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Help with Orbi Model selection
Hello,
I am looking into buying Orbi but I wish to buy the right model that will best cover my home size and structure. I tried to find a kind of product selector, but wasn't able. How can I select correctly?
Thanks.
Yes you could get the RBK50 and add more Satellites later I believe.
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Go here and scroll down to "Find Your Orbi". There is tool where you can enter your details and it will recomend a system size.
Thank you Nichol!
Also, I now found this great support table comparing the Orbi models, for anyone looking for a matching model:
Which Orbi WiFi System is best for me?
kb.netgear.com/000038220/Which-Orbi-WiFi-System-is-best-for-me
Just FYI. I have the AC2200 system with 1 Satellite in a 5000sq ft home. Working great for me.
Still I have my doubts...
My home is made of two floors:
First floor is a rectangle of about 1120 square foot and the current AP, which is connect to the ISP – hence it is the source for home's internet, and it is located at one edge of the rectangle.
The second floor is about 430 square foot and located on the far side from the first floor rectangle, hence it is the farmost possible from the AP.
I wish to best speed so I thought about RBK50, but it has only two devices - the router base AP and one sattelite, that I can place less or more below the 2nd floor room - so I'm not sure it will give enough coverage.
On the other hand, the RBK33 is less speedy but has the same official coverage but with 3 devices - the router-ap and 2 sattelite. Also, as far as I can tell - the RBK33 settelites doesn't have any wire socket hence they are only wireless.
The prices of both at Amazon are almost the same, so price is not the issue here - what would you recommend in my case?
In my house I have the Orbi router up on the 2nd floor at one end of the house and about 40 feet away at the other end on the 1st floor is my one Satellite. Range and performance is stellar. Working great here. These are kind of exteme distances however seems to be a good configuration rather then having the router in a more central place and Satellites placed out wards from there. Mines the AC2200 system with RBK30 Satellite I believe.
Since your sq ftage is way smaller then mine, I presume just one base and Satellite would be enough for coverage. Maybe just the base unit would be enough to test out initially, then add and place a Satellite if the remote deads spots are an issue for you. I would try either one. You don't need two Satellites I believe since your footage and foot print is smallish. Placement of each device at each end would and should work well. You could try either and if one is over kill or not enough, send it back and try the other.
EitanCaspiwrote:Still I have my doubts...
My home is made of two floors:
First floor is a rectangle of about 1120 square foot and the current AP, which is connect to the ISP – hence it is the source for home's internet, and it is located at one edge of the rectangle.
The second floor is about 430 square foot and located on the far side from the first floor rectangle, hence it is the farmost possible from the AP.
I wish to best speed so I thought about RBK50, but it has only two devices - the router base AP and one sattelite, that I can place less or more below the 2nd floor room - so I'm not sure it will give enough coverage.
On the other hand, the RBK33 is less speedy but has the same official coverage but with 3 devices - the router-ap and 2 sattelite. Also, as far as I can tell - the RBK33 settelites doesn't have any wire socket hence they are only wireless.
The prices of both at Amazon are almost the same, so price is not the issue here - what would you recommend in my case?