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RAX80 vs Orbi RBK53
Looking for some advice. My 9 yo Asus RT-66u router is showing its age. Recently started streaming our television and we are now having some DNS and buffering issues. 90% of my network is hard wir...
I've got the orbi setup for wireless coverage as well as an RAX200 for playing with. I have a very similar setup other than your house is a little larger. I've got 2 servers, around 20-30 wired devices, security cameras, lots of wireless devices, 2x 4k tv's, smart doorbell, streamers, etc. the orbi has been rock solid for me. I used to just only run the orbi with 2x satellites and it handled it fine. I added in the RAX to play with for experience in wireless AX and see how the features work to help others. I haven't seen a difference in network performance with the RAX handling routing versus the orbi handling routing. I don't think you'd be wrong to go with an Orbi setup.
I would stay away from the RAX devices until all of the firmware issues are resolved.
Read some of the other community posts regarding the problems people are experiencing.
I havent tried the Orbi system but I can say for sure that my unbranded router/modem free from my ISP is 10x better than the RAX80 performance I have now.
Its in the box now waiting for some kind of improvement in the future as I'm unable to return it to the shop.....