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Happy holidays! I posted a previous thread on the Nighthawk community, and am looking for more insight from the Orbi community. I’m looking to cover 2700 sqft of home, and thinking of switching from X6 R8000 Nighthawk to an OrbiRBK752 x1 satellite to broaden coverage upstairs/downstairs. My hesitancy has been the expected loss and lag/latency drop off, especially if hardwired to the satellite. My internet speed tops out at 400mbs. This unit also made IGNs list for 2021 gaming routers, which gives me hope. Any help/insight would be appreciated!
Re: Orbi/Satellite vs Nighthawk/Extender for gaming
Best connection for gaming is ethernet connected to the RBR. Unless you can get the RBS ethernet connected to the RBR. Placement and distance between the RBR and RBS is important.
Re: Orbi/Satellite vs Nighthawk/Extender for gaming
That’s makes sense. How much distance is advised from each satellite? I have not found a clear answer on that. I’m looking at about 40 ft distance between downstairs and upstairs.
Re: Orbi/Satellite vs Nighthawk/Extender for gaming
After setting up the Orbi RBK752 upstairs x 1 satellite downstairs, I have thus far been satisfied with the expanded coverage. Also switched out CAT5s for CAT6s. I ran a network test on my Xbox 10X that is directly linked to the satellite, and got satisfactory speeds DL 240 mbps with zero pocket loss and 46 ms of latency. Eventually, I’ll try to setup the actual router and hardwire for CPU setup. Thanks for the help!
