Robust QoS and blazing 5 GHz throughput puts the Archer C5400X at the front of the gaming router pack.

Purchased 7-21-18 from MicroCenter. Extremely easy set up. Basically plug it in & go. Within a couple weeks problems started. Somewhere along the line the SSID of all 3 bands changed to the same name as the 2.4 band. This caused problems & took me a bit to realize what happened.

Overall this is the absolute best router I have ever purchased. The signal strength is powerful and range is very far. I tried the Linksys AC5400 before this TP Link and returned it after 4 days because it was not keeping a constant signal.

Great sleek design

- None to report so far after a week of use

Excellent coverage, which is what I was looking for. Covers my whole house and front and back yard, approximately 3/4 acre. Signal goes right through my steel roof easily.

Lacks the basic feature of loggin device connection/disconnection, making it impossible to debug connectivity issues properly, and to check if someone is accessing your network without permission.

We all have a wireless router, and to a certain extent, it's just that thing that sits in the corner of the house, collecting dust and hopefully going about its business without a lot of involvement on the part of the user.

Mind-blowing performance; enhanced functionality via HomeCare update proves TP-Link stands behind its products

Awkward shape makes placement difficult; dual 2166MHz 802.11ac radios don't auto-negotiate connections for the user

after using this product for a while, I found it's very buggy on auxiliary features, like if you were sharing very large file via ftp, then the file is not shared in whole, only a portion of the file are accessible, and if you were using parental control heavily, like putting 40 or more keywords in...

TP-Link calls the Archer C5400X a gaming router, yet the one area where it's conspicuously lacking is gamer-oriented features. Cynically, I find myself wondering whether TP-Link is trying to woo gamers simply because they tend to be less cost-averse than regular consumers.

Fantastic performance and range; Eight Ethernet ports; Friendly; feature-packed interface

The price; obviously; Not much here for gamers

This is WiFi 5 (802.11ac) WiFi 6 (802.11ax) is available and has many advantages

If you are going to buy a tri-band router, the TP-Link Archer C5400 is certainly an option to consider in terms of price. The router is priced at an average of 344 dollars in our price comparison, and it's easy to find for ten bucks less.