Tenda Nova MW3 (2-pack)

Affordable and high quality

Tenda has been manufacturing home and office network equipment for over 10 years and is quickly gaining popularity due to its reliable performance and low cost devices. So Tenda Nova MW3 takes its toll first of all on price, offering a set of two Mesh routers at once for a little less than $90. This greatly increases the attractiveness in the eyes of a potential buyer.

2 blocks included

The router is a small plastic cube with rounded side faces. The top plane is covered with an embossed panel that gives it a stylish look. In general, Nova MW3 looks strict, stylish and modern, resembling a smart speaker rather than a regular router.

Mobile sysadmin

With automatic configuration, new access points receive data from existing network members. Thus, the user does not need any special knowledge at all: he only needs to scan the QR code on the box to download the application, then fill it with network data and that's it, the system is ready to launch. By the way, all network settings, data on its status and firmware updates are in the application, there is no regular web interface. For the average user, this is a plus, for an experienced system administrator, rather a minus.

Speed

In terms of speed, the Nova MW3 performs well in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. However when working on a 2.4 GHz network, the maximum possible speed will be 300 Mbps. Switching to an access point with the best signal works well — when moving a laptop from room to room, it always connected to the nearest router. Plus, instead of one LAN port, there are two of them, which expands the connectivity options.