I currently have and Archer AX1500 that I got on Amazon back in 2020. It's this one: Archer AX1500. I love this router and have had ZERO issues with it. I have a ranch style house that's approx. 2,500 square feet. My router is in the middle of my house. I setup a home office on one extreme end of the house and although the Archer reached it OK and I got internet, I wanted it to be a little more powerful so I bought a TP-LInk AC1200 Extender and placed it near my office. This also worked well as I have very fast WIFI in my office now. HOWEVER, I really want to extend my coverage into my backyard, as we have a pool house that we have fixed up and want to add some smart devices to, but the internet just doesnt quite reach out there enough. Also, the internet on the OTHER end of my house is not quite as powerful either, but that's not as important. What I really want to do is get internet blasted out to the backyard. I'm just trying to figure out the best option here. The difference now is that I have no problem adding some hard wires where needed. Currently, the extender I have is strictly wi-fi based. Since I already have the Archer 1500 and they are only $69, should I just buy another one of those and hard wire it to use it as an extra access point in my office, (which has a window to the backyard) or would that be silly to have two full fledged routers only to use one as just an access point? I have my current extender setup as mesh and it works fine and it does it's job, but it is not hard wired. Ultimately, I would like some additional hard wired access points coming off my main Archer 1500 acting as a hard wired mesh network, I just can't figure out the best combination of TP-Link products that will fit this bill the best. I am also fine with hard wiring an outdoor access point and putting it in the backyard. Again I just dont know the best solution here. My neighbor has Orbee units and it is blasting internet throughtout his house and all over his backyard and in to MY backyard. I connected to his internet (he's family) in my backyard and it was faster than my own internet and all his units are in his house. He has one main and two satelittes. But I hate Orbee and I want to stick with TP-Link as I love the products. I just want to figure out the best combo of products to cover my whole house and my backyard considering I already own the AX1500 and the Wifi extender extender. I have no problem buying an entirely new TP-link router if it means retiring my current one as it is an older model now.

THANKS