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worldofshayan
Apprentice
Jan 14, 2018
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Orbi vs Amplifi HD vs Eero 2nd Gen - Has anyone actually tried these to compare (not reviews online)

Orbi vs Amplifi HD vs Eero 2nd Gen - Has anyone actually tried these to compare (not reviews online). I've tried the VELOP (although now with the latest firmware it maybe much better), the Google Wif...
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  • worldofshayan's avatar
    worldofshayan
    Jan 14, 2018

    Thank you for your feedback. Maybe I should stick with the orbi as overall for me yes SPEED is important as whats the point of having a 200mbps connection, especially in India and spending an arm and a leg for the same. But I don't understand why my ETHERNET throughput to orbi is full capacity and my wifi is like only 50-75% at best. Any ideas?

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Miles267
Apprentice
Jan 14, 2018

Have used both Netgear Orbi and Eero Pro Gen2.  Must say that the raw speed/throughput of Orbi is far superior to Eero.  Though the aesthetics of Eero are undoubtedly "better" than Orbi.  With Eero, didn't care for the lack of ethernet ports or the slower speeds or that it must be completely administered from the mobile app.  But the layout of their UI and configuration menus were quite intuitive and well thought out.  Additionally found Eero's release schedule and published updates/fixes to be much more structured and well-communicated.

 

At end of the day, I was most interested in coverage/range and speed in my home environment.  Orbi was hands-down better than Eero in my environment.

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worldofshayan
Apprentice
Jan 14, 2018

Thank you for your feedback. Maybe I should stick with the orbi as overall for me yes SPEED is important as whats the point of having a 200mbps connection, especially in India and spending an arm and a leg for the same. But I don't understand why my ETHERNET throughput to orbi is full capacity and my wifi is like only 50-75% at best. Any ideas?

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    MrX911
    Apprentice
    Jan 14, 2018

    Had Orbi for a while now and loved it until firmware 2 and all I got was constant issues. To the extent that it drove me to look for something else.

     

    Tried Google - Seemed OK at first but couldn't cope when all the family wanted to surf at the same time, (we have around 60 clients) 

    Then tried Amplifi and really loved it. Loosk cool too! Not quite as fast as the orbi and range actually seemed a bit further too but above all it was rock solid connection.  Was about to pack the Orbi away but then they relased beta firmware 2.1.2.10 and I thought I would give it one more try.

     

    Two weeks solid and no more dropped connections. Nothing touches the Orbi for speed - when it works! The latest beta seems to have fixed things, at least for me and for now.