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Orbi -v- Eero
How would you approach that ? - does Orbi fare better in some way (speed etc) - as Eero, er, has the edge on aestetics (very small form factor) - but if Orbi was better by some margin then the increa...
Hello MikeSpragg
Other existing WiFi systems are dual band AC1200 systems. They have the same limitations that AC1200 range extenders have. Namely that they provide coverage, but not the speeds required for fast internet connections. Since they use the same radios to talk to clients and other nodes in their system, there’s a large system-wide loss in bandwidth to transmit data between the nodes. This is why when you add several devices to their network, the combined throughput of the entire network drops significantly.
Orbi uses tri-band mesh, with a combined speed of AC3000. This gives us a gigantic speed advantage over the other Wifi systems. We use one of the bands for a dedicated connection between the nodes in the system. (the kit we announced yesterday is two nodes, but we also allow for expansion if you need more coverage). This means that we don’t have to share time when listening for clients and other nodes in the system. Due to this, our own internal testing shows that we’re anywhere from two to ten times faster than the other wifi systems throughout a customer’s house.
Additionally, due to the strong connection between the units, device placement is not critical like other wireless systems. I believe other wireless systems recommend line of sight placement within 40 feet of each other. We recommend customers place one Orbi next to their modem or cable gateway, and the other somewhere centrally in their house. We don’t depend on line of sight. While we may be a bit larger than other wireless systems, this added flexibility means you don’t have to place networking devices awkwardly at the top and bottom of the stairs at your house, or in the middle of your hallway. We think this is much more realistic in modern houses than measuring out the feet between the nodes.
DarrenM
pburgess6 wrote:
I need a better system to serve WiFi in my brownstone/townhouse. The signal comes in on the Parlor/Ground floor. We currently have an Airport Extreme and an Airport Time Capsule on the second floor. The third floor gets a week and inconsistent signal. I am torn between the Orbi and eero. How is Orbi a better solution in my configuration?
Paul
hi paul
at this stage its not , as the eero uses mash and so will get that signal to the second floor , the orbi uses star topology , so even if you had a second sat it would still need to connect back to the router on the ground floor
however if you could move the internet connection and orbi router to the first floor and then have a orbi sat on the ground floor and second floor it would work great
at this stage the eero has proven to be the best of the mesh type systems according to smallnetbuilder , they are yet to test the orbi but until orbi actually goes mesh instead of star topology you can't really compare them
pete
Wonder how the just announced Google WiFi will fare against the Orbi (star topology) and mesh systems like the Eero? Google WiFi looks to be mesh, AC1200 and 3 "puck" size devices for $299 retail.
knowing google its will be cloud based and thus not what most of us want