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Orbi Whole home Mesh WiFi System 3-Pack or Orbi WiFi System (RBK44)
I am evaluating either the Orbi Whole home Mesh WiFi system which has the One (1) Orbi Router (RBR50v2) Two (2) Orbi Satellites (RBS50v2) Or the Orbi WiFi System (RBK44) which has One (1) Orbi Ro...
I will be using it for my home wifi. Do you think the difference in speeds make a significant\very noticable difference?
Kind of depends on your home size will factor in if you need more than one RBS and what kind of networking operations do you mostly do? Streaming, Gaming, general internet surfing or major downloading? Things like that.
You might start here and see what NG recommends based on home size:
https://www.netgear.com/orbi/wifi-systems.aspx
If you have a small or medium size home, you may not need two RBS. Having too much wifi or wifi signal overlap, near by can cause problems. 30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
You won't see any differences performance wise as the main speed rates you ever see at it's max will be 866Mbps usable by supporting wifi devices. The 1733Mbps is the connection between the RBS and RBR only and isn't usable by user devices.