D-Link DIR-X1860

The DIR1860 occupies an unconvincing middle ground between two better options

SCORE PRICE £74 (£89 inc VAT) from pcpro.link/318dlink WI-FI 5 DOWNLOADS WI-FI 6 DOWNLOADS D-Link submitted only a single router for this month’s Labs, but the DIR-X1860 makes a definite impression: at £89, it’s very nearly the cheapest Wi-Fi 6 router here, undercut only by Honor’s absurdly affordable Router 3. It’s also one of the dinkiest models on test, with a footprint measuring just 224 x 142mm without its four antennae. Though small, the physical design is perfectly practical: the four LEDs at the front are more informative than the Honor’s single multipurpose light, and at the rear you get four Ethernet sockets and a discreet WPS button. USB doesn’t make the cut, but that’s no surprise at this price. The DIR-X1860 also has a few tricks that the Honor Router 3 lacks. The web interface includes…

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