🛒Netgear RBE873 Orbi 870 Series Review (vs. Asus ZenWiFi BT8): High Wi-Fi 7 Meets Low Multi-Gig
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The Orbi 870 series, first announced on January 7, 2025, at CES 2025, is Netgear’s third Wi-Fi 7 Orbi set. …
Orbi
Orbi is a known brand of purpose-built (canned) mesh systems by Netgear.
Orbi is known to be easy to use and, prior to Wi-Fi 7, always features a 5GHz permanently dedicated backhaul band. The hardware is app-operated and requires a login account with Negear, which inherently causes privacy risks.
Per Netgear, the Orbi family will not get the AFC feature of Wi-Fi 7.
Netgear RBE773 Orbi 770 Series Review: A Straightforward, Well-Performing, Yet Imperfect Wi-Fi 7 Mesh
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The Orbi 770 series, first announced in June, is Netgear’s second major Wi-Fi 7 mesh system, and it’s totally different …
Netgear Wi-Fi 7 Hardware: Affordable Nighthawk Router and Orbi Mesh System Now Available
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If you’re into Netgear as a networking brand but taken aback by its first round of expensive Wi-Fi 7 hardware, …
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 Overview: The Ups and Downs of the Dedicated Wireless Backhaul Concept
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This post will give you an overview of the Orbi mesh family, Netgear’s popular canned Wi-Fi system. While a specific …
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 Orbi RBK852 vs. Asus ZenWiFi XT8: Two Distinctive Mesh Approaches
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I should have written this Netgear Orbi RBK852 vs. Asus ZenWiFi XT8 matchup long ago. They were among the first …
Netgear Orbi RBRE960 Standalone Router Review: Overpriced and Handicapped
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In the Orbi RBKE963 review, I predicted that it was just a matter of time before the router unit of …
Asus GT-AXE16000 vs. Netgear RBKE960: A Solid Pair of quad-band Wi-Fi 6E Rivals
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Since I posted the review on the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000, I’ve gotten questions about comparing it to the Orbi …
ZenWiFi Pro ET12 vs. Orbi RBKE960: Badass Multi-Gig Wi-Fi 6E Mesh Contenders
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If you’re on the market for a top-tier Wi-Fi 6E mesh Wi-Fi system, you must be aware of the Netgear …
