Wi-Fi & Home Networking
-
Netgear Nighthawk RS700S Wi-Fi 7: Powerful and premature Netgear’s latest router makes impressive performance claims, but it’s simply too early to buy into Wi-Fi 7£800 -
D-Link R32 Eagle Pro AI: Cheap and unfussy It does the job and has some decent software features, but the R32’s wireless performance is disappointing for the price£162 -
Mercusys Halo H90X: Strong but not outstanding Mercusys’ new mesh is its fastest yet, but it doesn’t greatly stand out from similarly priced rivals£340 -
recommended
Linksys Velop Pro 6E: Superb mesh speeds and coverage This neat mesh delivers excellent performance on the 5GHz radio band, and is reasonably priced, too£380 -
recommended
Netgear Nighthawk RAXE500: An ultra fast router, at a cost A fine router for those who can’t wait to embrace the very latest Wi-Fi standard£550 -
recommended
TP-Link Deco X60: A competent Wi-Fi 6 mesh A solid performer that’s faster than most 802.11ac mesh systems and not too expensive£420 -
recommended
Asus ZenWiFi XD5 mesh review: A whole lot of speed Don’t be misled by the basic design and modest pricing – this is an impressively swift and capable mesh£210 -
recommended
TP-Link Deco XE200: A super-fast, flexible Wi-Fi mesh Expensive, but the TP-Link Deco XE200 package offers massive reach and fantastic download speeds over a regular Wi-Fi 6 connection£600 -
best buy
Asus RT-AX59U: A top notch simple Wi-Fi 6 router Fine performance and a huge breadth of software features make this a very likeable home router£125 -
Netgear Orbi WiFi 6: The best, fastest mesh system ever The first 802.11ax mesh system leaves its rivals in the dust but does anyone really need it?£749 -
recommended
D-Link M15 Eagle Pro AI AX1500 Mesh: Wi-Fi 6 for a low price You won’t get the fastest wireless speeds from this mesh, but it has a very respectable range and a few worthwhile software features too£97 -
Asus ZenWiFi AX: Appearances can be deceiving Perplexing interface and boxy design aside, this is an appealing mesh option£400 -
Linksys Hydra Pro 6E: The cheapest, slowest Wi-Fi 6E router The price is right but performance is lacklustre, to the point that you might as well stick with regular Wi-Fi 6£272