Wi-Fi 6 products, based on the latest 802.11ax standard, are just now starting to hit the market, and TP-Link is getting in early with a new family of routers debuting at CES 2019. Covering everything from traditional budget and gaming routers to a fresh whole-home mesh networking option, TP-Link has a little something for everyone with its latest lineup.
The star of the show in TP-Link's Wi-Fi 6 family is the Deco X10, a mesh router system that aims to bring the speeds and improvements for handling a large number of connected devices to your whole home. With a mesh network spread across multiple Deco X10 units, TP-Link says that you'll be able to use the Deco X10's backhaul of up to 1.95Gbps to get a consistently speedy connection in every corner of your home.
The Archer AX6000, meanwhile, ratchets things down a bit with speeds of up to 1148Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 4804Mbps on the 5GHz band. The AX6000 also aims to maintain your connection in busy Wi-Fi areas by intelligently ignoring interference from your neighbors' wireless routers.
Rounding out the family is the Archer AX1800, which offers Wi-Fi 6, without any extra bells or whistles, at a budget price.
The Deco X10 is expected to launch in Q3 2019 at a cost of $350 for a two-pack. Meanwhile, the Archer AX11000 and AX6000 launch this month at $450 and $350, respectively. Finally, the Archer AX1800 is set to launch in Q3 2019 for $130.
