NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White

Easily this is the best Wi-Fi system out there. The only system better than this is corporate Wifi Networks. This is bringing corporate/ cellphone tower like connectivity to your home. *** Why did I upgrade from Nighthawk? *** Years ago, I used to be a Linksys fan, and then the support/ equipment start to wane a bit with the Cisco acquisition. That is when I got the first Netgear Nighthawk R7000. 2 years back upgraded to Nighthawk Nighthawk X8 and now to this amazing piece of equipment ... Netgear Orbi AX6000. The router was on the second-floor corner room. My office which was on the first-floor room diagonally away from the router was a dead spot, and so was most of the backyard. The router was great but still had connectivity issues. Also, we upgraded the security system for our home which is a hybrid ADT & Ring and due to the range, there were dead spots or delays in system response. I was also using a Wi-Fi extender, but it is always a nuisance to manage two separate SSIDs or the problem with switching from router to extender with the same SSID because you have to toggle the Wi-Fi on and off for the wireless devices. All this led me to look into a Mesh network. *** Why I chose the (most expensive) Netgear Orbi AC6000? *** Two reasons. First, most of the gear in the wireless mesh systems is designed for a totally wireless home. This means that Router and Satellites will have one or maybe 2 Ethernet ports. Netgear Orbi AX6000, each unit has 4 ethernet ports for in-home (intra-home) networking. This means that if you use switches to connect any wired devices, you can get rid of them. And yes, each unit (Router or Sattelite can be used as a Gigabit Wireless Switch). Yay! Second, this has whopping 6Gbps total throughput, smarts to connect to 2.4GHz or 5GHz, and channels automatically. Not to forget that this is Wi-Fi 6 which should mean I am good for another 3-4 years. The 6Gbps in-home also helps if you have media/ data servers. *** What are some of the Pros? *** - Extreme performance (I have never seen such throughputs to my home). - Simple to set up through the App. - Easy to configure, rename the Router or Satellites to the name of your choice. - Look at Network Map through the App and see which device is connected how (wired/ wireless) to which unit. - Beautifully designed, looks great. I did get the powder-coated metallic wall-mount brackets from that big online merchant and mounted all three units on the wall. *** What are the Cons? *** - No Cons technically. - If you are using laptops that have either older WiFi cards or running old drivers, they will not see your Wi-Fi 6 network. I had to update the driver on one of the machines (the driver was from 2016). After update, it works fine. - The only con I think is a very ... very steep price tag. Two ways to save some money are, + Recycle your old router at your local Best Buy, and get a 15% coupon to buy new equipment. Take your router to the Customer Service desk. They will help you. + Signup for the email newsletter at Netgear.com and you can get a 10% coupon code in the mail to buy directly from them. I still think Best Buy has a better program of 15% discount. *** Final thoughts *** If you can afford this, I would highly recommend this. Otherwise, look for other Netgear Orbi systems - they are much less expensive, have multiple Ethernet ports and you will avoid Wi-Fi 6 connectivity problems. Use Best Buy to again get a 15% further discount on those too.

Extremely easy set up via the app and complete WiFi coverage for our entire house (3300 sq ft) and beyond to our back patio and porch as well. We have fiber internet and have gone through 3 systems before landing on the Orbi. Our last system - Mesh MR80 worked well except we experienced drops and dead spots throughout the house. Our main connections are in the second floor and satellites were spaced on the first floor - which did not help the situation. Was going to purchase a repeater but decided to scrap the whole system and install Orbi - which has been a godsend. No refreshing the system, no dead spots, no buffering… extremely happy with the new system. Before Orbi - we would drop streaming content, video conferences would buffer or be delayed. Orbi has helped us maximize our WiFi capabilities. Orbi app is very user friendly and much easier to use than the previous knighthawk app.

Extremely happy with this system. 2600sq ft home 40+ devices I’m getting full speeds even beyond my home. My kids are happy also because they all have game systems and have noticed no lags since buying this system. Also the BestBuy I purchased this system from have a GREAT team of knowledgeable staff and professionals who helped me with making this choice for my home.

