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TP-Link Launches the $99 Archer BE3600 WiFi 7 Router

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To date, WiFi 7 routers have been costing hundreds of dollars, with high-end models going for as much as US$800 for standard routers, with mesh systems easily breaking the US$1000 barrier. TP-Link's new Archer BE3600—also known as the Archer BE230 in some markets—is the polar opposite to those expensive routers, as it's being sold for a mere US$99. We've even found it for less than that in some countries, although we've also seen the BE230 model for twice as much, so the pricing varies quite a lot depending on where you live. You might be wondering how much router you get for your money, since there has to be some trade-offs, right?

Well, you wouldn't be wrong, but there are fewer trade-offs than we expected. As the model name implies, the combined WiFi speed is 3600 Mbps in theory, with the 5 GHz radio delivering up to 2882 Mbps and the 2.4 GHz radio delivering up to 688 Mbps. Both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios are 2x2, but at least the 5 GHz radio supports up to 240 MHz channel width, although 160 MHz is far more common on the device side. However, there's no 6 GHz radio to be found at this price, which isn't entirely unexpected at this price point. However, new features like Multi-Link Operation (MLO) are supported. You also get a pair of 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports, something only routers at around twice the price of the Archer BE3600 has featured so far. There's even a USB 3.0 for those that want to connect up a storage device to their router as a makeshift network drive. According to a teardown done by the FCC, the Archer BE3600 is based on a Broadcom SoC with integrated WiFi and a Realtek switch for the Gigabit ports.



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Good to see more WiFi 7 routers appearing at lower prices. No 6GHz might suck, especially if all the bands and channels (including DFS) are occupied.

Like the article mentioned, you get MLO. But there is another important feature with WiFi 7: Flexible Channel Utilization aka preamble puncturing, blocking off a portion of a channel that got interference, and WiFi still working. With earlier WiFi the channel with interference just might stop working completely. Or as one reviewer mentioned "Wi-Fi 7 handles interference more gracefully by slicing off the portion of a channel with interference, 20MHz at a time, and keeping the clean part usable. " I currently don't have a WiFi 7 router, and don't have a lot of money, but I did have a chance to try out 2 WiFi 7 routers before, and this does work nicely - no more disconnects in a high density environment (aka apartment), sure WiFi slows down, but it does keep working.
 

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Good to see more WiFi 7 routers appearing at lower prices. No 6GHz might suck, especially if all the bands and channels (including DFS) are occupied.

Like the article mentioned, you get MLO. But there is another important feature with WiFi 7: Flexible Channel Utilization aka preamble puncturing, blocking off a portion of a channel that got interference, and WiFi still working. With earlier WiFi the channel with interference just might stop working completely. Or as one reviewer mentioned "Wi-Fi 7 handles interference more gracefully by slicing off the portion of a channel with interference, 20MHz at a time, and keeping the clean part usable. " I currently don't have a WiFi 7 router, and don't have a lot of money, but I did have a chance to try out 2 WiFi 7 routers before, and this does work nicely - no more disconnects in a high density environment (aka apartment), sure WiFi slows down, but it does keep working.
Puncturing is also supported, since it has 240 MHz channel support.
 
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“You might be wondering how much outer you get for your money, since there has to be some trade-offs, right?”

Either it’s an expression I am not familiar with or a typo. Not sure what outer means in this context.
 
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Ah hah, the Toilet Paper folks strike again.....

Remember the saying: "cheap is as cheap does"

And also remember that they HAD to cut some corners somewhere to get to that $99 price point, and since the chipset and radio are the most expensive parts of any router, that's probably where the savings come from, that and thin, flimsy plastic housing and bottom barrel antennae.......

Yet it may work fine for a while, but after about 6 months, you'll be shopping for a new router again, hopefully having learned your lesson & get a known quality unit :D
 

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“You might be wondering how much outer you get for your money, since there has to be some trade-offs, right?”

Either it’s an expression I am not familiar with or a typo. Not sure what outer means in this context.
Fixed, thanks.
 
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WiFi 7 is not yet ratified, and even the manual for this router states:
This router may not support all the mandatory features as ratified in the IEEE 802.11be specification.

Currently there are no details with regards to what chipset the Archer BE3600 is based on, but a guess would be either MediaTek or Realtek at this price point.
Since it's an access point available in the US it's got mandatory FCC testing results which include internal photos. Looks like it's a Broadcom BCM6764 which might be a lower cost version of Broadcom BCM6765.
 
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You don't think I checked the FCC database? It's not there, at least not if it's certified by TP-Link.
And no, not all WiFi 7 routers are Broadcom based.

I have a feeling it's using the Realtek 8198DS.

Also just realised I trusted a bad source for the specs, both radios are only 2x2, which makes it even more likely that it's based on the Realtek platform.
What do you mean "it's not there"? I posted a link to the report, registered by TP-LINK CORPORATION PTE.LTD. - 2BCGW (Singapore). Even the case in the photos looks very similar to the photos in this article.
I know that not all WiFi 7 are Broadcom. UniFi is using Qualcomm for example.
 
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Ah hah, the Toilet Paper folks strike again.....

Remember the saying: "cheap is as cheap does"

And also remember that they HAD to cut some corners somewhere to get to that $99 price point, and since the chipset and radio are the most expensive parts of any router, that's probably where the savings come from, that and thin, flimsy plastic housing and bottom barrel antennae.......

Yet it may work fine for a while, but after about 6 months, you'll be shopping for a new router again, hopefully having learned your lesson & get a known quality unit :D

Have had a TP-Link AX3000 something WiFi6 router for years. While I am shocked it's still going, it's been going fine. Before that NetGear, D-Link, Linksys, Cisco...all die year after year, usually a few days after the warranty is up.
 

