smooth and fast operation of a Netgear router, I would never want to use this TP-Link router. While the range of both routers was excellent and equal at 2.4 GHz, Netgear covers the whole house and even half a block at 5 GHz. I summarize our experiences with some devices I tested: iPhone 7 and SE both worked well with TP-Link, the old Linksys and the new Netgear. Netgear slightly outperforms Samsung's powerful but two-year-old tablet: Performance with the new Netgear router is phenomenally better than with TP Link or an old Linksys Windows 7 Sony laptop purchased in 2009: the Netgear router runs smoother and the laptop does not heat up quickly under heavy loads. Bandwidth usage same as TP-Link (that was quite unexpected for me but I tested it quite a bit) Windows 10 desktop with SSD. Measured throughput is the best for Netgear and observed performance is much faster and more reliable with Netgear than TP Link or the old Linksys (the performance of the latter two was indistinguishable or the old Linksys was better) Mac Book Air Laptop: Performance with Netgear is the best of the three. This laptop worked great with Wi-Fi in the US, Europe, and South America pretty much everywhere except for this TP-Link router, where it often just hung out for a few minutes, as the TP-Link router did with all devices in connected.

Pros
  • . Best
Cons
  • For old