Need to decide between TP-Link Archer C6 & Tenda AC10

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I need to buy a dual band gigabit router under 3k and i have been researching for the same since past 2 days
All around the internet & even in this forum , Archer C6 seems to the one recommended most/defacto king . It seemed like a easy blind buy to me until one of my friend recommended Tenda AC10 as a better alternative , then i saw bunch of direct speedtest comparison between these 2 on YouTube & was quite shocked with the results . On paper both are having exactly same spec but actual tests told a very different story

1)Tenda AC10 vs Archer C6 v2

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Result - Archer C6 v2 is outperformed by Tenda AC10 by a very good margin . I didn't expected so much difference , archer seemed like a joke in front Tenda here

2) Tenda AC10 vs Archer C6 v2 vs Archer C6 v3 vs Few others

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Result - Here also Tenda AC10 outperformed both Archer C6 v2 & v3 by comfortable margins
( Archer C6 v3 has improved over v2 apparently still nowhere near Tenda AC10'S numbers )

Except just the one the speedtest comparison at first which was done like way too close to the router in which both routers perfomed equally good , Tenda AC10 performed way better be it 2.4ghz or 5 ghz band across all tests . There are bunch of other vidoes too on YouTube claiming Tenda AC10 having lot better coverage & speed than Archer C6 but lets leave them , the ones i gave are good enough tests to put forward my point . If the Tenda AC10 is so much better than Archer C6 , then why isn't it even half as much know or acclaimed like the Archer C6's are ? Why doesn't anyone talk about Tenda AC10 if they are really so good , something doesn't feel right to me . Possibly someone having used both these routers will be able to clear this up properly

What do all of you guys have to say about this ? Do all the tests in the video look reliable enough to base a purchase decision over it ? I am really stuck at this point . Its safe to say that way too many people use Archer C6 here it being so popular , don't you guys get speed drops like shown in the video ?

On another note , I am definitely open to suggestions for different options apart from these 2 within my budget
 
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So i came across a fairly new contender from D-Link that no one seem to be talking about. Just available on FK here with 0 verbal reviews and nobody seems to have reviewed it anywhere. Here's the product page. Am i missing something? Why is this being ignored?

Update: Found a product listing for the router on AMZN USA. Seems to be quite positively received. Also i'm quite certain its the same hardware sold around the globe without the v1 v2 v3 shitshow as its literally launched 14/09/2020.
Looks pretty fine on paper , just saw the specsheet . Will send its link to some youtubers , hopefully if they can do its actual speedtest , would be lit
 
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@Mayankp7 @xd003 If you notice closely, the structural design of the antennaes is different in v3.
I don't think the v3 is available in India. Even if you get the v3, you can return it.
 
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Though one thing to note is that it has Omnidirectional antennas so BEAMFORMING is out of the equation?
Who told you this!? Beam forming is a path vector function. It doesn’t depend on the directionality of the antennae. MIMO is a path vector function of radio interface and Beamforming is a specialised subset of MIMO.
 
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Nope. I was correcting your concepts. Beamforming requires specific software to do it, even if a wireless device has MIMO. But the underlying hardware (antennae) is the same for both. Omnidirectional antennae is just a low gain antennae.
 
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Who told you this!? Beam forming is a path vector function. It doesn’t depend on the directionality of the antennae. MIMO is a path vector function of radio interface and Beamforming is a specialised subset of MIMO.
No one. Exactly why it was a question.
 
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