One of Our Favorite Wi-Fi 6 Routers Is 25% Off Ahead of Black Friday

If you find your Wi-Fi signal struggling to keep up as you work, stream shows or play online games, you might want to upgrade your at-home Wi-Fi with a good Wi-Fi 6 router. And with Black Friday coming up, you don't have to break the bank getting one, because early Black Friday deals of all kinds are already rolling in. Our best value pick, the TP-Link Archer AX21, is available for just $70 at Amazon. That's $25 off the usual list price. We don't know exactly when this deal will end, but we don't expect it to be around for too long. Don't forget to clip the on-page coupon to get the full discount. 

Though Wi-Fi 6 has just been supplanted by Wi-Fi 7, routers offering the very newest specs are expensive at present, and few devices are able to take advantage of the new standard yet anyway, meaning you don't have to rush out to get a Wi-Fi 7-enabled router just yet. Conversely, Wi-Fi 6 has been around for a few years so many of the devices you already own can likely take advantage of the improved speeds it offers over older routers. (The iPhone 11 was the first model to get Wi-Fi 6 support, for example.)

The Archer AX21 is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router, which means it supports lightning-fast data transfer speeds of up to 1.8Gbps. It's also backward compatible, so you can use it with any previous-gen networks or devices. It's compatible with Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant, which makes it easy to set up and add other smart devices to your network. 

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This router uses WPA3 security to keep your network safe from prying eyes, and it supports both server and client VPNs for added protection. What's more, you can expect the router to work just great with any and all ISPs including Comcast, Charter, AT&T, Verizon, Xfinity, Spectrum, RCN, Cox, CenturyLink, Frontier and others.

Don't worry if the TP-Link Archer AX21 doesn't hit the spot for you. Our collection of the best Wi-Fi 6 router deals will have you up and running in no time at all. And for more budget finds, take a look at the top early Black Friday deals under $100. 

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Why this deal matters

This discount is pretty close to the lowest price this model has ever dropped to. We last saw this router discounted during Memorial Day, almost six months ago. At that time, the router was down to $63, which makes this $70 offer a pretty comparable discount. Since this product doesn't go on sale all that often, we think it's worth taking advantage of this deal now if you're in need of a new router.