![]() ![]() ![]() Speed ratings like those are based on lab-based tests that don't account for the interference and physical obstructions you'll normally find in people's homes, so they're not the best indicator of a router's true wireless speeds. Eero clocks the system with an AX5400 speed rating, which breaks out to top theoretical speeds of 2.3Gbps on the 5GHz and 6GHz bands and 800Mbps on the 2.4GHz band. Hobie Crase/CNETĪs for the internals, the Eero Pro 6 features a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of flash storage and a stated coverage range of up to 6,000 square feet. Good timing, too - multi-gig internet plans are on the rise, with new options available this year from AT&T, Verizon, Frontier, Ziply Fiber and others.Įach Eero Pro 6E features two Ethernet jacks - the one on the left can handle incoming wired speeds as high as 2.5 gigabits per second. That multi-gig jack is a really nice upgrade here, because it means that you can use the system with a correspondingly fast home internet plan without bottlenecking your speeds from the modem to the router. Turn the device around and you'll find the ports in the back: a USB-C power port and two Ethernet jacks, one of which supports incoming wired speeds of up to 2.5Gbps (2,500Mbps). Part of that is likely because the new Eeros are both backwards-compatible with previous systems (which is great), but still, but I'd have appreciated a more distinguished design here, at least for this year's Pro model. With glossy white plastic and gentle curves, they each stick to the same design playbook, and it's a playbook that Eero hasn't tinkered with since, well, ever. Ry Crist/CNET Design, specs and app controlsĪt 5 inches wide and just under 2 inches tall, each Eero Pro 6E looks a little like a version of the Eero 6 Plus that's been squished in a hamburger press. The Eero Pro 6E (right) is a bit larger than the Eero 6 Plus next to it here, but they stick to the same aesthetic. If you're living with gigabit or better internet speeds or you're planning to upgrade accordingly in the near future, the Eero Pro 6E has some legitimate appeal as an upgrade pick - especially if you're interested in Wi-Fi 6E, but less interested in spending more than $1,000 on a new mesh router (and I'll note that Netgear's system isn't the only 6E alternative to cost that much). I'd be curious to see how the performance between those two systems stacked up on a faster network - particularly since Amazon's Eero Pro 6E listing doesn't promise wireless speeds any better than 1.3Gbps - but still, it's hard not to be impressed here. That system costs a whopping $1,500 for a three-pack the Eero Pro 6E edged out its Wi-Fi 6E download speeds despite costing less than half as much. That's right on par with the other Wi-Fi 6E mesh router I've tested here, the Netgear Orbi AXE11000, which returned average downloads speeds of 352Mbps and average uploads of 342Mbps in the same set of Wi-Fi 6E tests. ![]() That's what I saw when I reran my speed tests on the Wi-Fi 6E-enabled Samsung Galaxy S21 - my average download speeds rose from 342 to 365Mbps, and my average uploads rose from 280 to 330Mbps. Once you do start adding Wi-Fi 6E devices into the mix, you can expect an uptick in speeds and greater capacity for moving large amounts of data through your network. Though Amazon says you shouldn't expect to see multi-gig wireless speeds, the AX5400 radios are still more than enough to make good use of gigabit and even multi-gig connections. If your home's internet speeds are faster than mine, the Pro 6E is built to take advantage of it. In my home, where I have a 300 megabit-per-second fiber internet plan and the speediest devices I test max out at around 375Mbps, the Pro 6E returned average download speeds of 342Mbps to a Wi-Fi 6 laptop, higher than the previous-gen Eero Pro 6 (315Mbps), and higher than its current-gen smaller sibling, the Eero 6 Plus (304Mbps). It's also the fastest Eero router I've tested yet. Not surprisingly, it's the most expensive Eero system currently in the lineup, too, ringing in at $699 for a three-pack, $499 for a two-pack or $299 for a single device. With full support for Wi-Fi 6E and the resulting ability to send signals in the recently opened, ultrawide 6GHz band, plus a WAN port capable of accepting incoming wired speeds as high as 2.5 gigabits per second, it's Eero's most forward-leaning mesh router to date. The Eero Pro 6E mesh router marks a new chapter for the Amazon-owned home networking brand. No option for limiting Eero's network data collection Wi-Fi 6E won't make a huge difference without a gigabit-or-better connectionĪmazon doesn't promise wireless speeds any faster than 1.3Gbps Simple setup and network control via Eero app Excellent performance and speeds to all generations of Wi-Fi devicesĢ.5Gbps WAN port won't bottleneck a multi-gig connectionīuilt-in Zigbee and Thread/Matter support ![]()
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