{"id":1441334,"date":"2025-12-27T17:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T17:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3b7tgXe5BfPxorCiMszBBH"},"modified":"2025-12-27T17:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T17:23:16","slug":"out-of-all-the-new-hardware-that-has-passed-through-my-hands-in-2025-nothing-has-made-an-impact-like-a-certain-wi-fi-7-router-has","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/out-of-all-the-new-hardware-that-has-passed-through-my-hands-in-2025-nothing-has-made-an-impact-like-a-certain-wi-fi-7-router-has\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of all the new hardware that has passed through my hands in 2025, nothing has made an impact like a certain Wi-Fi 7 router has"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">Gear of the Year<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' >\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"gexKX4otYoYDH2btLwQudc\" name=\"GOTY Banners Main 2025\" caption=\"\" alt=\"A PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/out-of-all-the-new-hardware-that-has-passed-through-my-hands-in-2025-nothing-has-made-an-impact-like-a-certain-wi-fi-7-router-has.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"pinterest-pin-exclude\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\"><strong>Check out more of the year&#8217;s best tech in our <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/tag\/hardware-awards-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025<\/strong><\/a><strong> coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For someone whose daily job is to write about, test, and review PCs, components, and peripherals, you&#8217;d think I&#8217;d know instantly what my top pick for the best hardware of 2025 is. The problem is, I&#8217;ve been utterly spoilt for choice this year.<\/p>\n<p>As well as officially reviewing numerous mice, ergonomic keyboards, motherboards, RAM kits, processors, and all kinds of other hardware, I&#8217;ve also used a range of PC products for testing game performance and just as part of my collection of test rigs in the office. Some of them I&#8217;ve bought myself, others have been kindly provided by hardware companies (and let me take this opportunity to directly thank MSI, Asus, and Corsair on that note).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"hnZ9gi3DDdKqoVKTyxGaNP\" name=\"thermal_grizzly_der8enchtable_08\" alt=\"A photo of the Thermal Grizzly Der8enchtable test platform in operation, highlighting its ARGB lighting strip\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/out-of-all-the-new-hardware-that-has-passed-through-my-hands-in-2025-nothing-has-made-an-impact-like-a-certain-wi-fi-7-router-has-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Absolutely none of it has been rubbish. Even the products that didn&#8217;t get a high review score still had some feature to make them stand out a bit from the crowd, or offered something special for the right user. I absolutely adore <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/pc-cases\/thermal-grizzly-der8enchtable-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thermal Grizzly&#8217;s Der8enchtable<\/a>, for example, but it&#8217;s near-useless for most PC gamers.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, I was left really disappointed by the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-keyboards\/naya-create-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Naya Create<\/a>, but I bet that with all its &#8216;early access&#8217; niggles fixed, it could be the ultimate ergo keyboard for some folk. And I can say pretty much the same about anything I&#8217;ve reviewed or used this year.<\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s been one piece of kit that&#8217;s graced my office in 2025 that, and I say this without a hint of hyperbole, has utterly changed my daily PC life, both for work and gaming. Believe it or not, it&#8217;s a mere <em>router<\/em>. Yes, I know that the technically correct phrase is &#8216;a router, switch, and wireless access point all-in-one device&#8217;, but you know what I mean.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rKXF5YEZzFayAQQ4ZbvC99\" name=\"tp-link_deco_be68_mesh_router_01\" alt=\"A photo of a TP-Link Deco BE68 mesh router stood next to its retail packaging.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/out-of-all-the-new-hardware-that-has-passed-through-my-hands-in-2025-nothing-has-made-an-impact-like-a-certain-wi-fi-7-router-has-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Specifically, it&#8217;s the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/networking\/tp-link-deco-be68-be14000-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">TP-Link Deco BE68<\/a> (or BE67, if you buy it at <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/TP-Link-Deco-BE67-HomeShield-3-Pack\/dp\/B0FHJKS227\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>) and continuing with the theme of specificity, it&#8217;s a <em>mesh<\/em> router. Basically, you get two or three nodes\/hubs\/routers in the box, and you can either link them together via LAN cables or let them automatically create a seamless network via Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n<p>The secret sauce behind the Deco&#8217;s brilliance is Wi-Fi 7, and I can tell now, with all honesty, switching from a Wi-Fi 6 network to a home full of Deco wireless connectivity has been the best upgrade I&#8217;ve done&#8230; well, not just this year, but probably the past five years.<\/p>\n<p>I have a 1.1 Gbps fibre connection to my house, but with my previous Wi-Fi network, I could only ever get a download speed of 450 Mbps, maybe 500 at best. Given the location of my office and the nature of the house, trailing LAN cables everywhere isn&#8217;t an option, nor is using powerline adapters to route the network through the electrical mains rings.