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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...
If you look at the actual specs, it isn't until you get to the 8 or 9 series that the fronthaul is more than the 1800mbps.
spec wise:
SXK30: 1200mbps-5ghz and the 2.4ghz is 600mbps.
The RBK750 series front haul is: 1200mbps 5ghz and 600mbps 2.4ghz. Its backhaul is the 2400mbps. The backhaul is the dedicated wireless connection between the router/satellites.
So if you're wanting faster fronthaul, you'd need to go to the 8 series (RBK850) or the 9 series with the 6E connection
But you're getting pretty expensive when you jump up to those series.
Thank you very much for your help. I think I will probably go with the SXK30. If the number of devices won't cause me an issue. It looks like a good system and with your real world recommendation of stability, I think that is probably the best choice.