With hundreds of the best Wi-Fi routers to choose from, you’d think that there’d be the right one for every need, budget and level of performance. Think again, because there are so many similar products that lack at least one key factor that finding the right device to fill your home with data can make Sisyphus’s task seem easy.
To start, there are several categories that define at a 20,000 foot level what to expect. For instance, forget about getting wide 160MHz data channels and the ability to deliver data over four bands in a budget router. Still, it might cost one-quarter what a high-performance or gaming router costs that includes those features. Plus, this ignores the best mesh Wi-Fi systems that team a host router with dedicated wireless satellites to send data to a home’s every nook and cranny.
