First off, I'm a very technical person (programmer for 15 years).
I have a large 3 story home and am looking to replace my Asus AC68U router. I have ethernet traveling to each of the floors from the middle floor, where the main router will be located, in a corner of the house. Because I am already wired, I was really looking for a solution that would provide ethernet backhaul YET still provide seamless roaming between the devices. As it stands now, I have different APs on the floors with different SSIDs, and it is annoying as my family dislikes having to switch back and forth all the time.
So, based on everything I have read, including the SNB review, the Orbi sounds pretty amazing compared to the other mesh competition. However, it doesn't support ethernet backhaul, and we have no idea if they will in the future. Granted, it has its own dedicated 1.7 band but the signal will be traveling vertically in our house, through the floor and many, many walls. I have my doubts on how much throughput we will really get.
I then heard about the EA9500 and RE7000 and its seamless roaming, with ethernet backhaul, and it sounds like it may be a good fit, however more expensive. I honestly haven't used a Linksys since a WRT54G and have no idea how their quality is now a days, let alone this combination. I've been a Asus fan for a very long time.
What are your thoughts? Do you think the Orbi 1.7 will still deliver or go the Linksys route or is there an alternative that I don't know where we also can receive seamless roaming?
Thanks.
I have a large 3 story home and am looking to replace my Asus AC68U router. I have ethernet traveling to each of the floors from the middle floor, where the main router will be located, in a corner of the house. Because I am already wired, I was really looking for a solution that would provide ethernet backhaul YET still provide seamless roaming between the devices. As it stands now, I have different APs on the floors with different SSIDs, and it is annoying as my family dislikes having to switch back and forth all the time.
So, based on everything I have read, including the SNB review, the Orbi sounds pretty amazing compared to the other mesh competition. However, it doesn't support ethernet backhaul, and we have no idea if they will in the future. Granted, it has its own dedicated 1.7 band but the signal will be traveling vertically in our house, through the floor and many, many walls. I have my doubts on how much throughput we will really get.
I then heard about the EA9500 and RE7000 and its seamless roaming, with ethernet backhaul, and it sounds like it may be a good fit, however more expensive. I honestly haven't used a Linksys since a WRT54G and have no idea how their quality is now a days, let alone this combination. I've been a Asus fan for a very long time.
What are your thoughts? Do you think the Orbi 1.7 will still deliver or go the Linksys route or is there an alternative that I don't know where we also can receive seamless roaming?
Thanks.