I have one mikrotik poe AP I use and am quite happy with, but certainly not something I'd recommend for non-technical people because it's firmware isn't consumer friendly.

However my question is really what's the real risk in using TP-Link devices. Neither the article or any of the comments link to any explanation of the actual risks. Is my network actually open to hackers now? Is my router able to be used for dos attacks or for other purposes now? Everyone is acting like their flaws are common knowledge and there's zero info about genuine flaws or exploits.