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.
I had a similar issue with wifi in the garage and 3 floors in a townhouse.
I bought some of these and they are amazing "AC1200 Whole Home Mesh System TP-Link Deco E4" highly recommend them and cost effective.
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.
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