The Best Wi-Fi Extenders

A Wi-Fi extender is a band-aid, not a cure. But if your dead spot is one room and you don't want mesh, we tested 8 extenders and found two that extend without halving your speed.

#1 Pick

TP-Link RE715X

TP-Link

The TP-Link RE715X uses Wi-Fi 6 to extend without the 50% speed cut that older extenders impose. In our test, throughput at the dead spot went from 12 Mbps to 285 Mbps with only 18ms added latency. Se

How we tested

We measured throughput before and after each extender using iPerf3, testing at the dead spot and at two additional positions. We also measured latency added by the extender and tested seamless roaming between router and extender.

Why it won

The TP-Link RE715X uses Wi-Fi 6 to extend without the 50% speed cut that older extenders impose. In our test, throughput at the dead spot went from 12 Mbps to 285 Mbps with only 18ms added latency. Seamless roaming was reliable.

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The bottom line

The TP-Link RE715X earns our recommendation because it outperformed the competition in the metrics that matter most. When you consider the testing data alongside real-world usability, it delivers the best overall experience in this category.