Review on TP-Link Deco X60: Ultimate Whole-Home Mesh Wi-Fi3-Pack with WiFi 6 AX3000 by Marcus Curry

Many devices using the MESH setting have encountered an issue. I have about 55 devices on the network, most of which are Mercury Lights/Switches and TP-Link switches. Upon initial installation, these devices would simply turn off, adversely affecting the home automation I had set up in Revain Alexa. TP-Link Technical Support responded to the original ticket I submitted and then all went completely silent. Their first reaction was to turn off the advanced beamforming and fast roaming features. Neither one nor the other solved the problem. I powered off the two remote X60s and the issue was mostly resolved, but the remote sites didn't have a good enough signal to support the full connectivity I needed, so I bought a mesh system. Bottom Line - I was able to fix the issue (no thanks to tech support which was almost completely useless) by going into the configuration for each connected host and turning off the MESH setting. Then I turned on all three devices and for the most part everything was stable. Pros: 1. Installation was VERY easy. I installed the first X60 and adapted the initial setup to my existing wireless system. Turn off the old one, apply the changes and the new WiFi will connect to the network and all devices will go straight to the new WiFi. Then we connected and configured two remote X60, and at first everything seemed to be ready. Then the network problem described above occurred.2. Perfomance. Outstanding performance throughout the home with speed test exceeding 800Mbps.3. Very easy to install and configure.4. Units to be installed very flexibly. You can wire them or insert the remotes and they connect wirelessly so no wiring is required. You can even connect remote devices to a remote X60 wirelessly connected to a mesh network. Cons: 1. APP is VERY basic, with very little useful data. Configuration is very limited. Example: DHCP reservation. Once you figure out what the host is in the list of connected devices, click on the host entry and you can statically assign it an IP address, but ONLY the one assigned by DHCP servers. So you have very little control. The stats feature is basically useless and not accurate to report what usage a host is consuming. Historical reports are mostly useless, they tell you the number of devices connected on a given day but nothing about their usage.2. In order for the system to work with all my smart home devices, I had to turn off three advanced features that give this system a real edge: fast roaming, beamforming, and mesh connectivity on hosts. All in all a very easy to install, powerful system at a good price. But for those with lots of automated smart home devices, getting them to stay online takes some work. If I had to do it again I would try the Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine which offers MUCH more visibility and control. But I have no idea how well it works.