With more and more people owning several smartphones, tablets and notebooks demand for high-performance wireless modem/routers has never been higher and although dual-band models are currently dominating the market thanks to their very tempting price/performance ratio for some people the more...

Build Quality; Design; AC5400 Technology (Concurrent 802.11n & Dual 802.11ac; Features (Beamforming; MU-MIMO And Tri-Band Technology; 8 High Gain Antennas; Web Interface; 4 Gigabit Ethernet Ports With Link Aggregation; USB 3.0 Port & USB 2.0 Port; Price (For Some

Wireless Performance (Compared To Other High-End Models; USB Performance (Compared To Linksys Models

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.

Unbelievable piece of kit! If your looking to upgrade from the standard virgin router this is what your after! Full 220MB on Wi-Fi from all rooms in the house, baring in mind it's a 3 storey building and the router is on the bottom floor! Can't speak highly enough of it.

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.

What's the difference between one router and another Much of that comes down to you. How many people are going to connect How much bandwidth are you getting from your ISP And for choosing a gaming router, what kind of games do you play

Purchased this router to replace decade old Linksys. Provides pretty good coverage throughout two story property. Worked for little over a year and WiFi stopped broadcasting. During investigation, the WiFi had been disabled in setting due to "WiFi restricted in your country or region" error;...

A router designed for gaming enthusiasts, the TP-Link Archer C5400X offers solid throughput speeds, built-in malware protection, and support for Alexa voice commands and IFTTT applets.

Fast throughput performance; Lots of LAN ports; Works with Alexa and IFTTT; Built-in malware and anti-virus tools

Expensive; Large footprint; Short on game-centric features; So-so file transfer speeds

The TP-Link Archer C5400X is an excellent enthusiast-grade router which retains an easy-to-use interface. It's incredibly fast, it covers a very wide area, and QoS shaping routines inside (and a not insignificant processor and memory combination) means it's ready for anything.

Very fast; Simple frontend; Swift setup; Exceptional 5Ghz performance

Very expensive; Not the nicest-looking device

TP-Link has released their latest gaming-focused router, the Archer C5400X. As the name implies, the AC5400X offers tri-band Wi-Fi speeds of up to 5400 Mpbs across both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.

Good overall performance; Integrated 8-port Gigabit switch; Robust security; management; and QoS features; Easy to setup and configure

Price; Extreme looks

It may be big and expensive, but TP-Link's Archer C5400X combines first-rate speed, range and built-in security to rule over all other gaming routers. Long live the king.

Excellent performance; Triband design; Customization potential; Security software

Big; Can't aim antennas; Expensive