Should I buy a mesh router or a standalone router?
(Android Central)

Best answer: Most people should buy a mesh system over a standalone router. While a mesh system costs a little more upfront, it allows for more expansion down the line. Compact and simple to use: eero ($249 at Amazon) Router features with a mesh ecosystem: Linksys MAX-STREAM MR7350 ($150 at Amazon) Wi-Fi is evolving, and so are our routers The original home routers were rather simple in that they took an incoming internet connection from a modem and broadcast a wireless signal. Back when Wi-Fi was in use by fewer people and fewer devices took advantage of it, things like interference weren`t much of an issue. Not only that, but 2.4GHz signals were more than adequate, and the lower frequencies could travel much further than 5GHz. Today we demand much more speed out of our routers, necessitating the move to wider 5GHz bands. The problem with 5GHz is that it`s more susceptible to interference. Mesh systems and modern standalone routers approach this problem a bit differently. Wha...