Amazon eero Max 7 (2-Pack)
Buy it for the effortless app and the built-in smart-home hub, not for raw performance. Reviewers report it fading at distance, which is an awkward flaw in a system aimed at large homes, and most of them think the cheaper eero Pro 7 makes more sense.
Our editorial rating, not aggregated user reviews
The lowest score on the site, and the reasoning is simple: reviewers report that it fades at longer distances, which is the one thing a mesh system sold for large homes must not do. A product that struggles at the job it exists for cannot sit in the eights, however good the rest of it is. And the rest of it is very good. Setup and the app are the best in the business, and the built-in Zigbee, Thread and Matter hub genuinely earns its keep. But it is expensive for the Wi-Fi you actually get, one well-regarded reviewer is scathing about the value, and most conclude the cheaper eero Pro 7 is the smarter buy. Worth it if you want the hub and the app. Not if you want the Wi-Fi.
Pros
- The simplest setup and the best app of any premium mesh
- Built-in Zigbee, Thread and Matter hub, which genuinely earns its keep in a smart home
- Dual 10 GbE plus dual 2.5 GbE ports per unit
- Roaming between nodes is reliable and invisible
- Tidy design that blends into a room
Cons
- Reviewers report performance falling off at longer distances, which undercuts the point of it
- Expensive for the Wi-Fi performance you actually get, and reviewers say so bluntly
- Parental controls and security sit behind an eero Plus subscription
- Most reviewers recommend the cheaper eero Pro 7 instead for typical homes
- Less configurable than TP-Link or Netgear
Specifications
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bands
- Tri-band (6 / 5 / 2.4 GHz)
- Ports
- 2× 10 GbE + 2× 2.5 GbE per unit
- Smart home
- Zigbee, Thread and Matter hub
- Subscription
- eero Plus for full security and parental controls