Amazon’s inexpensive Eero mesh Wi-Fi kit is shockingly good

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  This Eero kit consists of three Eero routers, rather than the less-expensive one-router-and-two-Beacon kits. [credit: Jim Salter ]

Eero specs at a glanceKit typethree-piece meshWi-Fi 6 supportnoRadiosone 2x2 2.4GHz (each unit) one 2x2 5GHz (each unit)Wired Ethernet2 Gigabit jacks per unitFamily FilteringYes, with $30/yr subscriptionInternet PauseYes, both manual and scheduled

We finally got our hands on Amazon's redesigned second-gen Eero kit, and we won't bury the lede—it's a fantastic performer, especially for the price. Although its performance isn't on par with the Plume Superpods, it was easy to set up and didn't outright fail any of our torture tests. Eero maintained decent browsing latency all around the house, even while simultaneously delivering four emulated 4K video streams.

Don't get us wrong, there's still a lot of daylight between Eero and Plume—but with the Eero kit retailing for $250 normally, and currently on special for $189 with a free Echo Dot and without need for a subscription (for most features), it's a heck of a deal.

On the other hand, if you want Eero because of its Alexa integration... maybe you ought to wait a bit.