Netgear ORBI Wi-Fi 7 | $1700 Worth it?
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00:00 Mesh? and Hardware Hands On
04:23 Speed Tests
08:44 120+ Device Test & GUI
12:39 Closing Thoughts
Interesting video, those prices are wild though.
Easy simple and very fast.. Answer is yes if you have good internet.
Many thanks for the content ....
They've missed the pricing. That's more than Enterprise systems that have proper Enterprise features, including VLANs, centralized auth with VLAN steering, etc etc etc. It's for those who have more money than sense. (And I have an older -- much more economical) Orbi system in service at one location as dumb APs... not against them at all, but the value proposition isn't there on the newer ones anymore.)
I agree. Definitely not an enterprise product so I didn't expect vlan firewall rules and such. But they did hit the mark on a 4x4 MIMO on 3 bands with MLO. Overkill for most households for sure! The Orbi setups are great for non techy households but definitely stick to the the lesser model ones for now until pricing comes way down.
@@digiblurDIY agreed. In that one Orbi site I’m mulling over whether to switch it to a more enterprise or prosumer level product with real networking features or just live with it and wait for pricing to drop on these consumer level systems.
I found your notes that you can’t set the 6 GHz channel completely baffling. That’s such a consumer-grade move on their part.
Glad you reviewed it. I may have fallen into the trap thinking it was at least as capable as their previous products. That one is a step backward for them. Strange.
How many ssid's can it support, vlans? Any thing beyond consumer network settings to bolster?
Not really something like that if you want to do vlans and routing stuff between them. They have the typical guest network isolated thing consumer routers have.
The one cool thing they had is a 2.4ghz IoT network setting that allows you to pair your devices up without things complaining you are using 5ghz.
I spent thousands over the last 15 years on the latest greatest routers with no success. There are always dead and slow spots no matter where I place my router (mesh and non mesh). Last year I decided to hire an electrician to install CAT8 cables in every room (multiple connections in bedrooms and living room), multiple connections outside for surveillance cameras powered by PoE switches, and finally all that is paired up with multiple 10gbe switches. The heart of this whole setup is 2 Asus AXE16000 Wifi 6E in mesh mode with 10Gbe Backhaul). My primary device is my PC and I'm enjoying full 10gbe speeds with my network and internet (3.0GB/sec up and down), 2 Synology NAS servers (8 bay DS1821+ with 10gbe LAN and 4 Bay DS918+).
The best setup if possible is to always have a wired connection. But in scenarios where that is not possible, I guess Wifi 7 or Wifi 6E is the next best thing depending on the budget one has.
Yup! If you can wire I would just grab some wifi 7 access points for less than $200 a pop and put 2 or 3 around the house.
@@digiblurDIYmy mobile devices are only used to stream videos. At this point my wifi setup is perfect for what is needed. I think I’m just done putting any more funds into wireless routers and access points. I wired up everything that can be wired like my PS5 , TVs, security cameras, and everything that has an Ethernet port.
My PC and NAS are the one that needs fastest connection hence they are wired.
So many devices don't support 6 or 6E. Now they want to push 7. I'll wait for 8 when they push that out next week! 😂
Wait...everyone said this about 6... then 6E and now 7?!?! :) I will say 7 is a decent spot for a long time to come for things. Keep in mind that applies with using 7 in the other bands as well.
@@digiblurDIY Too dang expensive for me and frankly I prefer wired whenever possible. WiFi is for IOT, mobile devices, and guests in this house. Luckily wired is an option for me.
@jmr oh absolutely! Wired is the way. So much cheaper even with Wi-Fi 7 you can pick up a wired AP for less than $200.
Been an Orbi user for a long time and can’t imagine deviating. Love the tech but sure wish we had some more affordable options in their lineup!
Little pricey for sure! And same here, we've had 3 or 4 nodes in the Church for several years. They just work and definitely much cheaper than the quotes we got to run ethernet all the way in the back half of the church.
Pretty cool system but pricing is way off. Companies are treating these devices like they are enterprise level but missing many features. You cna pick up and build your own system for half this price and then just grab some decent APs for Wifi.
Totally agree. If you can run wires, definitely go with APs. I get the focus here being no wires for situations where you can but it doesn't mean I have to like the price.
@@digiblurDIY Exactly, it's not just Netgear it's a lot of these companies this generation. Prices have surged very high with a lot of these routers for not much more features. They bring down the prices I think they could be some solid solution for users.
Figure I will wIt for more competition in the market place.
The biggest issue I have with advanced wifi mesh networks is low power, low end devices often disconnect and refuse to reconnect.
A few. Of my wifi tuya switches and Shelly devices hate my Asus mesh network with all the high speed settings on.
So it's down to basic mode now, and I have no issues.
In all honesty I didn't need the speed features anyway... I only watch CZcams and security cameras
I've played with a couple Asus mesh systems over the years and do agree there, lots of issues. We either swapped to a wired AP system or Orbi stuff in that case based on the ability to run ethernet or not.
@@digiblurDIY mine is wired, basically two ax routers what are connected with Ethernet... But ax mode is disabled and advanced mesh settings are off ... And now all my cheap low power devices act normal.
interesting hardware, but the size of those things and the price are insane.
Yeah the size is understandable given the specs especially with 4x4 antennas across all the bands. A lot to pile into one box. Price is definitely high compared to other WiFi 6 ones that will fit most people.
Mesh is great BUT, if you want full potential and performance. They need to be wired up.
Probably just go with regular APs if you can wire things up.
To much for my blood. But I do like those speeds.
Yup..the price was way too much for use cases in places as well.
netgear huh, that comapny is slowly getting their consumer router to a subscription. Worst thing about it is once your subscription expired, your network goes along with it, basically make the entire thing stop working.
They are jealous of Cisco
$1600 I can pay someone to drop Cat6, buy a few Unify APs and a pfSense box that would give you the same performance if not better. What a ripoff…
Bingo! Goes a long way as long as you don't have some crazy difficult drops to run. About the only thing lacking is Ubiquiti doesn't have 4x4 Wi-Fi 7 APs yet.