Tp link archer c7 ac1750 review

Throughput near The router throughput (speed) of the communications is measured very near the router in an "open space" hallway. For our test, it was 8 feet away from the router in a hallway. For Mesh Routers, the client is placed 8 feet from the base. Performance will vary based on the size and construction of the house or apartment and how many floors, walls, doors, and other obstructions are between the router and receiving device.

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In a world of hopeless model numbers, the TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 is at least a breath of fresh air. It's a delight to have the friendly sounding Archer C7 appear on your list of network devices, while inside its ultra-gloss black chassis is some serious networking hardware. The TP-Link AC1750 is an affordable 802.11ac network and cable broadband router.

If you're savvy with networking numbers you'll know the 1750 indicates this is a full-speed state-of-the-art 802.11ac 1300mbps router, backed up with 3x3 450mbps 802.11n capabilities. It's also worth highlighting the 802.11n supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.

Three external antennas for plenty of capacity

TP-Link has taken a very traditional route for the design of the Archer C7 AC1750. It still boasts external antennas, something most other manufacturers have moved away from. These are 5dBi antennas and serve the 5GHz band, three more are internal and sort out the 2.4GHz range. At the back are four Gigabit LAN ports, plus a Gigabit WAN port. The goodies don't end there, with two USB 2.0 ports and buttons for WPS, power and wireless.

It's an impressive array of goods. The USB ports of course offer printer and NAS capabilities, including a built-in DLNA server. The Archer C7 is also IPv6 ready too, and offers a guest network to keep your files private. It offers a standard but very snappy and comprehensive web interface. Beginners can use the supplied setup CD, but otherwise you can just log directly into the interface and take it away.

All the LAN ports are gigabit-capable

The TP-Link offers odd performance with the new 802.11ac technology. Downstream speeds in the same room and one room away were good, averaging as high as 50MB/s. Writes, however, remained sluggish at 15MB/s - slower than the 802.11n performance despite connecting at the full 1300mbps rate. The 802.11n performance ranged from good to excellent, especially at extreme range.

Conclusion

As an affordable AC wireless router, the TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 has a lot to like. For the price you'll be getting everything you'd want from a higher-end model, without the price tag. It's a good looking and compact system that's easy to set up and fast to configure, with a no nonsense interface. We've actually been missing the old external antennas; we're not sure letting people fiddle with the positioning is necessarily a good thing, but they look cool.

We liked

Gigabit LAN and WAN ports all round is a big plus. The easy to use and comprehensive interface is another big plus for us. It's also important that is get a good 50MB/s at 802.11ac in the read tests, this is middleof-the-pack in terms of speed and is what you'd hope for. Oddly more impressively is the long-range 25m 802.11n speeds, which averaged as high as 18MB downstream and 11MB/s upstream. The fastest we've seen and one of the best mid-range speeds on record.

We disliked

The oddity for the TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 was the substandard 802.11ac upstream speeds. Despite a solid 1300mbps same-room connection, the transfer refused to go faster than 14MB/s or so. Even with the latest firmware update it stubbornly refused. It also put in one of the weakest 802.11ac efforts at distance manging a sub-par 16MB/s downstream and 7.6MB/s upstream.

Final verdict

The average 802.11ac upstream performance we feel is more of a blip for the TP-Link Archer C7, as it's still more than usable and is providing good to excellent downstream speeds, which are really more important. The real win is that you get a top-class dual-band 802.11n router thrown in, which is probably of more immediate help.

newer and more affordable Archer C6 can actually perform similarly if not outperform the Archer C7 on 5Ghz with AC1200 devices. You may say this is an unfair competition but most devices we use only have Wireless AC1200. So, do I still recommend this? Yes, considering it performs decently well and being rock solid stable. But, if you don’t mind the features, get the cheaper Archer C6 or upgrade to the Archer C2300.

Is TP

The TP-Link Archer C7 C7 (AC1750) undeniably failed to impress in our range or throughput testing and is noticeably sparse in terms of features. However, this router is fantastically easy to use and retails for much less than most of the competition in our review of the best wifi routers.

How fast is the Archer C7 AC1750?

With 1.3 Gbps wireless speeds over the crystal clear 5 GHz band and 450 Mbps over the 2.4 GHz band, the Archer C7 is the superior choice for seamless HD streaming, online gaming and other bandwidth-intensive tasks. The Archer C7 operates over both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, ensuring amazing wireless performance.

How old is AC1750?

The original model of this Netgear wireless router was released in 2013.

Is TP

The TP-Link Archer AX55, the successor to our previous top pick, the Archer AX50, is a Wi-Fi 6 router that hits the sweet spot between price and performance. For $100 to $125, it performs well enough and remains responsive when several devices are connected and using the Wi-Fi network at the same time.