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Baku@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago

Oh, neat, Iā€™m actually looking into getting a mesh setup at the new house. I settled on TP-Link Deco XE75 Pros. Way overkill for my shitty FTTC connection, but they seem like a decent enough option for my future proofing wishes

Fair warning, if you look on Reddit, literally no brand is good enough for anyone, and theyā€™ll recommend Uniquiti/Cisco corporate grade equipment. Personally, I am only considering TP-Link or Netgear. However, Asus or Amazon Eero also seem like options worth looking at.

Iā€™m avoiding Asus because I bought one of their routers and have had nonstop bad experiences with it. Netgear is on the pricier side and has a few less features at the price point, and apparently has gone down the drain (although my only experience with them was with a NetGear NightHawk 4G router which was amazing, but pricey).

I think TP-Link strikes a good balance of price, and feature set, at the cost of reliability and customer service. Amazons Eero devices seem fine, I am envisioning theyā€™re somewhat similar to iPhones - less feature rich, a bit pricier, but more intuitive to setup, and less prone to breaking. But itā€™s Amazon, and some core features are locked behind a paywall

Iā€™ve not got any experience with Google Mesh, and didnā€™t even realise they offered mesh, so canā€™t offer any feedback about it. But I do own a google pixel and have loved it, do kind of assume their mesh would be similar

Personally, I like value for money, and donā€™t mind having to fix things every time they break, including with hours of technical tinkering and research if needed, hence why I think TP is the best for my needs.

TL;DR: For you, Iā€™d probably go with Google. Just know that it will probably offer less features, as youā€™re likely going to pay for the brand name and all the little things and general user experience/ease of use. But thatā€™s my biased, subjective, opinion based on my other experiences with Google

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