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ASUS ZenWiFi Pro XT12 AX11000
ASUS ZenWiFi XD6 AX5400 Dual-band Mesh WiFi 6 System
D-Link Eagle Pro AI AX3200 Mesh System M32
Eero 6 Dual-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System
Eero 6 plus Dual-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System
Google Nest Wifi GA00823-AU
Linksys Atlas Pro 6 MX8400 (2-pack)
Mercusys Halo H50G
Mercusys Halo H80X
Netgear Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System MK72S-100APS (2-pack)
Netgear Orbi AX1800 RBK353-100AUS
Netgear Orbi AX4200 (RBK752-100AUS)
Netgear Orbi Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6 System AX6000 (RBK852)
Tenda Nova MX12 (2-pack)
TP-Link Deco AXE5400 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System (XE75)
TP-Link Deco X50 (3-pack)
TP-Link Deco X68 (2-pack)
TP-Link Deco X95 (2-pack)
Cost
Price
$1499
$699
$450
$499
$599
$499
$600
$229
$449
$399
$549
$669
$1099
$319
$799
$499
$334
$599
Yearly running cost
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Test results
CHOICE Expert Rating
Performance score
Ease of use score
Privacy score
Speed from origin location (megabytes per sec)
56.39
55.89
57.97
37.98
50.6
52.34
51.77
53.37
52.04
56.62
48.35
50.97
48.87
59.44
55.01
58.61
48.91
63.99
Speed from origin location (megabits per sec)
451
447
464
304
405
419
414
427
416
453
387
408
391
476
440
469
391
512
Speed from extended location (megabytes per sec)
49.05
13.86
18.23
12.88
18.08
19.79
23.57
28.6
22.87
26.79
21.95
25.83
27.34
30.28
40.94
25.29
35.2
30.45
Speed from extended location (megabits per sec)
392
111
146
103
145
158
189
229
183
214
176
207
219
242
328
202
282
244
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Comments
Good Points
Does not require an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Can be installed via Web interface (not documented) Very good close range performance Very good extended range performance Has a power switch on each node Has a total of six usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers Easy to set up the second mesh node Includes extensive parental controls (content filtering) without subscription
Does not require an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Very good close range performance Has a total of six usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers Easy to set up the second mesh node Includes extensive parental controls (content filtering) without subscription
Can be installed via Web interface Very good close range performance Has a power button on each node Easy to set up the second mesh node
Easy to set up the second and third mesh nodes
Very good close range performance Has a total of five usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers Easy to set up the second and third mesh nodes
Very good close range performance Checks for and updates firmware update during installation (not optional)
Very good close range performance Easy to set up the second mesh node Has two USB ports for sharing drives across a network Has a total of six usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers
Very good close range performance Easy to set up the second and third mesh nodes Has a total of eight usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers
Has a total of eight usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers Very good close range performance Easy to set up the second and third mesh nodes
Checks for and updates firmware update during installation (not optional) Very good close range performance Easy to set up the second mesh node
Checks for and updates firmware update during installation (not optional) Easy to set up the second and third mesh nodes Has a total of seven usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers
Very good close range performance Checks for and updates firmware update during installation (not optional) Easy to set up the second mesh node Can be installed via Web interface Has a total of five usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers
Can be installed via Web interface Checks for and updates firmware update during installation (not optional) Has a total of eight usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers Easy to set up the second mesh node
Very good close range performance Does not require an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Easy to set up the second mesh node Can be installed via Web interface Has a total of five usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers
Very good close range performance Very good extended range performance Has a total of eight usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers Easy to set up the second and third mesh nodes Includes extensive parental controls (content filtering) without subscription
Very good close range performance Easy to set up the second and third mesh nodes Has a total of eight usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers
Easy to set up the second mesh node
Excellent close range performance Easy to set up the second mesh node
Bad points
Consumes comparably high amount of electricity due to it being a more powerful kit Checks for firmware update after installation, but update must be performed manually
Checks for firmware update after installation, but update must be performed manually
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Checks for firmware update after installation, but update must be performed manually
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Only one available Ethernet port for connection to storage or computers More parental controls only available with a paid subscription to Eero Plus ($160 per year) Checks for firmware update after installation, but update must be performed manually
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app More parental controls only available with a paid subscription to Eero Plus ($160 per year) Checks for firmware update after installation, but update must be performed manually
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Wide power adapter can make adjacent outlet unsable Has a total of one usable Ethernet ports for connection to storage or computers Comparatively very long installation process if using the smart assistant on each node
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Wide power adapter can make adjacent outlet unsable Checks for firmware update after installation, but update must be performed manually
