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milop
Sep 05, 2026Aspirant
Difference between RS300 and BE9300
I must be missing something. As far as I can tell the BE9300 is the same as the RS300. So why is there a $30 difference in price? The BE9300 is $249 on Amazon and the RS300 is $279? Thanks in adva...
FrumpyGrandpa
Sep 05, 2026Aspirant
The Technical Specifications are indeed nearly identical. The RS300 includes two statements that are not listed for the BE9300:
Thus, one might conclude that the RS300 is a more sophisticated product than the BE9300.
StephenB
Sep 05, 2026Guru - Experienced User
FrumpyGrandpa wrote:Thus, one might conclude that the RS300 is a more sophisticated product than the BE9300.
At least one reviewer says they are actually identical, just differently branded.
No idea if that is the case. But MU-MIMO and ODFMA are part of the WiFi-7 specification, so all WiFi-7 routers have those features.
- willi_1Sep 06, 2026Aspirant
ou’re not missing much. The BE9300 and RS300 appear to be essentially the same Wi-Fi 7 hardware, with the different naming being mainly for the sales channel/marketing. An FCC test report also identifies the BE9300 product with the RS300 test model and notes that the models are electrically identical.
The RS300 is officially listed by NETGEAR as a 9.3Gbps tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router, with 2.5Gbps Ethernet and support for up to 100 devices. For anyone who needs to double-check figures, conversions, or other quick calculations, there are also some useful online calculation tools available that can make these smaller tasks much easier without installing additional software.