Deco E4

Another vote for the Deco. E4s purchased 4 trouble free years ago.

E4, M4 and S7 are pretty much the same, they are different generation models with new ones being slim and shorter than the old ones. These 3 are the basic ones and should be more than enough. X series gives you extra security feature (most of them require their paid monthly plan) and x50 that I use allows you to plugin your vpn config and supports wifi 6. If you don't use vpn you are better off grabbing M4 or S7 whichever is cheaper. For my upstairs where I usually work from I have M4.

Some models only support 100Mbps so OP needs to be aware of this. I have recently got E4 and it's great for whatsapp calls and youtube etc but won't be enough for gaming or heavy downloads/4K streaming.

I have a newer house but with various brick walls that made coverage a ball ache. We upgraded from 50 meg copper to 500 meg fibre. We had deco E4 mesh which was great with the 50 and so much better than the power line ones or access points however input was limited to 100meg so…needed faster input option ie 1 gig input port for connection with the new fibre router. I ummed and ahh’d about how much to spend, looked at s7, x50, x60 and went for x55 having googled comparisons and found threads on here about same questions. Furthest away point gets a good 60 meg now instead of 30-40. Nearer to the primary unit attached to router by Ethernet cable it’s virtually the full 500. 4 x55 units cover house with an e4. I understand you can have too many as well. I’d suggest always stretching your budget a bit to cover for the future. I might have spent a bit more to up the WiFi speed between units but for tv, home office work, surfing internet 50-60 at slowest point is fine. I’m No expert at all but took wifi 6 option over wifi 5 as its a newer standard and for any future changes. Sorry probably not helping here but x55 is rated at 3000 mpbs wifi and as discussed a fair drop off to 60 from 500 at some points. More than enough but the point I’m stumbling around if you’re looking at 1500-1900 you may suffer a larger drop proportionally if you’ve a Victorian brick walled house. Equally you’ve a much higher starting point with 900 than my 500. I defer to the pros on here. Benefit of Amazon is free returns so try one set up and see how it goes. Sorry my absence of the correct terminology and knowledge is obvious but I have some basics and some limited experience with setting up e4 and x55 network. The app made install and swapping units easy too so you don’t have to reconnect all your devices. Maybe just go for a trial courtesy of Amazon.

I have a tp link deco mesh network, initially it was 3 nodes. I’m up to think 6 nodes now across probably 10k square feet over 2 levels. For the most part, it’s been perfect.

It’s been in about a year, I think it’s ac1200.

I second that recommendation to get a mesh system. Also make sure the mesh system is capable of “WPA3 security”. I am using a TP-link Deco system, with 3 units. I have a 2 story 2100 sq ft home and this system covers all areas well.

I moved into a new place a year ago and ran.limited Ethernet cable. Using a tp-link deci mesh system to cover 3200 sqft (two floors). Great coverage throughout. I was surprised as I took the approach you are describing with my old house. Honestly, both perform the same. General use is streaming and remote work. No gaming. So, depending on your use, you might be overthinking. I saw the cat8 comment - you have a house not a colo, no need for cat 8.

I have a TP-Link Deco mesh system running to cover my 3200sqft two story house. I have no issues whatsoever. And mesh systems are not simply extenders. As you move about your house you will have seamless coverage with mesh.

1000 sqft does not need a mesh network. Get a solid AP or wireless router. I have the TP-link Deco network and it covers my 3200 sqft two story 4 bedroom house nicely. Anymore than one AP or wireless router will be overkill and unnecessary.

In my old house I had PoE unifi APs all with the same network name and it generally worked as a mesh network. When I moved I switched to a TP-Link Deco Mesh network with three APs. I was going to backhaul all of them, but after using it for a few months I found the speed and coverage was fine and the backhaul wasn't needed. They are not PoE units, so each one would need to be plugged in. But they are unobtrusive in the house. The first month the system seemed to learn as it was spotty. But then I found great coverage. The biggest difference I have found is that the Unifi APs tended to hang on to the connection vs handing it off to the next AP like the Deco does. I was very reluctant and skeptical of mesh after reading reviews, but I really could not be happier and the set up was a heck of a lot easier than running new Ethernet lines.