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What do you mean "it's not there"? I posted a link to the report, registered by TP-LINK CORPORATION PTE.LTD. - 2BCGW (Singapore). Even the case in the photos looks very similar to the photos in this article.
I know that not all WiFi 7 are Broadcom. UniFi is using Qualcomm for example.
Right, the link didn't really show up, my bad.
I checked two other TP-Link companies, good to know that there's a third that doesn't come up if you search for TP-Link.
Updated the news post accordingly.
 
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Pretty impressed honestly.. If it weren't for my single outside deco unit making me want to go all deco, this would be a good upgrade incase one of my routers (used as ap) dies.
 
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Ah hah, the Toilet Paper folks strike again.....

Remember the saying: "cheap is as cheap does"

And also remember that they HAD to cut some corners somewhere to get to that $99 price point, and since the chipset and radio are the most expensive parts of any router, that's probably where the savings come from, that and thin, flimsy plastic housing and bottom barrel antennae.......

Yet it may work fine for a while, but after about 6 months, you'll be shopping for a new router again, hopefully having learned your lesson & get a known quality unit :D
TP-Link somehow managed to do cheap and reliable in many cases and versions.

Like other posts, I can confirm that they do last a long while.

But then again, with any new product you never know. I tend to be in the "wait and see" crowd. Could be great, could be worst thing imaginable.

//

Another thing someone noted was that WiFi 7 isn't ratified yet. This whole ratification business confused the living hell out of me, with so many WiFi 7 products popping up and certification since early 2024, I didn't know what to think. But its basically the RC-version of WiFi 7. And while I need a new router badly, I'd rather wait till its actually ready
 
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Ah hah, the Toilet Paper folks strike again.....

Remember the saying: "cheap is as cheap does"

And also remember that they HAD to cut some corners somewhere to get to that $99 price point, and since the chipset and radio are the most expensive parts of any router, that's probably where the savings come from, that and thin, flimsy plastic housing and bottom barrel antennae.......

Yet it may work fine for a while, but after about 6 months, you'll be shopping for a new router again, hopefully having learned your lesson & get a known quality unit :D
It was only a year ago researchers found malicious firmware in that brand, they probably kept costs down by selling off the rights to implanting more to the highest bidder. :laugh:
 
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Intriguing, but as others have said already,......I have concerns,.....
 

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The design with upper panel in openings screams dust collecting device.

Have had a TP-Link AX3000 something WiFi6 router for years. While I am shocked it's still going, it's been going fine. Before that NetGear, D-Link, Linksys, Cisco...all die year after year, usually a few days after the warranty is up.

Simply get a Tenda.
 
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I just "upgraded" my Asus AC86U to an AX86U. Yesterday I had some guy telling me how his google mesh unit "solved" his buffering issue for Neflix. I was like, you live in a two bedroom condo. You can't find a router that covers 1000 sq ft and stick your Roku stick on a channel with no interference?
 
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I just "upgraded" my Asus AC86U to an AX86U. Yesterday I had some guy telling me how his google mesh unit "solved" his buffering issue for Neflix. I was like, you live in a two bedroom condo. You can't find a router that covers 1000 sq ft and stick your Roku stick on a channel with no interference?
The AX68U is already EOL.
 
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I hope that was an AX68U Pro, as the AX68U is EOL.

86 not 68 (I believe Merlin is still supporting the AX68U)

also FYI
TP-LINK TL-7DR3610 • BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 • FL860 • AC|WiFi (26167)

CPU: Airoha AN7563PT 2x @1.0GHz (6nm), 128/512MB
WLAN: MediaTek MT7991BV/MT7976CN, 2T2R/3T3R
 

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86 not 68
Pro version though I hope, as the 86 is doesn't have long left either apparently. I always mix up their models, as they have too many with similar model names.
also FYI
TP-LINK TL-7DR3610 • BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 • FL860 • AC|WiFi (26167)

CPU: Airoha AN7563PT 2x @1.0GHz (6nm), 128/512MB
WLAN: MediaTek MT7991BV/MT7976CN, 2T2R/3T3R
That's a different router that only appears to be available in xina.
Airoha is a MediaTek company. They spun off their Bluetooth, GNSS, cable modem and fibre networking stuff there.
 
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Pro version though I hope
no, just regular. As long as Merlin keeps supporting it I'm good. It has a very important job of non stop streaming Tik Tok videos, youtube cartoons, and facebook scrolling. Oh and stream music to me while I mow the lawn (which it does) and do yard work.
 

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no, just regular. As long as Merlin keeps supporting it I'm good. It has a very important job of non stop streaming Tik Tok videos, youtube cartoons, and facebook scrolling. Oh and stream music to me while I mow the lawn (which it does) and do yard work.
That's the problem, as soon as Asus makes a product EOL, they stop doing GPL software and Merlin can no longer support them.
 
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Cool to see wifi 7 already getting cheaper. But on a bit of a side note, why do manufacturers continue to waste 2.5gbps ports for wan connections!? Gigabit internet connections are not that frequent, let alone multi gigabit ones, while network storage is ever more present. Doesn't make sense to me.

WiFi 7 is not yet ratified, and even the manual for this router states:



Since it's an access point available in the US it's got mandatory FCC testing results which include internal photos. Looks like it's a Broadcom BCM6764 which might be a lower cost version of Broadcom BCM6765.

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Hopefully production versions are better built :fear:
 
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For ~$100 USD it might be worth playing with for a bit.

Personally I’m partial to Synology routers. I really like that Synology SRM.
 
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