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moonwatcher64
Apr 01, 2020Luminary
What to buy for new home network - Obi? Mesh? Nighthawk? etc
Morning all. Used Netgear for many years but jumped ship last time to Linksys for their flagship wifi router. Waste of time & money. But now want to start from scratch with a fast top end router ...
michaelkenward
Apr 02, 2020Guru - Experienced User
One of those impossible questions. Too many choices.
I'd start with these.
Orbi: Whole Home WiFi System for Better WiFi Everywhere | NETGEAR
Wifi Router | Wireless Routers for Home | NETGEAR
Plug in your requirements, see which look good and ask for experience with them.
That helps to narrow down the options.
moonwatcher64
Apr 02, 2020Luminary
Thanks Michael.
Seems very odd that there isn't a more definitive tier or comparison table to assess best, better, optimum.
Of course depends on the application I guess but even then you would think Netgear might have some model scenario's.
I'm reading and reading but still struggling to differentiate anything meaningful.
But thanks for the link and direction anyway.
Cheers
- michaelkenwardApr 02, 2020Guru - Experienced User
moonwatcher64 wrote:
Seems very odd that there isn't a more definitive tier or comparison table to assess best, better, optimum.
Come on. All devices are "best" and "optimum" by definition.
The product pages are good for narrowing things down to the dimensions of your premises and the load you are putting on the things.
I forgot to say that you should also consider your budget.