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Wire vs. Orbi
I am looking to improve speeds in my home and I started by investigating getting the house wired for Ethernet. The guy who came in sugggested that I investigate the Orbi system. Frankly, plugg...
In short, no.
Yes wire is supreme for sure. But, your network is likely changing from time to time and you will have to rewire each time. If you dont wire entirely new ports you will likely start adding multiple remote switches which can cause traffic jambs down the line if not implemented well.
So, I would go with a mix of both. You can get a three pack orbi system, wire the three together for the backhaul. Each has several switched ports that will give you a true wired connection if you wire the Obri's together. Then you will have the best of borth worlds.
I just wired my base orbi to one of my satellites and I am quite pleased with it. I would like to wire the second satellite, but it is two stories above the base and I have not yet figured an "easy" route for the wire.