BE25 is the best option for the budget because of the 2.5G ethernet port and WIFI 7. But the range is worse than the X60 which is also a good option because of the Gigabit Ports and long range. If you have a small apartment then, the BE25 is the best option. Also you can just set your BE25 Channel Width to 80 or 160 if you want more range for the BE25.
(1)Yes, it does. But it is slower than the BE25 2.5 Gigabit Ports.
(2)Because of the 4x4 antennas in the X60 it has a better range and penetration. Even 60ft is no problem of X60 but the BE25 has 2/4 bars if 50 ft away.
I have BE65 (primarily for wired backhaul ports) as my main unit and a few BE25 (all with wired backhaul) as satellites. I don’t see any difference in performance for my use.
The BE25/BE5000 would be a perfect setup for you.
[BE25](https://a.co/d/2ZC42Zf)
WIFI 7 capable, in and out Ethernet ports if needed or have the ability to hard wire. Just remember that topography of the devices matter.
ISP Modem -> 1st deco -> then any switches/additional deco’s.
The BE25/BE5000 would be a perfect setup for you.
[BE25](https://a.co/d/2ZC42Zf)
WIFI 7 capable, in and out Ethernet ports if needed or have the ability to hard wire. Just remember that topography of the devices matter.
ISP Modem -> 1st deco -> then any switches/additional deco’s.
It depends on your needs and the router. If you are going to use an Extender, match it to your router. If your router is an AC750, yeah, an AC750 extender could help. However, as u/mrxavior mentioned, when using an extender, your speeds will be reduced by up to 50% compared to connecting directly to the router. A Mesh system would over all be better and can be expanded when needed by adding more units. The Deco BE25 3-pack is a solid choice right now.
I personally have the BE5000 (3-Pack) with 1 Gig symmetrical fiber wired backhaul each node and as far as signal strength and penetration through thick concrete walls I give kudos to it, the speed always varies but then again there’s 40+ devices connected. Sometimes it can be a solid 800-920 down/700-800 up but sometimes 500-700down/300-500 up
One of my friends has the Eero 7 with 1 Gig down/50 up, 3 node’s, only one wired upstairs and the rest wireless in a 2 story house, and the speeds are pretty consistent at 600-700 down/30-40 Up
Have the 6e tri band units but be returning them and switching to the 7 dual band ones. I have ethernet runs going from my basement to the living room and each bedoom so all the deco units and everything else that can be connected via wire will be. So I'll only need the 5ghz band for phones and laptops. All the iot stuff will be on the 2.4. I really just rather have the 2.5gb ports.
If you are relying mostly on wifi then the tri band is better.
The yeah go with the tri band mesh system. Wifi 7 is still early and only a small handful of devices can take full advantage anyway. I will note that if you are several rooms away and on the 6ghz band then the signal will be weaker so try to space them out evenly.
Gotcha. Being that you're in an apt and rely on more on wifi I'd still go with the 6e tri band. You'd have a much more reliable connections and will probably see higher sustained speeds than the wifi 7 dual band, especially if you have a lot of devices hooked up to it. Unless you want to future proof yourself and spring out extra $$$ for the wifi 7 tri band system.
>I didn’t want to have to put one port into a switch just to send it back to another deco
Why not? Switches are pretty cheap. This is how I have mine set up
ISP router (in IP passthrough mode) > main deco > switch > deco 2 > switch > deco 3
You can have the deco's in AP mode and just let your ISP router do the routing if you want but I just find that you lose features like being able to isolate certain devices from your main network and set up a custom DNS (if your ISP router doesn't allow you to do it like mine).
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