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Should I come back to Orbi?
Hey all. I used Orbi RBK750's for a couple of years and when the firmware disasters began I dumped them (thanks Costco!) for Asus. I do miss some of the features and now with Costco having the 753's for a lower price I thought about coming back. Then I began reading. Is it still really such a mess? Is it the same firmware problems that began last summer?
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I do need to clarify that the new package at Costco is the RBK763's not 753's. Still, seems like they still haven't figured out how to push firmware yet. Here's an idea - don't force it. Let users update when they want.
Are the RBK763x systems having the same firmware issues? That's what Costco is selling
Used to be a RBK53 owner for a long time, was frequently frustrated by reboots and other issues. When the WiFi 6 Orbi RBK753 was available at Costco a while ago, I thought that with a new flagship the system had to be better right?
No, it's acceptable enough that I'm not ready to pay nearly $1K for another setup from another vendor with possibility it's a mess there as well. I just plan for the necessary "reboot" weekly to act as a preventative.
I couldn't at this time recommend Orbi for anyone.
I think I might seriously consider purchasing an actual enterprise product line in the long term. Waiting for 6E to become much more commodity in the enterprise before I make that leap. Real firewall, real routing and real APs that are designed to just work at unfortunately a real cost.
