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Independent reviews of 20 smart home products, with links to the Amazon store for your region.

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networking
TP-Link
8.0 /10

TP-Link Deco BE85 (2-Pack)

The best all-round Wi-Fi 7 mesh for most large homes, and the one we would buy. It gets you most of the Orbi's real-world performance for a great deal less money. Check where you intend to put the nodes, because they have audible fans.

Typical price £749.99

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
Bands
Tri-band (6 / 5 / 2.4 GHz)
Ports
2× 10 Gbps + 2× 2.5 Gbps per node
Backhaul
Wired or wireless
networking
Netgear
7.2 /10

Netgear Orbi 970 Series (RBE973S, 3-Pack)

Genuinely the coverage king, and genuinely hard to justify. If your home is large enough or awkward enough that the Deco BE85 cannot cover it, this will. If it can, buy the Deco and keep the difference, which is substantial.

Typical price £1700–£2400

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
Bands
Quad-band, with dedicated 6GHz backhaul
WAN
10 Gig internet port
Coverage
Rated up to 10,000 sq ft (3-pack)
networking
eero
6.5 /10

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.

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