TP-Link - Deco XE75

I was running 3 Tp-Link Deco xe75's at our house for the past year and was not happy with the performance. Over the weekend I installed a new UniFi system consisting of a Cloud Gateway Ultra and 3 AP's, installation was easy and the performance has been excellent. I recommend taking a hard look at the Cloud Gateway's for a homeowner wants something better than what's offered off the shelf.

Yeah before we got Bell we already had a Deco XE75 mesh system so we are continuing to use that for better WiFi coverage, setting up bridge mode was a pain but it's been painless operation since then.

Same, 4x Deco XE75 around the three floors of my house and no connection issues with my cameras.

I bought a set of 2 used XE75 Decos for $110 shipped. They're fine for my smaller house & detached garage. The website claims the 2-pack covers up to 5,500 sq. ft. Realistically I'd say it's half that unless you have a giant open floorplan. I do like them alot. I can't speak about any of the other systems because I haven't used them. Triband will help, but alot of walls really limits the 6ghz signal. I can easily get 500-700mbps on most of my property. My fiber is only 300/300 so this is just fine for me. Gigabit speed really only works on the 6E if there are no walls between you and the Deco. It's limited to 940mbps or so due to the gigabit ethernet port.

They make a version of this with 2.5gb port - the XE75 pro. I have 2 of the XE75 gigabit models and yes transfer speeds from ethernet port are limited to about 940mbps. I'm underwhelmed by Wifi 6E in general due to range, but it still does really decent backhaul speeds. I'm considering buying 1 XE75 Pro to use as the main node and keep the XE75s as satellites. But I don't have gigabit fiber currently and it would be way overkill for my setup.

You said that you get pretty good coverage with your current router, but how are the speeds? I would go on a limb and say you're only getting 2.4ghz reception in large areas of the house and low throughput (<30mbps) Have you done any type signal testing in your house? Properly placed mesh nodes can effectively extend your 5ghz range to a much higher speed throughout the house while eliminating your dead zone. You should have no issues getting 300mbps with either of those options you mentioned. Getting too much above that you will begin to see the limitations of wireless backhaul, but realistically you should be able to see 500-700mbps in many parts of your home. I have 2 of the the XE75s (not pro) and I do think the 6ghz is a poor performer for backhaul with walls, but performance is still surprisingly good. If I could redo I'd probably go with a non-6ghz triband. Here is a comparison of the different Eero 6 devices [https://powermoves.blog/wifi/eero-review/](https://powermoves.blog/wifi/eero-review/)

And even if you enable 6ghz, it will still use it. Xe75 uses 2,4/5/6ghz same time for backhaul. You can see this if you look from deco app the second xe75. I confirmed this, I can get almost full bandwith from my 1000/1000 connection from second xe75 wireless backhaul.

Wifi 5 is 12 years old, don't buy it. Wifi 6 is the minimum you should buy. Wifi 6E adds 6GHz support, Wifi 7 adds some features for higher efficiency. Tri-band operation isfairly important for good mesh performance, that leaves the 6GHz band open for your clients and 5GHz can be used for the connection between units. A 3 pack of Deco XE75 are 226 euro, I would go that route. Should be comparable to the Eero Pro 6E units. https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Deco-XE75-Tri-Band-Comprehensive-Protection/dp/B09ZRY9YHB If your house has coaxial cable purchase some Moca 2.5 adapters. Using them to create wired links for the mesh network will substantially improve performance.

Was doing research on deco mesh systems and one thing i noticed is that there’s a lot of complaints about hardware revisions and firmware. I was interested in the ability to select preferred connection between decos and device preferred connection. That way i could set the mesh topology as i wanted while steering non mobile devices to specific decos where signals are strong from multiple decos to the correct one. Simple right? Nope. The updated firmware for this feature only applied to specific versions of hw. So a v1 xe75 got it but not a v2 at the time. Then an xe200 didnt have it at all and it some older popular models never got it at all. It just seemed like a mess and the model i ordered didnt have it but amazon lost the pkg so i got an asus instead that feature is just naturally in their firmware… Their wifi7 models all support it but it’s like they just stop supporting previous popular hardware and move on so quickly

I just bought the tp link deco xe75 pro on amazon, they have a 20% back of using prime Visa card. Otherwise the Xe75 non pro is identical minus no 2.5G port.

Same. I switched from Deco XE75’s to the 6+ and never looked back. The Eero’s are far more stable and reliable

I'd probably go with the BE65 for 'future proofing' and possibly better performance. If your budget is tight, then the Deco XE75 is a good option (keep in mind it only has gigabit ports, so you'll be limited to gigabit speeds). Both options should offer good range. It's best to hardwire each unit if possible but should still work relatively well if meshing wirelessly. Currently using 2 Deco XE75Pro and a Deco X50-Outdoor (all hardwired to a 2.5Gb network switch) in AP mode (only way I can utilize the 2.5Gb connection at the secondary Deco XE75Pro). Setup has been holding up pretty well for our needs.