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Fastest WIFI System for a small property?
I'm looking for the best possible wifi speeds around my home and office but don't need a huge amount of coverage. My property is around 110 sq m (under 1200 sq. ft.) over 3x levels and I have under 20 wireless devices so I don't need 2x satellites in addition to a router.
I am looking at the Orbi Quad-band AXE11000 WiFi 6E Mesh System Black - 3 pack (RBKE963B) but would like it in a 2 pack version such as this:
http://Orbi RBK852 AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2 Pack)
Oddly I can't find the RBK system above on the Netgear site - only on Amazon.
My questions are:
1. Is a minimum of 2x satellites with a router the requirement for the Netgear Orbi system?
2. If so, does anyone know if Netgear plans to release the AXE11000 in a a 2 pack version (1x router & 1x satellite?)
3. Is a WIFI 6E (AXE system) overkill in a 110 sq m (under 1200 sq. ft.) property? Or will a WIFI 6 (AX system) give identical speeds over a small area?
Thank you!
My questions are:
1. Is a minimum of 2x satellites with a router the requirement for the Netgear Orbi system?---No. You don't even NEED a satellite but its kind of the point of a mesh system.
2. If so, does anyone know if Netgear plans to release the AXE11000 in a a 2 pack version (1x router & 1x satellite?)---Sadly, unknown as netgear doesn't release info on upcoming packs. I'd imaging it is but they're selling out of the 3x systems pretty fast.
3. Is a WIFI 6E (AXE system) overkill in a 110 sq m (under 1200 sq. ft.) property? Or will a WIFI 6 (AX system) give identical speeds over a small area?----Do you have any 6ghz devices? if not, I'd skip the 9 series and go with the 8. I've got 2x 6ghz devices and unless I'm speedtesting, I can't tell a difference from 5ghz to 6ghz for my area. And even the speedtests I can tell aren't that different in speeds.
Thank you!If the home's total square footage is 1200sq ft, do you need a mesh system? A centrally located router should cover your whole home unless the walls are made of brick, concrete, stone, etc (materials that block wifi). I love mesh systems but a flagship router is going to be faster than a flagship mesh system for the appropriately sized homes. its just when you start getting larger and needing better coverage at the peripheral that mesh systems really shine. I've tested my RAXE500/CAX80 against my RBKE963 system and for the majority of my home, the single router is faster. Its just the further away bedrooms or basement where the mesh does better and even that isn't by much.
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My questions are:
1. Is a minimum of 2x satellites with a router the requirement for the Netgear Orbi system?---No. You don't even NEED a satellite but its kind of the point of a mesh system.
2. If so, does anyone know if Netgear plans to release the AXE11000 in a a 2 pack version (1x router & 1x satellite?)---Sadly, unknown as netgear doesn't release info on upcoming packs. I'd imaging it is but they're selling out of the 3x systems pretty fast.
3. Is a WIFI 6E (AXE system) overkill in a 110 sq m (under 1200 sq. ft.) property? Or will a WIFI 6 (AX system) give identical speeds over a small area?----Do you have any 6ghz devices? if not, I'd skip the 9 series and go with the 8. I've got 2x 6ghz devices and unless I'm speedtesting, I can't tell a difference from 5ghz to 6ghz for my area. And even the speedtests I can tell aren't that different in speeds.
Thank you!If the home's total square footage is 1200sq ft, do you need a mesh system? A centrally located router should cover your whole home unless the walls are made of brick, concrete, stone, etc (materials that block wifi). I love mesh systems but a flagship router is going to be faster than a flagship mesh system for the appropriately sized homes. its just when you start getting larger and needing better coverage at the peripheral that mesh systems really shine. I've tested my RAXE500/CAX80 against my RBKE963 system and for the majority of my home, the single router is faster. Its just the further away bedrooms or basement where the mesh does better and even that isn't by much.
Thanks so much for your response plemans!
I do have double brick walls which is causing dropouts in the upper level home office but that is using a low quality WIFI 5 router.
I'd be tempted to get the Nighthawk AXE11000 (RAXE500) but I'm worried the signal drop may be even higher due to shorter wavelengths at higher frequencies - though I'm guessing they'll be mitigated by the antenna in the nighthawk compared to the base model TP-Link I'm currently using.
I'll ask Netgear what their return policy is and go from there so I can upgrade to a mesh router if required.Thanks again!
Brick does do a great job of blocking wifi. Even mesh systems can struggle with it as their wireless backhaul still needs a good connection. many people with brick interior walls end up either running ethernet for a backhaul, using a powerline device, or using a moca (ethernet over coax) adapter for the backhaul. If you end up being able to have a hardwired backhaul, you can use a much cheaper system because you don't need the triband mesh systems wireless backhaul.
Both the orbi and the MK nighthawk support a wired backhaul.