Asus ZenWiFi AC vs NetGear Orbi WiFi System (RBK50)

Have the Asus ZenWiFi AX mesh in our 2000 sq.ft., 2-story house, and no problems with 2 iPhones and 2 iPad Pro's. They're always connected, and the reliablity and wireless coverage of the mesh is great

ft. home. But it isn't magic. You can't just look at your home's square footage and buy the number of satellites based on that

Most importantly, it delivered high speeds on our throughput performance tests and maintained a strong signal throughout the house. That earns it our Editors’ Choice award for affordable mesh systems. 

Deadzones? Gone. Amazing quality and bandwidth? It brings it in spades. This thing just rocks. Stop suffering with crummy wifi routers and just do it, you'll be kicking yourself for not having done it sooner

Poor UI made it hard to optimize speed. Entering WiFi credentials was easy, so was reaching the admin page. But it wasn't smooth. First, it never mentioned we need to turn both nodes on before starting the setup process, or that it would help to start in the same room until the functionality is established (to watch the LEDs, because that's all you get for a while)

I bought thisabout 4 months ago to bypass the Verizon router. Very easy to set up but except for running speed tests, I can't tell a difference. The satellite doesn't seem to help any. My phone seems to take longer to load apps than before and we have had some buffering on streaming tv for the first time in years though not a lot

I sent a message to Asus tech support with no response but hopefully they will address this in a software or firmware update. Asus provides Free security while most other manufacturers doNot. Unfortunately the browser interface allows for a easier setup and to fix vulnerabilities compared to the IOS app. If you follow the above rules you will be very happy with this router

Fixes the issue where IPv6 devices on the guest network can access the Orbi router’s web GUI. Includes security fixes for the following security vulnerabilities:PSV-2016-0133, PSV-2017-0607, PSV-2017-0615, PSV-2017-0736, PSV-2017-2190 So an update that supposedly fixes disconnect issues (which I never experienced) does the opposite and starts causing them instead. Thank you Netgear for breaking my perfectly wonderful wifi system. Apparently their engineering team has been spending most of their time introducing new Orbi devices and not spending much time refining their current firmware

* Expensive (Best): Pull up the entire cable and rerun it with Cat7(a), also install a possible intermediary switch to boost length/signal right before going into the underground conduit

But the add on satellite should be less than the router/satellite system. Not sure why netgear is doing this to its customers. I almost feel like just selling my current system and going with a different brand.

Cons: 1. The price is a little bit higher compare to a few brands, but still worth it. 2. Not good angle for power connector

00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) gives you the most bang for your buck, with impressive throughput speeds, Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) simultaneous data streaming, and a lot more management options than the other three. While the Orbi router and satellite are large, and their USB ports are not ready for prime time, the system still offers enough to make it our Editors' Choice for home Wi-Fi systems.