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Any compare Orbi vs wired mesh (router + APs)
Considering biting the bullet and pulling some wire through the walls after all the orbi fiasco. (I really DONT want to drop even more $$$ for Orbi pro) Has anyome compared the performance of...
Thanks. Yes I was looking at:
5 AP-Lites (about $80ea)
Edgerouter or Ubiquity USG ($100)
8 port switch with POE ($100)
So, total $600.... and thiat might be a bit of overkill with the 5 APs....
Still less than trying to go with the Orbi Pro setup and just 2 satelites....
Oh... and it would likely WORK.
lowepg wrote:
Thanks. Yes I was looking at:
5 AP-Lites (about $80ea)
Edgerouter or Ubiquity USG ($100)
8 port switch with POE ($100)
So, total $600.... and thiat might be a bit of overkill with the 5 APs....
Still less than trying to go with the Orbi Pro setup and just 2 satelites....
Oh... and it would likely WORK.
I doubt you would need 5 APs. I cover a 1500 SF house with one Pro and one LR.
I'm not sure about the lites. I would buy the LR ($100) since it has a 3x3 radio on 5G and a better (fractal) antenna for mobile devices. The lite is 2x2.
I would buy the $80 cloud key if I were you.
If I was going to buy a new Edgerouter today I would get the new ER-4. The other low-end routers are underpowered. I found the $50 ER-X much better than the $100 ER-3 for my 85/85 Mbps connection.
The US-8-150W is a nice PoE switch, but is more like $200.
You can manage the US-8 switch and the APs from the cloud key.
just an FYI; one orbi pro router, and one Satalite, in a 2100 sf house, gives top speeds everywhere, into the back yard, and about 100 yards down the street out the front door, so doubt you would need 2 satalites, unless a multi story, giant house..
wase4711 wrote:just an FYI; one orbi pro router, and one Satalite, in a 2100 sf house, gives top speeds everywhere, into the back yard, and about 100 yards down the street out the front door, so doubt you would need 2 satalites, unless a multi story, giant house..
So- it soulds like the pro had more range than the standar orbi. I have a base + satelites now and dont get nearly that range....
Granted we have more sq ft to cover (2.5 floors, ~4000 sq ft)
AND, Id liek to extend coverage outside (we have almost zero coverage outside now with the base + 2 sats.
we are only a single floor, so not sure if that makes alot of difference..
we had a Orbi home initially, and the range didnt seem as far as it is with the pro, but I didnt do a scientific test to be able to actually confirm that..
