Tplink Deco BE65 / BE65 Pro

[RICO8607]

Thank you, moderator Xiaofan, for your recent guidance. How does the Deco BE65 / BE65 Pro perform with a 5Gbps connection? Previously, my BE85 / BE98 achieved speeds of 1200Mbps to 1500Mbps on the 5GHz band, which is almost the same performance as my Asus ZenWiFi XT8. I truly admire Asus's performance; they only lack the 6GHz band.

I spent $1100 on two different expensive routers, but they ended up performing almost the same as my old ones, which made me feel quite frustrated. I have since sold all the expensive routers to recoup my money. Now, I am not looking for high-end flagship models. I want to switch to a more affordable router that offers stable internet and supports Singtel's 5Gbps connection.

Do you have any good recommendations for this?

 

[radon]

Thank you, moderator Xiaofan, for your recent guidance. How does the Deco BE65 / BE65 Pro perform with a 5Gbps connection? Previously, my BE85 / BE98 achieved speeds of 1200Mbps to 1500Mbps on the 5GHz band, which is almost the same performance as my Asus ZenWiFi XT8. I truly admire Asus's performance; they only lack the 6GHz band.

I spent $1100 on two different expensive routers, but they ended up performing almost the same as my old ones, which made me feel quite frustrated. I have since sold all the expensive routers to recoup my money. Now, I am not looking for high-end flagship models. I want to switch to a more affordable router that offers stable internet and supports Singtel's 5Gbps connection.

Do you have any good recommendations for this?

BE65 nic port only up to 2.5G only the pro have 5G.

 

[xiaofan]

Thank you, moderator Xiaofan, for your recent guidance. How does the Deco BE65 / BE65 Pro perform with a 5Gbps connection? Previously, my BE85 / BE98 achieved speeds of 1200Mbps to 1500Mbps on the 5GHz band, which is almost the same performance as my Asus ZenWiFi XT8. I truly admire Asus's performance; they only lack the 6GHz band.
I spent $1100 on two different expensive routers, but they ended up performing almost the same as my old ones, which made me feel quite frustrated. I have since sold all the expensive routers to recoup my money. Now, I am not looking for high-end flagship models. I want to switch to a more affordable router that offers stable internet and supports Singtel's 5Gbps connection.
Do you have any good recommendations for this?

As mentioned by Radon that only Deco BE65 Pro has dual 5G ports which is more suitable for Singtel 5Gbps plan if you want to have single wired device utilizing the full 5Gbps bandwidth.

https://www.tp-link.com/sg/home-networking/deco/deco-be65-pro/

For wireless speed, it also depends on the wireless client. If you use WiFi 6 device on the 5Ghz band, you are not going to better much better results when connected to WiFi 7 router compared to WiFi 6 router.

You really need WiFi 7 device with 320MHz channel bandwidth support to really get the benefit of higher speed (say 3Gbps to 4Gbps on the 6GHz band).

2*2 BE 160 MHz 4096 QAM (WiFi 7 device on the 5GHz band) -- max PHY speed 2882Mbps, practical speed 1.2Gbps to 2Gbps, at close range

2*2 AX 160 MHz 1024 QAM (WiFi 6 device on the 5GHz band) -- max PHY speed 2401Mbps, practical speed 1.2Gbps to 1.8Gbps, at close range

2*2 BE 320 MHz 4096 QAM (WiFi 7 device on the 6GHz band) -- max PHY speed 5764Mbps, practical speed 3Gbps to 4Gbps, at close range

 

[xiaofan]

There are very few WiFi 7 routers with 5Gbe WAN support. It is good that TP-Link has come out with Deco BE65 Pro.

 

[radon]

Using my non pro BE65 and M1 macbook air wifi 6 I can reached about 860+M download 680+M upload.
Your 1.2G is compared to mine.

 

[RICO8607]

支持 5Gbe WAN 的 WiFi 7 路由器很少。TP-Link 推出了 Deco BE65 Pro，这很好。

正如 Radon 所说，只有 Deco BE65 Pro 具有双 5G 端口，如果您想让单个有线设备利用完整的 5Gbps 带宽，它更适合 Singtel 5Gbps 计划。

https://www.tp-link.com/sg/home-networking/deco/deco-be65-pro/

对于无线速度，这也取决于无线客户端。如果您在 5Ghz 频段上使用 WiFi 6 设备，则与 WiFi 6 路由器相比，连接到 WiFi 7 路由器时，您不会获得更好的结果。

您确实需要支持 320MHz 信道带宽的 WiFi 7 设备才能真正获得更高速度的好处（例如 6GHz 频段上的 3Gbps 到 4Gbps）。

2*2 BE 160 MHz 4096 QAM（5GHz 频段上的 WiFi 7 设备）--最大 PHY 速度 2882Mbps，实际速度 1.2Gbps 至 2Gbps，近距离

2*2 AX 160 MHz 1024 QAM（5GHz 频段上的 WiFi 6 设备）--最大 PHY 速度 2401Mbps，实际速度 1.2Gbps 至 1.8Gbps，近距离

2*2 BE 320 MHz 4096 QAM（6GHz 频段上的 WiFi 7 设备）--最大 PHY 速度 5764Mbps，实际速度 3Gbps 至 4Gbps，近距离

As mentioned by Radon that only Deco BE65 Pro has dual 5G ports which is more suitable for Singtel 5Gbps plan if you want to have single wired device utilizing the full 5Gbps bandwidth.

https://www.tp-link.com/sg/home-networking/deco/deco-be65-pro/

For wireless speed, it also depends on the wireless client. If you use WiFi 6 device on the 5Ghz band, you are not going to better much better results when connected to WiFi 7 router compared to WiFi 6 router.

