By Matt Hanson
The TP-Link Archer C5400 v2 is an upgraded version of the C5400, coming with a new (lower) price, and a number of smart home features that will appeal to people who have a house full of Amazon Echos, Hue lightbulbs and other connected gadgets.
Even if you’re not the sort of person who likes barking orders at Alexa, the TP-Link Archer C5400 v2 comes with a build quality and level of performance that we’ve come to expect from TP-Link.
So, on paper at least, the TP-Link Archer C5400 v2 is a router that should appeal to enthusiasts, gamers, small businesses and even casual users alike. That’s a pretty diverse audience, so can this router please everyone, or is it a jack-of-all-trades? Read on to find out.
Price and availability
The TP-Link Archer C5400 v2 can be bought for around £250 ($299.99, AU$469), which is expensive for a router, although not as pricey as the original TP-Link Archer C5400, which cost £350 (around $490, AU$650) when it was first released.
That price puts it in the same bracket at the Billion BiPac 8900AX-2400 and the Synology RT2600ac, two feature-packed routers that are good enough to feature in our best wireless routers list.
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Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac