Mercusys Halo H80X

This unfancy Wi-Fi 6 mesh provides all the performance and coverage you’re likely to need at an excellent price

DARIEN GRAHAM-SMITH

PRICE Two-pack, £135 (£162 inc VAT) from cclonline.com You might not recognise the name Mercusys – it’s a new subsidiary of networking giant TP-Link, focused on low-cost networking systems for the mainstream market. That might sound unambitious, but the Halo H80X Wi-Fi 6 mesh represents a very strong debut for the brand. The design is about as simple as it could be, consisting of a pair or trio of rather plain white boxes. They’re not ugly, though: with a small footprint of 128 x 81mm the Halo units are cute and unobtrusive, and the air vents on top are decorated in a tasteful pattern of grooves. A single LED on the front shows your connection status, while three Gigabit Ethernet connectors are available at the rear. And there’s decent wireless hardware inside. Each unit…

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