TP-Link BE3600
Is it still Wi-Fi 7, asks Brandon Hill, if there’s no 6GHz?
SPECS
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 7
Bands: 2.4GHz: 2x2 (Tx/Rx) up to 688Mb/s 5GHz: 2x2 (Tx/Rx) up to 2,882Mb/s
Ports: 1x 2.5Gb/s for WAN, 1x 2.5Gb/s for LAN, 3x 1Gb/s for LAN, USB 3.0
USB NAS: NTFS, exFAT, HFS+, FAT32, FTP, Samba, DLNA
Parental: Content filter, family time, bedtime, off time, time rewards, time ranking, internet pause, reports
It performs about as well as it looks.
Wi-Fi 7 client devices pale in comparison to their Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 6 counterparts, and Wi-Fi 7 routers can cost hundreds of dollars, with high-end mesh systems easily surpassing £500. Some router manufacturers are combating the pricing issue by taking the unorthodox approach of excluding one of the pillars of the Wi-Fi 7 standard, such as the 6GHz band, to appeal to more value-conscious buyers.