TP-Link - TL-WR3002X

I'm in the same boat. Been looking at both. The TP link has a $10 off promo on Amazon and while it's not much, it makes it about $20 less than the Beryl and as you stated, it's newer with seemingly strong performance. My main hangup is the stuff with TP link and possibly being banned. I have Deco mesh that I love and Tapo cameras, locks, and plugs and they all just work without issue. I actually went ahead and pulled the trigger on the TP link while writing this because I got tired of my indecisiveness. I have no experience with travel routers to compare but I'll update after I get it in and can play around with it.

TP-Link made a few travel routers and I'm on my 3rd one over the years. Of course a year later they made it faster and better: TL-WR3002X. TP-Link has always been reliable and to my knowledge never done anything to warrant the ire of the Government, but that threat alone might make you want to avoid. [https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Dual-Band-TL-WR3002X-Multi-Gig-Multi-Mode/dp/B0DY8K122V](https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Dual-Band-TL-WR3002X-Multi-Gig-Multi-Mode/dp/B0DY8K122V) . For me, they've worked great and are an awesome size for travel, but if they work well enough to use in a rented house, I would think they work great in an apartment too. I use an ASUS router at home, and recently they released their first travel router RT-AX57 Go. [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL4FQNG4](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL4FQNG4) . I'll probably try this one next. I like the ASUS interface to the router, and I suspect this one has all the bells and whistles.

I am currently testing both GL-MT3000 Beryl AX and TL-WR3002X AX3000 (version US/1.6) as hotspot with my upstream 5G mobile router (Galaxy SCR01). TLDR; I would definitely go with TL-WR3002X, for LAN and NAS speed. They both consume almost the same amount of electricity with a 2TB USB 3.0 SATA SSD drive connected. (continuous 4w), although AX3000 on "Eco" mode comes down to 3w. But as far as the USB 3.0 NAS and LAN speed go, TL-WR3002X scores a little bit higher than GL-MT3000 for me. Here are the speeds I have roughly seen while copying files from USB 3.0 NAS of either of these devices to my own laptop: With ethernet (1 Gbps): - TL-WR3002X AX3000: 110 MB/s - GL-MT3000 Beryl AX: 80 MB/s With Wi-Fi (AC 1.73 Gbps): - TL-WR3002X AX3000: 90 MB/s - GL-MT3000 Beryl AX: 60 MB/s But from the other hand, as you mentioned: Beryl AX has OpenWRT loaded and ready to go, AX3000 has currently no OpenWRT images. That might be because no one cared to create a device tree for it, and the vendor has not released anything? AX3000 has a MediaTek MT7981B "Filogic 820" dual‑core 1.3 GHz CPU, and OpenWRT added support for MediaTek Filogic SoCs (e.g. Filogic 830, 630) since 23.05. So I am hopeful that as time goes by, OpenWRT official or unofficial images will appear for AX3000. My conclusion was that - If you care about USB 3.0 NAS/LAN speed, get TL-WR3002X - If you need to impress your girlfriend every night by SSHing into your router, then get GL-MT3000

I have the TP-Link AX3000, and unfortunately, its actual performance does not live up to its specification. My ISP service is nominally 600 mBps, but the maximum I can get through the AC3000 on either WiFI or one of the ethernet ports is 100 mBps. It is supposedly possible to set the AX3000 to deliver higher speeds, but on my device that setting doesn't work. Instead, the WAN input is locked at 100 mBps. I've spoken to TP-Link about the problem, and they agree that something is wrong, but they can't offer any suggested solutions and none of their suggested diagnostics has pointed to a cause. And they maintain a web site where a lot of other people have complained about similar problems. After TP-Link discovered the my box is out of warranty, they ghosted me. The FCC has a web page that lists the recommended bandwidth needed for various home applications. The worst case is streaming TV - they suggest that you need 25 mBps per TV. All other applications are far lower. So one rule of thumb is that your total household requirement is 25 multiplied by the number of streaming TVs that you expect to operate simultaneously. ln our case, that turns out to be 75mBps, and in fact we have found that the 100 mBps we are getting through our AX3000 is good enough for our current needs. ln general, routers tend to become technically obsolete after 5-7 years, so we will eventually replace the AC3000. But given the treatment we have received from TP-Link, the replacement will be some other brand.

I have the TP-Link AX3000, and unfortunately, its actual performance does not live up to its specification. My ISP service is nominally 600 mBps, but the maximum I can get through the AC3000 on either WiFI or one of the ethernet ports is 100 mBps. It is supposedly possible to set the AX3000 to deliver higher speeds, but on my device that setting doesn't work. Instead, the WAN input is locked at 100 mBps. I've spoken to TP-Link about the problem, and they agree that something is wrong, but they can't offer any suggested solutions and none of their suggested diagnostics has pointed to a cause. And they maintain a web site where a lot of other people have complained about similar problems. After TP-Link discovered the my box is out of warranty, they ghosted me. The FCC has a web page that lists the recommended bandwidth needed for various home applications. The worst case is streaming TV - they suggest that you need 25 mBps per TV. All other applications are far lower. So one rule of thumb is that your total household requirement is 25 multiplied by the number of streaming TVs that you expect to operate simultaneously. ln our case, that turns out to be 75mBps, and in fact we have found that the 100 mBps we are getting through our AX3000 is good enough for our current needs. ln general, routers tend to become technically obsolete after 5-7 years, so we will eventually replace the AC3000. But given the treatment we have received from TP-Link, the replacement will be some other brand.

