Archer C6 V6 vs RG-EW1300G: which budget Wi-Fi 5 router ages better
Both are Wi-Fi 5, both are gigabit, both cost about the same. The question worth asking is which one gives you less trouble three years from now.
Network operator, AS137403
Mawdud Ahmed
Runs network operations for a licensed fibre ISP in Khulna, Bangladesh (AS137403) — GPON access, MikroTik edge, BGP upstream. Every review here is tested against that network rather than a lab loop.
The bench
- Upstream
- 2 × 10G transit
- Access
- GPON, C320 OLT
- Line
- 1 Gbps symmetric
- Load
- iperf3 + real users
- Ambient
- 31 °C rack