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Costco has them!
But only a 2-pack! Still the price is good for members comparatively - $549.99 https://www.costco.com/routers-networking.html
It is the RBK842 which is AX5700 rated (900MHZ on 2.4GHZ Band vs 1.2GHZ on the 2.4 Band of the RBK852 AX6000)
However, everything else seems the same. Not sure if AX6000 is that beneficial over AX5700.
So - would you buy the Bestbuy one then since it is faster or not worth the extra $100. Guess Costco has better return policy.
I would think that you'd probably not notice the difference in speeds unless you have a large number of 2.4 GHz 802.11n devices on your network. Even so, the $100 price difference seems a little steep for the relatively small speed difference.
DBV wrote:
So - would you buy the Bestbuy one then since it is faster or not worth the extra $100. Guess Costco has better return policy.Yeah, I wouldn't despite being a Costco member and having bought my RBK53 system there over 2 years ago.
The downside, for me personally, is the fact that the Costco system only has 1 satellite. As a result, I'd just pay the extra $100 to get the extra speed.
In my experience with routers, and other electronics, if the hardware is going to go bad, it's going to happen fairly soon after being deployed. If I were really paranoid, I'd just buy the extended warranty but, at this point, I'm sticking with my RBK53 setup.
I noticed the BestBuy has the Linksys MX10 on sale for $100 off. Maybe Orbi will follow suit. They both sound competitive on WiFi 6 based on very limited reviews.
DBV wrote:I noticed the BestBuy has the Linksys MX10 on sale for $100 off. Maybe Orbi will follow suit. They both sound competitive on WiFi 6 based on very limited reviews.
Competitive and Linksys offers a single unit (MX5) for those who might need more than the MX10's 2-Pack. I mean, an MX10 + an MX5 would cost $1,000 but at least Linksys is offering that configuration. Netgear needs to do the same and, actually, both companies need to offer a 3-Pack.
