Tenda AC7

Xiaomi router world

When buying an inexpensive device, we often make a compromise between some functionality and a price tag. Take, for example, a $150 smartphone, which most likely will not have a good camera, NFC and powerful hardware. Sorry, brothers, the price obliges. However, there are also models that provide the functionality of the flagship devices of the A-brand and cost sane money.

MU-MIMO, Beamforming and 802.11ac

One such rare beast is the Tenda AC7 router, which at $40 offers a decent $100 router feature set: dual band, MU-MIMO, Beamforming, a mobile network setup wizard, and 6dBi antennas capable of penetrating a lot of walls. There are also more specific things like turning off Wi-Fi on a schedule, a powerful built-in firewall, remote access to router settings and a built-in VPN. In comparison, many models in this price range do not even support the 802.11ac standard, what about everything else?

Perfect entry level router

As you can see, in the reviews this company is not in vain called “Xiaomi of the world of routers”. In 10 years of manufacturing home and office network equipment, Tenda has taken a bite out of the pie thanks to reliable performance and low cost devices. And their Tenda AC7 looks almost like an perfect entry-level router for an apartment and office. Unless, of course, you need blood from your nose, you need a USB or gigabit LAN port. In addition, it looks great and works like a clock.