The TP-Link RE605x Wifi repeater goes below €70 at Amazon, a drop of around 17% on the price usually found. This is currently our best value for money.
The TP-Link RE650x is a wall-mounted type wifi repeater. This model is WiFi 6 (802.11ax) compatible for a theoretical maximum cumulative speed of 1800 Mb/s. Its passage in the lab allowed us to see what it really offers in practice.
TP-Link RE605x
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Ergonomics
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Debits
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Consumption
The TP-Link RE605x repeater offers particularly easy installation and configuration. The speeds are also high-flying with up to 315 Mb/s measured. Only slight defect, the range – despite external antennas – is not higher than that of models with integrated antennas, or even slightly lower.
Strong points
- Simple installation and configuration.
- Good speeds in lightly cluttered interiors.
Weak points
- Lower flow rates in complicated conditions.
- No female socket.
- Mesh function limited to TP-Link devices.
Alternatively
Netgear EX6130
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Ergonomics
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Debits
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Signal strength
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Consumption
Very simple to implement, this repeater is also particularly practical with its female electrical outlet and its positioning assistance mode. Offering decent speeds and a convincing Fast Lane acceleration mode, it ultimately only suffers with its signal strength, which is a little less good than that of the superior model.