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Checks for firmware update after installation, but update must be performed manually Very light hardware can topple if a heavy cable is plugged in to one of its ports Installation did not succeed when following the instructions; required some troubleshooting
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Checks for firmware update after installation, but update must be performed manually Light hardware can topple if a heavy cable is plugged in to one of its ports
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app More extensive parental controls only available with a paid subscription to Smart Parental Controls ($100 per year) Netgear Armor security suite is another subscription service ($140 per year) Netgear Armor noticeably affected the performance of the router Having two subscription services can cause confusion within the app Only 2 available Ethernet ports
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Netgear Armor security suite is another subscription service ($140 per year) Netgear Armor noticeably affected the performance of the router Wide power adapter can make adjacent outlet unsable
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app More extensive parental controls only available with a paid subscription to Smart Parental Controls ($100 per year) Netgear Armor security suite is another subscription service ($140 per year) Having two subscription services can cause confusion within the app
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Consumes comparably high amount of electricity due to it being a more powerful device More extensive parental controls only available with a paid subscription to Smart Parental Controls ($100 per year) Netgear Armor security suite is another subscription service ($140 per year) Having two subscription services can cause confusion within the app
Firmware check must be performed manually
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Consumes comparably high amount of electricity due to it being a more powerful kit Firmware update must be performed manually Subscription required ($90 per year) if extra parental controls such as time limits are needed
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Checks for firmware update after installation, but update must be performed manually Subscription required ($90 per year) if extra parental controls such as time limits are needed
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Checks for firmware update after installation, but update must be performed manually
Requires an online account to set up the mesh network through its app Checks for firmware update after installation, but update must be performed manually
Features
Ethernet ports
6
6
4
1
5
1
6
8
8
2
7
5
8
5
8
8
3
3
Highest encryption level
WPA3
WPA3
WPA3
WPA3 (via eero Labs feature)
WPA3 (via eero Labs feature)
WPA3
WPA3
WPA2
WPA3
WPA3
WPA3
WPA3
WPA3
WPA3
WPA3
WPA3
WPA3
WPA3
MU-MIMO antenna technology
Power switch
Indicators
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
LED
USB ports
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Specifications
Maximum link speed (megabytes per sec) [2.4GHz/5GHz]
144/601
72/601
100/300
Not stated
Not stated
38/108
72/450
75/163
72/300
75/300
75/150
75/150
150/300
72/300
72/300
72/300
72/225
72/601
Maximum link speed (megabits per sec) [2.4GHz/5GHz]
1148/4804
574/4804
800/2402
Not stated
Not stated
300/867
574/3603
600/1300
574/2402
600/2400
600/1200
600/1200
1200/2400
574/2402
574/2402
574/2402
574/1802
574/4804
Tri-band router
Complete Wi-Fi mesh system in a box
Two nodes
Two nodes
Two nodes
Router and two nodes (kit)
Three nodes
Router and two nodes (kit)
Two nodes
Three nodes
Three nodes
Two nodes
Three nodes
Router and one node (kit)
Router and one node (kit)
Two nodes
Three nodes
Three nodes
Two nodes
Two nodes
Extra products required to create mesh/extended network
Products we used to create mesh/extended network
2 x included nodes
2 x included nodes
2 x included nodes
1 x included router and 2 x included nodes
3 x included nodes
1 x included router and 2 x included nodes
2 x included nodes
3 x included nodes
3 x included nodes
2 x included nodes
3 x included nodes
1 x included router and 1 x included nodes
1 x included router and 1 x included nodes
2 x included nodes
3 x included nodes
3 x included nodes
2 x included nodes
2 x included nodes
Extra nodes can be added
Seamless roaming
Modem required
Wi-Fi standards supported (802.11 type)
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ac
802.11ax
802.11ac
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ax
802.11ax
Parental controls
Schedule; Trend Micro age-based filters (not a paid subscription)
Schedule; Trend Micro age-based filters (not a paid subscription)
Schedule; URL/keyword filters
Schedule; subscription to eero Plus needed in order to block content ($160 per year)
Schedule; subscription to eero Plus needed in order to block content ($160 per year)
SafeSearch, schedule
Pausing and resuming Internet access; scheduling Internet access; URL blocking
Age-based filtering with content categories; usage time limit; bedtime; pause
Categorical filters, URL keyword filter, scheduling, and bedtime hours
Pausing and resuming Internet access; subscription needed for Smart Parental Controls ($100 per year); Web interface includes device scheduling, keyword filtering
None in app; URL and keyword filters, and Internet scheduling via the Web interface
Pausing and resuming Internet access; subscription needed for Smart Parental Controls ($100 per year); Web interface includes device scheduling, keyword filtering
Pausing and resuming Internet access; subscription needed for Smart Parental Controls ($100 per year); Web interface includes device scheduling, keyword filtering
Scheduling, URL filtering
Keyword and URL block; bedtime; content filtering by category; an upgrade for $90 per year adds time limits and 'offtime' functions
Keyword and URL block; bedtime; HomeShield protection provides content filtering by category; an upgrade for $90 per year adds time limits and 'offtime' functions
Keyword and URL block; bedtime; HomeShield Pro provides content filtering by category; an upgrade for $90 per year adds time limits and 'offtime' functions
Keyword and URL block; bedtime; HomeShield Pro provides content filtering by category; an upgrade for $90 per year adds time limits and 'offtime' functions
Country of origin
China
China
Taiwan
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
China
China
Vietnam
Thailand
Vietnam
Vietnam
China
China
China
China
China
Enable 2.4GHz-only network