There are probably much better routers available but I like the way it looks and works.
I love mine, but it could be bias or a matter of preference, and I wanted something with gigabit LAN ports.
I prefer the interface. Easy to setup port-forwarding, view logs etc. To change ISP's it takes 10 seconds vs a reboot I experience while using the netgear. My TP-Link is gigabit and of cause runs much cooler.
But it's not as sexy and small as the Netgear
* edit... forgot to mention, most LTE dongles work on the TP-Link.