With Black Friday right around the corner, we’re starting to see excellent deals on wireless routers. One particular deal that caught our eye is on the TP-Link Archer GE800, a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router aimed at gaming enthusiasts.
The Archer GE800 has an MSRP of $599, and when we reviewed it back in September, it had a street price of $469. However, Amazon is currently selling the Archer GE800 for just $399, representing a 33% discount off the MSRP. There’s one extra discount available if you have an Amazon Prime Visa credit card — the Archer GE800 qualifies for 15 percent in cashback instead of the usual 5 percent that you get with the Amazon Prime Visa.
We reviewed the Archer GE800 and found that it delivers stunning performance across all three bands (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz). Although the Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro has since surpassed it in outright 6 GHz speed, the Archer GE800 delivered an impressive 2,730 Mbps at close range, falling to 1,980 Mbps at 25 feet. The router was no slouch in 5 GHz performance either, surpassing 1,800 Mbps at 6 feet with iPerf3.
For gamers especially, wired connectivity is just as much of a priority as wireless performance. TP-Link includes two 10 Gbps ports on the Archer GE800, one of which is for your high-speed ISP connection, while the other is for LAN. You’ll also find four 2.5 Gbps LAN ports, a single SFP+ port, and a USB 3.0 port. There’s even an internal fan to keep all the electronics cool when your network is hopping with traffic, be it from bandwidth-demanding games like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 or multiple TVs streaming Netflix and Disney Plus in your home.
TP-Link offers a comprehensive web interface that lets you tweak the network to your exacting tastes. There’s also a full assortment of gaming-related optimizations to ensure you can fight lag in your intense multiplayer gaming sessions.
At $399, the TP-Link Archer GE800 isn’t cheap, but it is a solid, high-performance Wi-Fi 7 router that ticks all the pertinent boxes for gaming enthusiasts.