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all a thing of the past. Using just two out of three hubs in the Deco BE68&#8217;s box, I now have a wireless network that I have absolutely no problem hitting my Internet connection speed limit with. Of course, I only get that on my PCs that have Wi-Fi 7 motherboards, but thanks to the Deco&#8217;s triple bands and the multi-link operation (MLO) feature of Wi-Fi 7, older hardware still enjoys great networking speeds, too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery carousel-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 2<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1919px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.28%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"DD2uvCWNBgEyrPpXueB3EM\" name=\"kinesis_gaming_freestyle_edge_rgb_plus_01\" alt=\"A photograph of the Kinesis Gaming Freestyle Edge RGB Plus ergonomic keyboard\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/out-of-all-the-new-hardware-that-has-passed-through-my-hands-in-2025-nothing-has-made-an-impact-like-a-certain-wi-fi-7-router-has-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 2<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"33xfupgvdK95FeZixMPtrP\" name=\"razer_pro_click_v2_vertical_edition_02\" alt=\"A photo of the Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical Edition wireless ergonomic mouse.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/out-of-all-the-new-hardware-that-has-passed-through-my-hands-in-2025-nothing-has-made-an-impact-like-a-certain-wi-fi-7-router-has-4.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-keyboards\/kinesis-gaming-freestyle-edge-rgb-plus-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kinesis Gaming Freestyle Edge RGB Plus<\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-mice\/razer-pro-click-v2-vertical-edition-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical<\/a> mean I have a stress-free body during work, they only benefit me. The TP-Link router has improved everyone&#8217;s digital life at home, though for the most part, they&#8217;re completely oblivious to it.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not, though. No longer do I have to explain &#8216;Why is the Internet slow?&#8217; or magically make someone&#8217;s movie stop buffering while I download a 100 GB game for testing. Since switching to the Deco BE68, nobody has complained once about our net connection. I can download <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/baldurs-gate-3-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3<\/a> for testing a CPU in less than 20 minutes. I have multiple networks for heavy users, guests, and IoT devices\u2014none of which were difficult to set up.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"pQhsb6bjkorrCZF3pYGtxJ\" name=\"alienware_18_area-51_2025_gaming_laptop_01\" alt=\"A photo of the Alienware 18 Area-51 gaming laptop, with its display showing the load screen of Cyberpunk 2077\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/out-of-all-the-new-hardware-that-has-passed-through-my-hands-in-2025-nothing-has-made-an-impact-like-a-certain-wi-fi-7-router-has-5.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sure, I wish I still had the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/processors\/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ryzen 9 9950X3D<\/a> or <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-laptops\/alienware-18-area-51-2025-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alienware 18 Area-51<\/a> I reviewed, but even if I did, they certainly wouldn&#8217;t have made as big an impact on me, my home, and everyone in it as the TP-Link Deco BE 68 has.<\/p>\n<p>Oh dear Lord, I&#8217;m gushing over a bloody router. Quick, somebody send me a new CPU or graphics card to review that triples my frame rates. I mean, that&#8217;s the sort of thing PC gamers want to read about, yes? Not &#8216;Nick&#8217;s family haven&#8217;t noticed how great the Wi-Fi is now&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you want to find out who wins in the PC Gamer Hardware Awards, we&#8217;ll be publishing all the winners on New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/networking\/out-of-all-the-new-hardware-that-has-passed-through-my-hands-in-2025-nothing-has-made-an-impact-like-a-certain-wi-fi-7-router-has\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gear of the Year (Image credit: Future) Check out more of the year&#8217;s best tech in our PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025 coverage. For someone whose daily job is to write about, test, and review PCs, components, and peripherals, you&#8217;d think I&#8217;d know instantly what my top pick for the best hardware of 2025 is. The problem is, I&#8217;ve been utterly spoilt for choice this year. As well as officially reviewing numerous mice, ergonomic keyboards, motherboards, RAM kits, processors, and all kinds of other hardware, I&#8217;ve also used a range of PC products for testing game performance and just as part of my collection of test rigs in the office. Some of them I&#8217;ve bought myself, others have been kindly provided by hardware companies (and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/out-of-all-the-new-hardware-that-has-passed-through-my-hands-in-2025-nothing-has-made-an-impact-like-a-certain-wi-fi-7-router-has\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1441335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[66,12014],"class_list":["post-1441334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-hardware","tag-networking"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Out of all the new hardware that has passed through my hands in 2025, nothing has made an impact like a 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