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AX4200 vs AC3000
I just ordered an AX4200. I've been using an AC3000 for a few years. I recently upgraded to ATT fiber and expect I will see an overall improvement in WIFI speed with the AX4200 (ATT fiber is up to ...
Well you get AX mode over AX. Back haul speeds are 2400Mbps vs 1733Mbps.
Theres no USB ports on Orbi AX systems.
Might compare the spec sheets between the two.
Please post about this over in the ORbi AX forum:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/bd-p/en-home-orbi-ax
Good Luck.
Okay....I'm new to the site. I'll post over in the AX section.
in my experience, you are not going to see a significant performance boost with the AX system. It won't really make any difference for your AC clients, unless the AC signal you're getting is on the weak side as the AX will provide a stronger signal. My AX clients get a slightly faster connection, around 50 Mbps more, than my AC clients do, so not a great deal of difference unless I take them very near the router where they'll get 700-800 Mbps speeds.
I'm not saying it's not worth the upgrade, but in my real world usage it's not significantly different. YMMV.
In my experience, replacing the Orbi AC3000 with the Orbi AX6000 actually improved IOT 2.4GHZ devices connection strength and speed. Nothing dramatic for speed but helped the stability of connected cameras and the speed they respond when viewing cameras. This may be more related to revised antenna design vs AX speed however. However, the AX4200 has two less antennas than the AX6000 so that should be considered.
