TP-Link Archer C80 AC1900 MU-MIMO Dual Band Wireless Gaming Router, Wi-Fi Speed Up to 1300 Mbps/5 GHz + 600 Mbps/2.4 GHz, Supports Parental Control, Guest Wi-Fi (Renewed)

I've upgraded to this router from an almost 10-year old dlink router, after it began capping the wifi at around 100mbps.I bought this for £53, which is pretty cheap for this router in question, as it's normally £80-ish. As soon as it arrived, I noticed how light it was, and set it up in the house. At first, nothing seemed too bad. The 5 GHz internet speed was around 200mbps, which is what our service is, but the 2.4GHz wouldn't ever go above 50mbps, and on average was around 20-30mbps even if the device was right next to the router, and didn't change no matter what settings I reconfigured; the 20-40MHz band width, the broadband signal type, the various available features etc...Not only this, the range seems to be pretty awful. In other rooms, the devices (2 of the 3 PC's 4 phones, 1 laptop) get bad signal, worse than our older Dlink router, which we were supposed to have upgraded from. The 2.4GHz in question barely got around 5mbps, and the 5GHz, thankfully still high, still only reaches about 100-150mbps.Not only this, but compared to YouTube videos I've watched, the setup and firmware update takes so much longer. The setup on videos take a second, and the firmware updates take roughly 5, but on our router, each took over a minute.After analysing with a WiFi Analysis app, I've found that the 2.4GHz is a 72mbps connection, and the 5GHz is a 450mbps connection, but the router advertises a 450mbps for 2.4GHz and 1,750mbps for 5GHz. I then weighed the device, because I was curious about how light it was, and the device is almost 200g lighter than the advertised weight? It's supposed to be 590g, but it's only 400g. I suspect the hardware has been manipulated, but I hope I'm mistaken.I'm fairly dissappointed in the performance of this device, and if I can't resolve the issue within the next few days, I will have to return it.

Bought to extend my current WiFi setup and give some much needed signal strength to my outdoor cameras and smart devices, works well as an AP, no issues or lag. Nice simple web interface to work with and iOS app. Very pleased.

Best router we have had long range and great user interface easy to use

Great piece of kit would recommend 👍