Archer BE800

I returned the spectrum wifi7 router because there was absolutely no way to get 2 of my smart outlets to connect to it. I ended up getting the tplink archer be800 and it is amazing so far.

Are you based here in the States? If so, Ubiquity gets my vote. TP-Link is up in the air since it may be banned in the USA someday but I am running a TP-Link Wifi 7 Archer BE800 for over 2 years and it is rock stable. The only con is that FW updates are not released very often at all. I would have went with the Asus Wifi7 *ROG Rapture GT*\-*BE98* (Pro) but when I needed to purchase the latest and greatest, their wifi7 flagship router was not released back then yet in 2024. I had the highest end Netgear Wifi 6E router RAX120 in 2021 but it just completely died 4 years later (My 3 year extended warranty was expired) so I am iffy on purchasing new Netgear products as I never once had a router die on me and I have owned around 6 Netgear routers flagships in the last 15 years or so. So to be safe Ubiquity or Asus for now. TP-Link for value especially from Costco if you want their MESH package.

Just upgraded to a TP-Link WiFi 7 mesh G800 and B800 with great black friday prices. Get 940 Mbps 30 feet away upstairs. Controllable via their tether app.

Just got the GE800 and BE800 to install as a mesh system with the black friday sales. Getting 940 Mbps upstairs 30 feet away from the GE800 wired to BE800.

I'm getting \~930 Mbps with a 13 ms ping with a TP-Link GE800 meshed with a BE800 located about 30 feet away upstairs.

*Wired is always better.* Not necessarily so, comparing to 1 GbE. Next to my router I get \~1400 Mbps as compared to the ethernet limit of \~930 Mbps - almost 50% faster. Upstairs 30 feet away, where cabling is almost impossible, I get 930 Mbps with a TP-Link G800 and B800 mesh network which were on sale for Black Friday. This is the same speed I would get if it were wired.

My Tp-Link GE800-BE800 mesh system gives me 930 Mb/s 30 feet away upstairs. Wood construction.

I get \~930 Mb/s upstairs 30 feet away with my TP-Link GE800-BE800 mesh system.

Wired connection is king. I just picked up a BE800 after reading a bunch of reviews and the performance is great compared to the ancient unit it replaced. Any decent midrange router should be fine though, I'm mostly doing the higher end thing for my house because we're also running like 12 other wireless devices and the old one was choking on it a bit. The 'gaming' ones are pretty much just marketing hype.

Probably overkill. If you're properly setup and have router router and modem configured correctly, the one you linked should be good. I'm running an Arris SB8200 with gigabit and pulling 850 MBPS or so with 8-15 Ms pings

I'm on Google Fiber 5GB and upgraded to this with a 10gb switch: [https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Tri-Band-Archer-BE550-HomeShield/dp/B0C4VZWTM7/](https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Tri-Band-Archer-BE550-HomeShield/dp/B0C4VZWTM7/) [https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Extender-RE653BE-Tri-Band-Wireless/dp/B0DXTMXKBL/](https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Extender-RE653BE-Tri-Band-Wireless/dp/B0DXTMXKBL/)

i have the BE800. its very good and the range is more than enough. i got a 2 story house so i have 2 RE900XD on every floor installed via ethernet cable. i use these 3 as a mesh system and it is great! [https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/wifi-router/archer-be800/v1/](https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/wifi-router/archer-be800/v1/) [https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/range-extender/re900xd/](https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/range-extender/re900xd/)

I tried the BE800 for a bit and it screamed on paper but kept dropping my smart plugs and cameras. Switched to an Asus setup and it ran smoother, but the firmware updates were a gamble every time.