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Nighthawk Mesh vs Orbi mesh
I am looking to move from a router/extender to a mesh system. I was looking at the Nighthawk MK83 mesh system and the Orbi RBK653 and RBK853. The MK83 and 653 appear to be comparable with the 853 hig...
Thank you for your reply. My initial thought is to use a wired backhaul because it seems to me it would provide faster and more stable wireless connections everywhere as opposed to using a wireless backhaul. I am open to either but wired just seemed to be a better option. So you would not have any concerns with the lower speeds 1.8Gb vs 3 vs 6 with the number of devices, etc. on the network. I know that 75 isn't that large a number but since the documentation on most of these mentions 30 or 40 or 50 devices I wasn't sure what effect it would have to be a maybe twice the number they state. I am trying to get a stable and fast connection everywhere in the house which I have never had with the router/extenders that I have used over the years. I am chalking it up to the size of the house being as spread out as it is, the number of devices, and the insulation on the interior walls interfering with the signal as well.
Those throughput numbers are marketing hype, created by adding together the maximum theoretical speeds of each radio, along with a footnot in tiny type that says, "you will NOT get this. EVER."
Insulation in interior walls is mostly for sound and 99% air. Should not present much additional obstacle to WiFi signals. Exterior insulation typically has foil vapor barrier, which will interfere with WiFi signals.
Thank you. Marketing hype is what i suspected. I just wanted to make sure I was being realistic and not trying to overload the system with too many devices. I don't want to get horribly expensive but I don't want to overload a smaller sytem either.
Several years ago, someone with the original Orbi (2016 model) reported having about 125 devices on his network. People routinely report 60-70 devices. All of those Internet of Things (IoT) devices consume almost no WiFi bandwidth. For many of us, the internet connection is much less capable than the internal pathways. (Now that gigabit internet speeds are becomming more common, that balance may change.)
Thank you CrimpOn. Yes my Internet is only 400Mbps so as you said it is less capable. I know I am overthinking this but I was hoping to avoid making a mistake. You all have been very helpful.