Thanks for the feedback! Glad it was clear.

It should perform well.

@@landpet So, I installed it and I’m returning it. I don’t have any 6E devices yet but I get better speeds from my XT8 on Wi-Fi 6 devices. After I got it all setup and tested it out, I had a slightly slower system with fewer options. At this point I would either stick with the XT8 or upgrade to the ET12 for the additional multi gig ports and features to future proof my home a bit. Or wait for the Wi-Fi 7 stuff to drop. The units themselves are also large and awkward.

@@landpet Does the ET12 broadcast 6Ghz on the same mesh SSID as the other bands or does it keep it separate like this XE200 does? In a wired backhaul.

Thanks!

I’m super excited about those!

Like we even have WiFi 6E standard yet. WiFi 6 isn’t even mandatory until 2025, WiFi 6E in 2027.

@@imperialdoggo5826 .. You do realize that most of these Wi-Fi mesh units you can't even use Wi-Fi 6 on them because they use Wi-Fi 6 for their Mesh backbone!!?? The point of the newer TP-Links with Wi-Fi 7 is because they have at least 2x 2.5 GbE one for WAN (ISP) and one for your LAN (local network).

This is very good, so is the ASUS ET12. I'll do a comparison between the two in a future video. Short summary is that the ASUS provides better range, 2 "fast" 2.5Gb ports and is more customizable. I think this one has better wireless backhaul speeds and 1 really fast 10Gbps port and costs less. My recommendation would be, if your internet speeds are gigabit or less, this is a better buy. If your internet speeds are between gigabit and 2.5Gbps, I would go with the ET12 if you're going to use wired backhaul. If your internet speeds are faster than 2.5Gbps, then this is a better choice cause it has the fast 10Gbps port. Unless you really want to drop some money and get the Orbi RBKE963.

@@landpet Thanks for the overview! I’m using FiOS at slightly under 1Gbps. While I value the features available in the ASUS, my desire at this point is performance and stability. I am using the ASUS XT8 right now and it’s great, but it has odd issues from time to time and just seems a little more buggy than it should be. I love having the features but if I’m being honest, I don’t really use them. I worry that the ET12 might suffer from the same odd bugs occasionally.

Thanks! That's a tough choice, if you're internet speeds are gigabit or less, I probably would go with the Deco XE200 since they cost less than the ET12. ET12 has more range and two fast ports where the XE200 has one very fast port. If you need a ton of options, ET12 is the way to go but the Deco is a simplified machine with great results.

Ok great, Thank you, Yes I Pay for Gigabit.

I recently purchased the TP-Link XE200, I must say i am impressed. !!! My house is now saturated with strong wifi ( all 3 levels) anywhere from 500 mbps at the at the farthest point to 750-900 mbps in the same room to the router NOTE and only using wireless backhaul. Additionally my mailbox is about 250 ft away and I am getting about 40 mbps. The complete set up for the router and satellite took 5 minutes. I used your advise and used the old network names and all my devices connected seamlessly. Thanks for the advise.

I agree. I would've preferred that to 1 10Gb port.

You could use a 10Gbit managed switch and have your WAN and LAN on VLANs through the 10G port. You'd cap out at 5Gbps WAN speed though (5Gbit through lan + 5Gbit WAN) minus any overhead. However, more realistically you'd have 1.5Gbit WAN and 8.5Gbit left over for LAN. Multi gig internet connections are a pointless gimmick in 99.9% of applications as most download servers only support 1Gbit these days. The only scenario where it makes sense if if you're in a house with more than 200 people... which is no longer a house so much as a hotel or other business.

Thanks! I use open speed test server and run the speed tests off my PC which is fairly quick (network card is limited to 2.5Gbps) Ryzen 5950X, 32GB (low latency) RAM, RTX3090, Samsung 980 Pro NVMe SSDs, etc.

I would use 2 for that size. There can be negative effects if you use too many but 2 is fine for that

Yeah, unfortunately, there are others that have the same limitations like the Linksys Atlas MAX 6E. Only the Orbi RBKE963 and ASUS ET12 have dual "fast" ports. For my internet speeds, this would be fine since I'm limited to gigabit but anything faster, I would want 2 fast ports.

@@landpet I suppose, they'll just churn out another model, with additional, faster ports. When they figure enough users have faster than Gigabit internet. They don't look after their customers though! Look what they did with their M9 models. They promised to enable the, included, USB port with a firmware update. Two years later and Users are still pleading for it on their forums, with no response from TP-Link.

