🛒Netgear RBE873 Orbi 870 Series Review (vs. Asus ZenWiFi BT8): High Wi-Fi 7 Meets Low Multi-Gig
11 Min Read
The Orbi 870 series, first announced on January 7, 2025, at CES 2025, is Netgear’s third Wi-Fi 7 Orbi set. …
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Netgear RBE773 Orbi 770 Series Review: A Straightforward, Well-Performing, Yet Imperfect Wi-Fi 7 Mesh
8 Min Read
The Orbi 770 series, first announced in June, is Netgear’s second major Wi-Fi 7 mesh system, and it’s totally different …
Netgear RBE973S Orbi 970 Series Review (vs. TP-Link Deco BE85): A Tiring Mixed Bag of Complicated Wi-Fi, Real Multi-Gigabit, and a Major Sticker Shock
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First available in late September 2023, the Orbi 970 Series, Netgear’s first Wi-Fi 7 mesh system, proved complicated to test. …
Netgear Orbi RBK860 Review (vs. RBK850): Much Hype, Little Wi-Fi Substance
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The Orbi RBK860 series—first unveiled on October 11, 2022, as a 3-pack model RBK863S—is the latest member of Netgear’s popular …
Netgear RBKE960 Series (RBKE963) Review: The Best Orbi Yet, with Big Caveats
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The new Netgear Orbi RBKE960 series—currently available as a 3-pack Orbi RBKE963—is a nice and large Wi-Fi 6E mesh box …
Netgear Nighthawk MK83 Review (vs. MK63): A Tawdry tri-band Alternative
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The Netgear MK83 Nighthawk tri-band Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System, first announced on March 16, 2021, sure seems an …
Netgear SXK30 Orbi Pro Mini Review: Reliable but Wired Backhaul Is a Must
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The Netgear SXK30 Orbi Pro Wi-Fi 6 Mini AX1800 Mesh System, first announced on May 11, 2021, is the answer …
Netgear Orbi RBK750 Series (RBK752) Review (vs. RBK852): A Balanced Mesh
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When Netgear first announced the Orbi AX4200—a.k.a the RBK750 series available as RBK752 (2-pack) or RBK753 (3-pack)—I assumed it was …
Netgear SXK80 Orbi Pro Wi-Fi 6: A Mesh for Those with a Crazy Deep Pocket
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There are many ways to show off financial success. You can get an expensive painting, don a nice watch, buy …
Netgear MK63 Nighthawk Mesh Review: A Modest but Reliable (Wired) Mesh
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The 3-pack Netgear MK63 Nighthawk Dual-Band AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh System (or MK62 for a 2-pack) is, for now, a …
