This router is a gem for its price. Full Gigabit and dual band for 40 EUR. Wifi speed is 2 times faster than with older WDR3600 from 2011, and coverage is better. For 50 m2 apartment like mine it is more than enough.
I’m only missing USB port, and I’d gladly pay +10 EUR for it. There are other TP-Link models with USB port in 50 EUR prive range, but their specs are inferior to C6. Even latest C7 V5 has only 16 MB of Flash and same 128 MB of RAM – but it is almost 2x expensive!
Mike
5 years ago
Should I buy an Archer C1200 or Archer C6? I currently have a TL-WR1043ND and a weak wifi signal in the second room separated by a hallway and two walls, at a distance of about 7 meters. I want to stream the signal to the SteamLink or Android Box.
Plzz reply
“Why ac1200 was better for u..? ” I don’t need usb. But I need it for coverage and speed
Razvan
5 years ago
Thank you for this review! It convinced me to purchase this router and it was a great choice. Impeccable performance for my needs that I was expecting to get from a router that would cost 3x more. On cable (Fiberlink 1000) i must say I got better performance than the one highlighted in your tests. Download speed goes beyond 900 Mbps. These honest and thorough reviews helped me decide what is the best product for me.
sir which is better to buy at same price…. archer c6 or ac1200 ? is the usb port on ac1200 makes a difference or mu-mimo on archer c6 ? and what is your pick ?
My Internet fiber speed is 300Mbps, and with CAT5e cable I can achieve 300Mbps BUT with Access Point mode’s Archer C6 AC1200 5GHz WiFi, I can only obtain 150Mbps to 240Mbps range most of the time; although the link speed shown in Windows’ “Network and Sharing Center” is 867Mbps; is this normal? How can I achieve 300Mbps for the 5GHz WiFi? Thank you.
Typo error. It should be Archer A6 AC1200 in Access Point mode. NOT “C6”.
My Internet fiber speed is 300Mbps, and with CAT5e cable I can achieve 300Mbps BUT with Access Point mode’s Archer A6 AC1200 5GHz WiFi, I can only obtain 150Mbps to 240Mbps range most of the time; although the link speed shown in Windows’ “Network and Sharing Center” is 867Mbps; is this normal? How can I achieve 300Mbps for the 5GHz WiFi? Thank you.
Soutrik Sengupta
4 years ago
Can it be paired with Tp-Link RE 200 Wifi N 300Mbps Dual Band AC750 Range Extender? Does this router has the option setup range extender from the settings panel.
From the tests you performed the Tenda AC10 seems a little better(both in internet speed and coverage).
Considering you have both which one would you recommend? Prices are similar right now.
Thank you in advance.
Very weak router. The old one of the same company was so comfortable to use and with so many trims, and this one is hard to adjust and works slowly. There is no description of extending an existing network wirelessly. It is regularly hammered at certain settings.
Per Kofoed
4 years ago
Great review. I buy the router, thanks.
rahul
4 years ago
Hi I am confused between 3 router tplink archer c1200, tplink archer c6 and tenda ac10 any suggestion
Take the Archer C6 v.2 , I have netgear R7800 and Archer C6 v.2 as a back up, C6 v.2 has MU MIMO and beamforming, it costs much cheaper, I dont see much difference beside the price and 2xUSB in R7800, I use Dlink usb wifi adapter DWA 182 ver D1 with MU MIMO. The best price for what U get.
Suresh
3 years ago
Superb reviews and detailed reviews…. Thank you????????????????
This router is a gem for its price. Full Gigabit and dual band for 40 EUR. Wifi speed is 2 times faster than with older WDR3600 from 2011, and coverage is better. For 50 m2 apartment like mine it is more than enough.
I’m only missing USB port, and I’d gladly pay +10 EUR for it. There are other TP-Link models with USB port in 50 EUR prive range, but their specs are inferior to C6. Even latest C7 V5 has only 16 MB of Flash and same 128 MB of RAM – but it is almost 2x expensive!
Should I buy an Archer C1200 or Archer C6? I currently have a TL-WR1043ND and a weak wifi signal in the second room separated by a hallway and two walls, at a distance of about 7 meters. I want to stream the signal to the SteamLink or Android Box.
I personally enjoyed the Archer C1200 better.
Hi Mr. Ciprian Adrian Rusen, can you please kindly elaborate more why you prefer Archer C1200 more than C6? Thanks!
Even if the C1200 doesn’t have MIMO?
Plzz reply
“Why ac1200 was better for u..? ” I don’t need usb. But I need it for coverage and speed
Thank you for this review! It convinced me to purchase this router and it was a great choice. Impeccable performance for my needs that I was expecting to get from a router that would cost 3x more. On cable (Fiberlink 1000) i must say I got better performance than the one highlighted in your tests. Download speed goes beyond 900 Mbps. These honest and thorough reviews helped me decide what is the best product for me.
Happy to help. 😉
sir which is better to buy at same price…. archer c6 or ac1200 ? is the usb port on ac1200 makes a difference or mu-mimo on archer c6 ? and what is your pick ?
Read my comments above. Other people had the same question.
can anyone tell me the channel number of archer c6 v2 router in 5ghz????
The Archer C6 v2 has only 8MB Flash and not 64MB !!!
You are correct. The error was fixed. Thank you!
My Internet fiber speed is 300Mbps, and with CAT5e cable I can achieve 300Mbps BUT with Access Point mode’s Archer C6 AC1200 5GHz WiFi, I can only obtain 150Mbps to 240Mbps range most of the time; although the link speed shown in Windows’ “Network and Sharing Center” is 867Mbps; is this normal? How can I achieve 300Mbps for the 5GHz WiFi? Thank you.
Typo error. It should be Archer A6 AC1200 in Access Point mode. NOT “C6”.
My Internet fiber speed is 300Mbps, and with CAT5e cable I can achieve 300Mbps BUT with Access Point mode’s Archer A6 AC1200 5GHz WiFi, I can only obtain 150Mbps to 240Mbps range most of the time; although the link speed shown in Windows’ “Network and Sharing Center” is 867Mbps; is this normal? How can I achieve 300Mbps for the 5GHz WiFi? Thank you.
Can it be paired with Tp-Link RE 200 Wifi N 300Mbps Dual Band AC750 Range Extender? Does this router has the option setup range extender from the settings panel.
You can check the menu yourself->
https://emulator.tp-link.com/c6-eu-v2/index.html
From the tests you performed the Tenda AC10 seems a little better(both in internet speed and coverage).
Considering you have both which one would you recommend? Prices are similar right now.
Thank you in advance.
TP-Link has much better firmware.
Very weak router. The old one of the same company was so comfortable to use and with so many trims, and this one is hard to adjust and works slowly. There is no description of extending an existing network wirelessly. It is regularly hammered at certain settings.
Great review. I buy the router, thanks.
Hi I am confused between 3 router tplink archer c1200, tplink archer c6 and tenda ac10 any suggestion
Take the Archer C6 v.2 , I have netgear R7800 and Archer C6 v.2 as a back up, C6 v.2 has MU MIMO and beamforming, it costs much cheaper, I dont see much difference beside the price and 2xUSB in R7800, I use Dlink usb wifi adapter DWA 182 ver D1 with MU MIMO. The best price for what U get.
Superb reviews and detailed reviews…. Thank you????????????????
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Hi sir, if u had given an option to choose b/w tp link archer c6 n tenda ac 10 then which one would u choose. kindly reply
My Archer C6 router displays “Weak Security”. What security type does this have? Recommended security type is WPA2(AES) or WPA3.