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Dave in NM
Regular Contributor
Where's orbi? When does Asus' solution come out?
pete y testing
Very Senior Member
interesting review and i had to read it a few times to understand the meat and gravy , im actually amazed how mesh is so buzzed atm as it aint really that much of a benefit
the orbi isnt mesh yet its just star topology , it is suggested it will actually be mesh in the future but thats TBA
not even on the horizon yet as far as i know
the orbi isnt mesh yet its just star topology , it is suggested it will actually be mesh in the future but thats TBA
not even on the horizon yet as far as i know
No. And there won't be. These systems are too proprietary. Amplifi prelinks its "mesh points" / extenders. I checked whether I could swap regular and HD mesh points and I could not.
I don't have my Orbi sample yet. NETGEAR offered a pre-release sample, but I asked them to not sent it until it had released firmware.
I'll run the same test on it when it comes in
It all depends on your starting point. Mesh and/or wireless extenders can provide benefit by lighting up an area that would otherwise be inaccessible. But each hop will cost you throughput and placement is important.
How much throughput do you need? You can do a lot with >50 Mbps.
Well I have to admit to I am using the BHR approach. I tried Ubiquiti Unifi with two UAP AC Pros but the performance of my RT-AC3200 was better. It covered the entire house and in the spot where I sit and work the most it was much faster. Speeds surpassing 700 Mbps.
I agree that >50 Mbps is enough in most situations but my current ISP speed is 300 Mbit so it would seem a shame not being able to take advantage of this. Though I mainly use the high speed to access a NAS server where everything is stored.
Max throughput right next to the router, correct? And with what class devices? How is the NAS connected?
Yes. I am sitting close to the router (but with a small wall between). An AC1300 class laptop (this is also the reported link speed). The NAS is wired directly to the router.
With the UAP AC Pro the link speed was 600 Mbps and the actual speed where around 350 Mbps. It was located in the same spot as the router currently is.
L&LD
Part of the Furniture
Mesh. Everything I feared it would be. This would be the solution offered by the geek mob so that they could easily recommend something better in a few short months (when most will be wise to the pitfalls of 'mesh', 'proprietary' and 'more expensive with less performance' traded for 'easy setup' instead of a few minutes reading simple instructions).
Yes actual throughput (reported link speed is 1300 Mbps). The furthest I can away from the router does include a few walls and a floor. This gives around 100 Mbps - sometimes less - sometimes more. Though it is done by speedtest on my phone (867 Mpbs 2x2 AC class device). In this spot I was not able to get a stable connection with the AC Pro.
No it is not. As has been discussed many times before, the STA is largely in control of the roaming decision. APs can only do so much to encourage STAs to roam. If they don't want to, the only option the AP has is to block it from connecting, which is usually not a user-friendly choice.
As I noted in the review, my test STA moved smoothly from the office to middle node. Moving from middle to kitchen node had to be forced. This was probably because the STA could still get a signal level from the middle node that was above its roaming threshold.
Dave in NM
Regular Contributor
Good to know. I think Orbi is "too big" and "too few units" compared to Luma and Eero. So far Eero's winning in my research.
