This three-piece mesh network covers about 5,400 square feet for $130 - CNET

Update: The discount briefly expired, but we worked some magic and managed to get the deal refreshed -- so if it didn't work for you before, it will likely work now. 

 Mesh networks solve a problem that seems to plague virtually everyone: They plug the inevitable dead zones in your house without adding Wi-Fi extenders, which never work very well and introduce their own annoyances. CNET has rounded up the best mesh routers for 2020, and while they're great, they tend to cost $250 or more. Here's an affordable alternative: The Rock Space Dual Band AC1200 is a three-piece mesh router that costs just $130 right now. It usually sells for $170, but you can save $40 by clipping the coupon on the product page and then using discount code HJJC5RWD at checkout.

Rock Space says this system can cover about 5,400 square feet, or a three-story home, and push Wi-Fi into the garage and basement. Like any mesh router, it gives you a single SSID for your whole home (that's the downside of Wi-Fi extenders -- SSIDs that change depending upon where you are in the house) and is easy to set up and configure via a mobile app. The dual channels give you both 2.4 and 5GHz networks, and it's rated for 1,167 megabits per second.

The satellites themselves don't look like routers at all; as small black cubes, they look more like small speakers and aren't unattractive, so you can place them on shelves or desktops around the house without worrying too much about aesthetics.

The deal price of $130 makes the Rock Space router kit priced close to the dual-band Netgear Orbi mentioned in the best for 2020 list, but the Orbit only has two satellites, while Rock Space includes three. That said, if the Netgear Orbi is selling for $100 flat at Walmart right now. 

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