Originally Posted by
ExtraSlow
Netgear Orbi RBK53 is down to $540, which is a decent price.
Asus GT-AC5300 is down to $299, and RT-AC86U are down to $179, so for the three pieces I'd be $657
Am I right in assuming the Orbi system will be lower maintenance than the Asus AImesh? Any thoughts on range comparison? I think a 3-peice setup is what will be needed for this property.
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Kavy
whatcha think?
I like AiMesh the only downside is airtime fairness hates smart devices and turning that off every single firmware update (hey asus, its ok to have that setting not return to on every boot) can sometimes be a bother. I would guess the Orbi system will be less maintenance especially because it will handle the combined SSID better than Asus does currently (or at least in September when I last sealed with it). If the option was for someone else i would go with whatever would have me do the least amount of ongoing work and that will be the Orbi. Asus I would always be trying tomato or merlin software trying for the best throughput and consuming all my time haha.
FYI; I have an extra set of the AC6600 Velop Tri-Band Mesh 3 pack available, I have had it since early fall when i decided i wanted to put one in every room. After a month I noticed it was insane overkill as most devices were not even using the new nodes because the others had a strong enough signal. I could let it go for $250 (half of what its on sale for on black friday). Don't know if that would be something that would help you in this case. I don't have it in the marketplace because im lazy.
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