I purchased this Orbi system to upgrade and drop the horrible Spectrum provided/rented router. It was the best decision I have made. I immediately saw an increase in doenload speed (825 mbs) and upload speed (600 mbs) within 10 minutes of setting the system up. Significant reductions in lag time and buffering on all my devices also. I have been told that once fiber is available in my area, speeds wull be near perfect to the 1 gig thar I pay for! The range on this Orbi system is amazing! I am still connected at either side of my hiuse IN my neighbor's houses! Covers over 2600 sq ft easy!

Finally! I am so happy to finally be receiving speeds I have been paying for. I have Gigabit from Xfinity and I am using their XB7 modem for internet and phone. I have tried a variety of different setups including Amazon eero Pro 6, TP Link Deco and a D-Link mesh system. Nothing seemed to give me the coverage and speeds I needed. So I decided to try Orbi (cost initially kept me away honestly). I am very happy with my Orbi and have had Zero disconnects either on WiFi or hard wired. I have attached 3 pictures of what I am getting at the Orbi (along with the wall bracket for the router) and another speed test result from my iPhone 12 Pro Max. Very pleased with the results. My XBOX Series X, PS5, and even my sons PS4 and XBOX ONE X (all hard wired) are loving the Orbi! We also have 4 iPad Pros (4th Generation), 5 iPhones (oldest is a Xs Max), Google Nest thermostats and Kasa switches to name a few on Orbi. The satellite is on my second level and is ETHERNET BACKHAULED. Prior to purchasing Orbi I have been upgrading to CAT 7 Ethernet cable around the entire house. So I decided to wire the satellite directly to the router and it’s been stable. I also have a Netgear GS108 unmanaged switch (all CAT 7 cable) for other various devices that I chose to not put on wireless. The ONLY negative I can give you about MY experience is Netgear Armor. I had the 30 day free trial and for the first 25 days it seemed ok. Then when the trial had 5 days left, I was getting spammed with alerts like crazy. The alerts were for issues that suddenly appeared out of the blue! Seems crazy to me but it felt like a marketing push to purchase a subscription to Armor. My experience is to tell you to stay away from Netgear Armor. Setup was extremely easy and I really feel anyone who can use a smart phone can set this up. So my setup is… Xfinity XB7 > Netgear Orbi Router > Orbi Satellite Ethernet Backahuled > Netgear GS108 Unmanaged Switch. Easy Peasy! :-)

System is used in a two story home with roughly 4,000 sqft of living space. I had previously been using a 2 pod Google Nest Pro system with some varying degrees of success, however after a recent bathroom remodel upstairs with large glass door installation, there was a pretty big drop off in signal to two of the kids rooms and laptop signals began dropping. I installed the Orbi 850 Series in about 30 minutes inclusive of unboxing, app installation on phone, account creation, and placement of router and satellites. Initial test results look really good. My downstairs office space which was wired into the Google Nest and getting 200ish mbps is now getting 596 mbps on the WiFi connection (no wires!). I have tested both laptops in the problem upstairs bedrooms and those deadspots are resolved as well. So far, this was well worth the additional (albiet more expensive at $800) investment. Not knocking the Google Nest Pro at all, it just didn't have the power to cover the big two story home with the materials in place.

I had a previous Orbi but we needed to upgrade and I love the new system! It's just as easy as the previous installation and we get great range and speed everywhere and all at the same time. Definitely buy these!

Just installed Orbi RBK852 in approx 3k sq Fr house. Works with all devices except laptops. I was told by Orbi Netgear support to turn off the AX functionality for the 2.4 and 5.0 via orbilogin.net. Apparantly, this new AX technology is not compatible with many windows and Mac based systems... in my case a Dell Inspiron 13 7000 series. Supposedly they are working on a firm ware update but no ETA. In the meantime I paid $750 with tax for this router and can’t even use its full functionality. Thus only a 3.5 to 4 stars... not 5 until that fixes the issue!