You can use 2 nodes and have the same SSID however only one of them would connect to your modem directly. The other would have to connect to the deco or a switch. I’ve done videos on the setup guide. If you keep your isp router, you would need to run the deco in access point mode however I would recommend you disable or remove your isp router and have this connect directly to the modem and use this with the other deco as the mesh

No problem. I’d get the be85, I have reviews on that as well

I haven’t tried VLAN so I can’t say

Thanks, well this mesh system creates your LAN. So I'm not quite sure I understand the question, this mesh is supposed to connect to your modem via ethernet which it then creates your LAN. I did a video on how to connect Deco XE75 in pretty much all the possible ways, the same logic applies to this mesh system: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7x7hbR11NHPmHk.html

No problem! Good question, let me change the response a bit. It's not that wifi 6E doesn't support that, it's that certain mesh/routers don't support that, it has nothing to do with the wifi standard. So if you got an ASUS ET12 Pro, you can separate all the bands and call them a different name (SSID) and the ET12 Pro is also a mesh wifi 6e system. I'm not running the deco at the moment but from what I remember, you can't separate the 2.4 from the 5GHz however you can with the 6GHz by calling it a different name. So you will have 2 SSID's with this one instead of 3. I would check out the ASUS ET12 Pro if that's what you're looking for, there are other models from other brands that support this feature as well.

@@landpet Thank you ver much!

@@landpet That means: With the ET12 Pro i can combine 2.4ghz+5Ghz+6Ghz all in one SSID?

XE200 or GT6, whichever is cheaper is the one I would get

By this weekend, hopefully sooner.

@@landpet Excellent, will be looking forward to it.

Thanks for watching and sharing! I have to look at the numbers again for the ET12 but there are advantages to both. Et12 has the better range and two fast ports so it's great for internet speeds over gigabit. This one I think has better wireless backhaul speeds and a crazy fast port but only one of those. I'll make a video comparing the two in the future. Simple way: if you have internet speeds over gigabit or need range or need tons of options, Asus is the way to go. If you plan on using wireless backhaul, or have internet up to gigabit or want to save some money for with this Deco

@@landpet hi. So I have gigabit internet speed and it's a 2 br apartment with close to 150 plus smart home devices connected. And I shall be doing wired backhaul. So which one would you suggest

I will be comparing them when I get the numbers from the nest WiFi pro. Interesting to see since the XE75 is my favorite budget pick as of now without see the nest numbers.

X60 doesn’t have 6GHz to use. It would communicate via the 5GHz and 2.4GHz, just not sure how the XE200 would handle that on the dedicated backhaul. My assumption is it would just connect to it via both the 5GHz and 2.4GHz regardless of the dedicated backhaul but it’s something I haven’t tested so I don’t know.

Just buy another deco with 6ghz capability problem solved.

I haven’t tried the xt12, I’ve tried the et12. They’re both good but the xe200 has better wireless backhaul speeds, so I would go with that. If you were doing wired backhaul, I would go with the xt12

@@landpet thanks for your answer, I hesitate now between the netgear raxe500 and the tp link xe200? The range of the raxe500 will be enough for a 1600 square feet flat?

@@christopheeychenne5604 Yes, raxe500 will be good for a 1600 sq ft flat assuming it's centrally placed within your home. Otherwise I would stick with a mesh system.

The 5GHz and 2.4GHz are also in use in my tests, 6GHz is very fast with very short range,5GHz is fast with normal range, 2.4GHz is slow with incredible range. During my range tests as I go farther away, my WiFi device is switching between the bands as I move farther away. This all happens automatically

XE200 provides better wireless backhaul speeds and better wifi speeds assuming you have compatible devices. Range is also pretty good but it all depends on the structure of your house and where you need coverage.

@@landpet 2600 sq foot home. 1GB provisioned to home. Avg wifi speed 500 mbps throughout with no deadspots. Wifi 6 and 6E devices

This one is close to best of the best. The best of the best is the Orbi RBKE963 but it does cost 2x this one

@@landpet thanks!

I have a lot of routers, pretty much everything I review I have minus the older ones which I no longer own.

@@landpet i have Asus xt8 bur i Will try the new Google nest wifi 6E wired

Yup, that's next. No problem

I don't think so as of now, maybe in the future.

Now they do (in 2023)

It would be nice to have LAN aggregation to give a faster wired backhaul in the case internet speeds are above gigabit.

@@landpet You are certainly right. In addition, WAN aggregation is needed as my apartment has a 1G+1G connection and unfortunately not a 2.5/10G without paying more. Please help use your influence to persuade TP-Link to develop this software/hardware feature haha - thanks!

Thanks appreciate the feedback. Here's my reasoning: My older videos used to be just internet speed tests. Now I do internet speed tests and local speed tests. Many people have asked for local speed tests since different people have different internet speeds. So if I cap the router to my Internet connection speeds, it doesn't show how fast it can go for someone with faster internet. I include local speed tests regardless if I buy the router or receive it for review.

@@landpet Fair enough!

It does cost quite a bit more than there standard ones but it does deliver on performance. It really just depends what you're looking for since the XE75 or XE75 Pro get close to this in performance depending on the scenario with a much lower price tag.