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Review on WiFi router TP-LINK Archer C6U, black by Mateusz Grabowski ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best thing for the money, Im glad I chose this option.

Switched to Strelka from an old Keenetic Start. Not because of LAN (at home I-NET via FTTP, not via GPON, gigabit - sort of like "for growth"), but because of the increase in WiFi speed (almost everyone in the family has new mobile phones with AC standard). And during the first test on speedtest. Net, this was confirmed: my pipe with WiFi b-g-n gave out 27 Mbps, my son-in-law's pipe (WiFi ac) - 93 Mbps. Movies in 4K over WiFi are flying in. The second reason for choosing is the USB port (connecting an external 4gB HDD as a media server). To be able to watch videos from both TV and mobile phones. And here is a bummer. TV (LG Smart) sees a network drive, sees some folders on it - but does not notice the video files point-blank. On any disks (I have not tried flash drives yet). And I tried (filled in) all formats: from AVI to MKV and MP4. He does not see selectively: among ~ 400 hundreds of files he does not see a single one, then he finds and reproduces a dozen or three, and the same ones. I did not find patterns. On w3bsit3-dns. Com they seem to recognize this problem, they advise rolling out custom firmware - but I don't want that. Well, non-informative LEDs: two states (on / off). Data transmission is not indicated by "blinking". Although this is not a disadvantage, even IMHO not an inconvenience. So. Of the pluses - a lot of understandable settings, necessary and not very. With 2022 "Help" for each. Completely satisfying features and capabilities. Low heating under load (video, torrents). Stylish appearance.

Pros
  • Functional. The speed of data transfer both over the wire and over the "air". Ease of setup. Relative novelty of the product. Appearance.
Cons
  • Not working in the declared mode (media server) USB port. Uninformative LEDs on the panel.