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JosephBanks
Aspirant
Jul 30, 2022

RAX200 & EAX80 vs Orbi Mesh System

Hi,

 

I am planning my new home which will be a reasonably large 2 storey home, about 450sqm/5000sqft (~225sqm/2500sqft per floor) and the block of land is about 800sqm/9000sqft.

 

The facade of the home will be brick and the internal walls will be timber and drywall/gyprock.

 

I intend on having the ISP internet connection connect to a WiFi Router (either an Orbi or RAX200) which I will plug into a 24 port switch to provide cabled internet to my home, but I am not sure what to do about the Wi-Fi situation.

 

Is it better to use a RAX200 with a single EAX80 to extend the network or a Orbi AX6000 Mesh System? The total cost seems to be about the same but I can't tell what the range of the RAX+EAX combo will get me and it seems the advertised range of the Orbi AX6000 3 Pack is more than enough for my situation.

 

Help! 🙂

 

Kind regards,

Joseph

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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru
    Jul 30, 2022

    Depending on placement and distances either the RAX/EAX system would work or the Orbi system would work for most of the internal home coverage. I have a 5k sq ft home and most of the time just 1 router and satellite is sufficient. I can run two satellites however I turn down the power to 50%. 

     

     

  • kc6108's avatar
    kc6108
    Luminary
    Jul 30, 2022
    Orbi supports some, and in some cases all, of the fast/smart/seamless roaming (802.11k/v/r) protocols. RAX routers do not. This cannot be overstated. The Orbi router and satellites also provide a much tighter integration in the Orbi app. You only buy an EAX as an afterthought or out of necessity (add more coverage later on, save money, etc).

    I could go on and on, but the Orbi is an awesome solution, but it is very expensive.