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weifensi
Aspirant
Jul 04, 2020

Netgear Nighthawk AX8 (RAX80) and Nighthawk Mesh System

I'm thinking to buy the Netgear Nighthawk AX8 (RAX80) gaming router. I also would like to extend my wifi network with a mesh system and buying the Nighthawk Mesh Wifi system. Given that I'm getting t...
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weifensi
Aspirant
Jul 06, 2020

Hi there

thanks for the reply. 

 

You are right, the Netgear Nighthawk AX8 (RAX80) is not a gaming router - my bad. 

 

What's the differnence between Orbi mesh (www.netgear.com/orbi/rbk752.aspx) and Nighthawk Mesh (www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/nighthawk-mesh/ ? And would both of them work with the router I mentioned above ? 

 

I have an old Wifi router which needs replacement. Hence, I'm thinking to upgrade to a Wifi 6 router and a mesh system to be fully updated on the latest technology for a while. 

 

thanks again