You really need WiFi 7 device with 320MHz channel bandwidth support to really get the benefit of higher speed (say 3Gbps to 4Gbps on the 6GHz band).

2*2 BE 160 MHz 4096 QAM (WiFi 7 device on the 5GHz band) -- max PHY speed 2882Mbps, practical speed 1.2Gbps to 2Gbps, at close range

2*2 AX 160 MHz 1024 QAM (WiFi 6 device on the 5GHz band) -- max PHY speed 2401Mbps, practical speed 1.2Gbps to 1.8Gbps, at close range

2*2 BE 320 MHz 4096 QAM (WiFi 7 device on the 6GHz band) -- max PHY speed 5764Mbps, practical speed 3Gbps to 4Gbps, at close range

Thank you for your guidance.
，Could you recommend any brands for a cost-effective 2.5G network switch? I currently have a TP-Link 1GbE switch, and 10Gb switches are too expensive for me. I think a 2.5G switch would be sufficient.

 

[xiaofan]

Thank you for your guidance.
，Could you recommend any brands for a cost-effective 2.5G network switch? I currently have a TP-Link 1GbE switch, and 10Gb switches are too expensive for me. I think a 2.5G switch would be sufficient.

Cheap one from Hasivo.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/2-5-gbps-wired-home-network.6347648/page-15

 

[radon]

Thank you for your guidance.
，Could you recommend any brands for a cost-effective 2.5G network switch? I currently have a TP-Link 1GbE switch, and 10Gb switches are too expensive for me. I think a 2.5G switch would be sufficient.

How many ports you need?
if you get BE65 then comes with 4x2.5G, BE65 Pro comes with 2x5G & 1x2.5G.
If you don't need more than that can don't need to get.

 

[RICO8607]

Cheap one from Hasivo.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/2-5-gbps-wired-home-network.6347648/page-15

Thank you for sharing. Can I directly replace my current TP-Link TL-SG105 with this Hasivo switch? Can I just plug in the power and connect the Ethernet cable to the router, or do I need to make any additional configurations?

 

[xiaofan]

Thank you for sharing. Can I directly replace my current TP-Link TL-SG105 with this Hasivo switch? Can I just plug in the power and connect the Ethernet cable to the router, or do I need to make any additional configurations?

Yes, it is just that simple as the default configuration is like a dumb switch.

 

[RICO8607]

您需要多少个端口？
如果您购买 BE65，则配备 4x2.5G，BE65 Pro 配备 2x5G 和 1x2.5G。
如果你不需要更多，那么可以不需要获取。

I need 3 ports, and I've already downgraded the router. They have been sold, and I used the funds to buy a new router. Since the devices at home are too old and I don't plan to upgrade them in the next few years, I purchased two TP-Link Archer BE550 routers for just RM1130 on Lazada Malaysia yesterday, August 8th.

 

[xiaofan]

I need 3 ports, and I've already downgraded the router. They have been sold, and I used the funds to buy a new router. Since the devices at home are too old and I don't plan to upgrade them in the next few years, I purchased two TP-Link Archer BE550 routers for just RM1130 on Lazada Malaysia yesterday, August 8th.

TP-Link Archer BE550 has one 2.5 Gbps WAN port and four 2.5 Gbps LAN ports. Still not enough for you?

 

[RICO8607]

TP-Link Archer BE550 有一个 2.5 Gbps WAN 端口和四个 2.5 Gbps LAN 端口。还不够用吗？的路由器会接LAN，

Because the LAN port in my room (Room A) is connected to the network switch in Room B (which makes the secondary router in Room A part of the Mesh), the ONR and main router's LAN port in the living room is connected to Room B's port. The LAN port in my room was a temporary addition during the renovation, as it wasn't originally installed.

 

[RICO8607]

Hasivo 的便宜货。
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/2-5-gbps-wired-home-network.6347648/page-15

Is this brand any good? Its price is more favorable than Hasivo, and it is one of the Mercusys brands.
https://m.tb.cn/h.gl0vLyaxYXXm107?tk=mFsv3eWxk6f HU0025 「水星SE106P 2.5G POE交换机2.5G+10G万兆SFP光口即插即用SE109P」

 

[xiaofan]

Is this brand any good? Its price is more favorable than Hasivo, and it is one of the Mercusys brands.
https://m.tb.cn/h.gl0vLyaxYXXm107?tk=mFsv3eWxk6f
HU0025 「水星SE106P 2.5G POE交换机2.5G+10G万兆SFP光口即插即用SE109P」

Should be okay, it belongs to TP-Link group and offers cheaper stuff than the TP-Link brand.

Hasivo seems to have better reviews outside of mainland China.

 

[beechbone]

anyone knows where to purchase the be65 pro locally?