TP-Link joins the mesh router fight with the Deco M5
TP-Link is finally getting into the mesh router game today with a new model called the Deco M5.
The Deco M5 works just like other multi-unit router systems: rather than having a single router beam Wi-Fi throughout a home, the Deco system asks buyers to place several smaller routers in different rooms, where they can then work together to reach more space with a stronger signal.
TP-Link went with a dual-band setup, which means lower prices and smaller routers — the same play Google Wifi, Eero, Luma, and most others have gone with. But it also means slower overall speeds than a tri-band system like Netgear’s Orbi or Linksys’ Velop, which both use a third grouping of antennas so their routers can communicate without impacting traffic to…