Tp-link ax3000 or even AX1500 would be fine for your needs. Range from $80-$129

Go with something like a tp-link ax3000.

I had that AX3000 tplink router and hated it. It runs hot, needs rebooting nightly or it starts slowing down, the USB function doesn’t work well and much more. Support refused to acknowledge a problem. Absolutely horrible router.

I dunno. I had the tplink AX3000 and hated it. After struggling with WiFi for years I ended up getting a unifi router and long range access point. It solved all my problems. My house is 1600 square feet so not big.

Just get something simple like the TP-Link AX3000 for $90 if your budget is under $100. Sure it’s WiFi 6, but it’s a great decent router and it’ll take care of you in the small apartment with zero issues. Used the AX6000 variant and worked super well for me.

I find router shopping to be one of the most frustrating experiences in the world because they too often don't disclose the chipsets powering them on the "tin". I am currently tinkering with an OPNsense self built router but once all the hardware costs are factored in I will be around $750 between the WAP, managed 2.5g switch, and the computer actually running the service. I can say that for light duty usage the TP-Link AX3000 (edit: added price) has been really good at the house I rent my sister. For $89 on Amazon right now I think this is a solid choice. I have my Plex OTA server there and provide them with 1Gbps fiber. The house is only 1000sq ft, single level and they have 4 total users who stream/surf the web. On NFL game day and college football is when it gets hit the hardest as I have seen as many as 20 concurrent streams externally for basically 10 hours. I typically have at least 4 screens on at a time and I have 12 people in the Plex Home. It hasn't been anything but reliable and quick with good signal and QoS. On the heavier duty end I am using an old Netgear RAX200 for my main Plex server network at the house I live at. It is a 2 story, 2700 sq ft home with the router on the main level. I have 6 people, 5 adults who all use the network and mostly on WiFi. I typically only do BR remuxes of TV and Movie content and it gets used a fair bit locally while also serving up all the family I have in the Plex home in addition to a dozen users externally. It is connected to 1 gig fiber and connected via the 2.5G port to a 2.5G router with 10 hard wired devices (Plex Server, seedbox / FTP rig, (2) nvidia Shield Pros, two Onn 4k Pros personal main computer, etc). Service between hardwired devices is fast and consistent. Wireless clients see 3-4ms latency on speedtestDOTnet tests with throughput varying with distance but never short of 300Mbps anywhere on property in the worst case. Wired sees 2-3ms latency and the full 1 gig up and down on speedtest. File transfers when SSD stored data on equipped computers are involved are regularly right at 300MBps. I reboot it once a quarter as a matter of course and has been stupidly fast and reliable all these years... but I dropped over $500 on it when it was new-to-market back in 2019. Netgear sucks, though, and after I purchased they went on an even more anti-consumer tack so it is hard for me to recommend it or their products. Just relaying an experience. Good luck. Hope something in here was of use.

If you spend that much it's going to be a waste.  Most Wifi6 routers capable of AX protocol with 160mhz channels, which gives 2.4Gbps connection bandwidth on a 5ghz band, are going to perform the same for VR whether it's $60 or $300.  For example, the TPlink ax3000 will perform the same for VR as the one you linked.

I got the TP-Link AX3000 wifi 6 router for $80 on Amazon when it was on sale few months ago. It supports wifi 6, 1G LAN ethernet, and it has a lot of customization you can set. I like it so far. It can get hot sometime, but you'll be fine if you leave it in a shaded area in your house. They have a deal for Black Friday sales right now for around $75 if you would like to take a look at it.

I cannot use lan, I need a stable wifi network. I'm a trader and a gamer, so, i need to reduce the latency. Currently I'm using tp link ax3000 (which started to give me issues recently)

Its wifi 6. And it has 2x2 mimo. But this tp link has 4x4 mimo

I get what you're saying. But my current router is already wifi 6 and has 2x2 mimo support. So, i just wanted to get a better router if I'm changing my router (currently using tp link ax3000 and im changing it cz it has started to give me issues, it randomly reboots and had become laggy)

Archer BE400 has a better cpu as well. Tp link uses Broadcom BCM6766 (2.0 GHz, 4-core) and Asus uses Broadcom 1.5 GHz Triple-Core. I dont do file transfer within the network, but i have like 22 devices connected to my router (including smart bulbs/ air purifiers/ cctv camera) and im a professional trader so, i need a lag free browsing experience. And im a casual gamer as well (i just want to reduce the latency in my network). What other router would you suggest me if i increase my budget to 15k?

I had a TP Link AX3000 in my small apartment and it covered the whole place. Was a good router