TP-Link Dual-Band BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 Router Archer BE230 | 4-Stream | 2×2.5G + 3×1G Ports, USB 3.0, 2.0 GHz Quad Core, 4 Antennas | VPN, EasyMesh, HomeShield, MLO, Private IOT | Free Expert Support

Nice
Very awesome router fast not bad to setup and works well

Decent but limited AC1200 WiFi router
I bought this TP-Link AC1200 Gigabit Smart WiFi Route to replace a 10 year old Rosewill NLite 150 which was running DD-WRT firmware. The Rosewill was getting flakey, losing some hardwired LAN connections and the only way to remedy it was a reboot. I’m not a super heavy WiFi user but my wireless devices have increased over the past few years, with the addition of 3 Roku TV’s , so the additional 5ghz band and MIMO is a welcome feature over the old router. The biggest benefit from this TP-Link in my situation has been the Gigabit LAN/WAN ports, I’m now getting full bandwidth from my ISP and this router has doubled my wired speed connections. Wifi is an improvement, but not nearly as what I expected. If I manage to get a 5GHz connection the download speeds are fantastic but the 2.4Ghz tops out at 50mbps. This is very good and better than my old router which maxed out at 35mbps on 2.4Ghz, so I can’t fault the TP-Link AC1200 too much. The WiFi signal is “OK” in my smallish brick ranch home but not gangbusters over my old device. Setup is very easy, the interface is really dumbed-down compared to what I’m used to with DD-WRT and there’s a decent amount of setting that can be changed in the advanced section. The Android tether app is cool and you can do some basic management of the router remotely.What I don’t like? Lack of control, especially DDNS. I’ve been a user of Afraid,org DDNS for years and this TP-Link only allows DynDNS (Paid DNS), NO-IP (Free) and TP-Link (Free). I’m currently using TP-Link’s free DDNS which seems to work well, but i wasn’t very happy losing my domain name with Afraid.org and having to reconfigure several applications to use the different DDNS. There’s also several other useful techie settings in DD-WRT that are completely omitted from this router, for instance bandwidth monitoring and logging, and running a VPN in flash memory without the need for a VPN client.All in all, and for the price I’m pleased with this purchase, but not ecstatic. If this TP-Link AC1200 lasts as long as my old router I’ll be very impressed. If you’re looking for a low cost WiFi router with beamforming, MIMO and gigabit LAN ports, you can’t go wrong with this one.

Simple, affordable, fast and probably the best solution for 85% of people out there/ non-enthusiasts
TLDR: I think Tom’s Hardware Guide said it best “Bringing Wi-Fi 7 to the masses… The TP-Link Archer BE3600 is cheap, but you also don’t get the full spec of features or performance of “true” Wi-Fi 7 routers”. If you’re not big into gaming and just want a no-frills router to support your 1 Gbps or lower internet connection, there’s nothing wrong with the Archer BE3600. I personally, am very happy with my purchase and it’s probably the best solution for 85% of people out there/ non-enthusiasts. NOTE: I paid $83 for this Wifi router using an Amazon coupon. Which I think is a very fair price for something I only plan to upgrade every 5-7 years, and only if I have to. I also live in a townhouse, so it’s not like the signal has to go 60+ft.Details:Upgrading from a TPLINK AC1750 (Archer A7) [release ~2018], using Comcast internet (Fast plan; up to 600 mbps down) and a Netgear AC1200 WiFi USB Adapter 802.11ac Dual Band, USB 3.0 (on my computer but in a USB 2.0 port) which was about 7 feet away from the wireless router and I saw a measurable increase in my download speeds (~45% from ~260mbps to ~380 mbps using Ookla speed test).Purportedly the TP-Link BE3600 which was released in the 2024/2025 timeframe uses the same frequency bands (5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands) as the older TPLINK AC1750 (Archer A7), but uses the newer and faster WIFI 7 (802.11be) vs the older WIFI 5 (802.11ac) protocols. The TP-Link BE3600 advertises up to 3.57 Gbps (aka 3570 Mbps; 2882 Mbps in 5 GHz band + 688 Mbps in 2.4 GHz band) whereas the Archer A7 only 1.75 Gbps (1300 Mbps in 5GHz + 450 Mbps in 2.4 GHz bands).Practically speaking the internet says anything above 100 Mbps should be able to run multiple devices pretty well streaming. But I’m upgrading anyway, because my mother needs a new router so she doesn’t have to pay $10/mo for one from the cable company.I have no complaints. Easy to setup and connect to. I realize I’m now probably being gated by my older Netgear AC1200 WiFi USB Adapter which is using a USB 2.0 port (max speed 480 mbps) but my speeds are enough for me; my newer gaming PC which sits about 10 ft away from the router and uses a built-in WIFI card (Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax) manages ~500 mbps down.CAVEAT: I do want to note my older Netis WF2120 Wireless N150 Nano USB Dongle 802.11 b/g/n (aka WIFI 1/3/4) on an older computer was not able to see the 2.4 GHz signal from the BE3600 whereas it could from the AC1750; so I replaced it. I ended up using a spare Wavlink 600M dual-band connectivity (2.4GHz and 5GHz) USB WiFi adapter which uses 802.11ac WIFI 5; and had to update the drivers on my older windows PC in the process (to recognize the Wavlink adapter).

I switched over to a new router as my old one was overheating and not reaching my full speed through the ISP. this router allows everyone in the house to connect their devices and it doesn’t slow down at all. A good buy.

good