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Netgear Orbi RBK-753 3-Pack $500 @ Costco (Sign-in Req.)
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First post. Just as the title states, 3-pack of the Orbi RBK753 for $500. Usually see the 2-pack for $450 making this pretty solid. Must sign-in to see price.
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The 853 three-unit plan has an MSRP of a thousand bucks. It also offers port aggregation so you can get ethernet speeds greater than one gigabit (I think the spec stated 2.5 Gbit). Other than that, there really is not much difference.
Sure, the 853 can handle 6 Gbits of throughput, while this unit only handles 4.2 Gbits of throughput.
But there is a point of diminishing returns. I have not heard of an internet provider greater than one gigabit per second. So that becomes the bottleneck and transferring 6 gigabits of data across the mesh kind of becomes meaningless. Because even when using the port aggregation, you still have a maximum of 2.5 gigabits across the Ethernet network.
I guess one could argue that the six gigabits of throughput is needed for a completely wireless system with no ethernet cabling at all. And that's the best case scenario when clients have the ability to use that much bandwidth.
Let's see, one gigabit per second is equal to 125 megabytes per second. So six gigabits per second equals 750 megabytes per second. That is a huge amount of data for residential use. And that assumes all of that data is staying internal to the residence. Since only 125 megabytes per second is ever going to make it out into the internet.
Based on the above, I think this is a good deal
The 853 three-unit plan has an MSRP of a thousand bucks. It also offers port aggregation so you can get ethernet speeds greater than one gigabit (I think the spec stated 2.5 Gbit). Other than that, there really is not much difference.
Sure, the 853 can handle 6 Gbits of throughput, while this unit only handles 4.2 Gbits of throughput.
But there is a point of diminishing returns. I have not heard of an internet provider greater than one gigabit per second. So that becomes the bottleneck and transferring 6 gigabits of data across the mesh kind of becomes meaningless. Because even when using the port aggregation, you still have a maximum of 2.5 gigabits across the Ethernet network.
I guess one could argue that the six gigabits of throughput is needed for a completely wireless system with no ethernet cabling at all. And that's the best case scenario when clients have the ability to use that much bandwidth.
Let's see, one gigabit per second is equal to 125 megabytes per second. So six gigabits per second equals 750 megabytes per second. That is a huge amount of data for residential use. And that assumes all of that data is staying internal to the residence. Since only 125 megabytes per second is ever going to make it out into the internet.
Based on the above, I think this is a good deal
Thank you for this analysis!
Edit: looks like 2400mbps vs 1733 mbps for backhaul speeds. Also AC vs AX wireless connection (5ghz vs both 2.4 and 5)
So going to keep on rocking with the AC units
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The 853 three-unit plan has an MSRP of a thousand bucks. It also offers port aggregation so you can get ethernet speeds greater than one gigabit (I think the spec stated 2.5 Gbit). Other than that, there really is not much difference.
Sure, the 853 can handle 6 Gbits of throughput, while this unit only handles 4.2 Gbits of throughput.
But there is a point of diminishing returns. I have not heard of an internet provider greater than one gigabit per second. So that becomes the bottleneck and transferring 6 gigabits of data across the mesh kind of becomes meaningless. Because even when using the port aggregation, you still have a maximum of 2.5 gigabits across the Ethernet network.
I guess one could argue that the six gigabits of throughput is needed for a completely wireless system with no ethernet cabling at all. And that's the best case scenario when clients have the ability to use that much bandwidth.
Let's see, one gigabit per second is equal to 125 megabytes per second. So six gigabits per second equals 750 megabytes per second. That is a huge amount of data for residential use. And that assumes all of that data is staying internal to the residence. Since only 125 megabytes per second is ever going to make it out into the internet.
Based on the above, I think this is a good deal
I think it's not a good deal. Right now RBK50 should be sufficient. You can get a good deal on rbk50.
These early models of wifi 6 does not support 160hz band. Hence, you will end up upgrading next year.
Why would you want to spend $500 on incomplete wifi 6 when you can get inexpensive RBK50 which is sufficient even up to 1 gig internet. I doubtany users have anything over 1 gig or even 400mbps.
I advise to wait it out don't even get rbk853 at $500 forget rbk753.
Install RBK50 and wait it out for a year because you will see nearly same speed.
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The 853 three-unit plan has an MSRP of a thousand bucks. It also offers port aggregation so you can get ethernet speeds greater than one gigabit (I think the spec stated 2.5 Gbit). Other than that, there really is not much difference.
Sure, the 853 can handle 6 Gbits of throughput, while this unit only handles 4.2 Gbits of throughput.
But there is a point of diminishing returns. I have not heard of an internet provider greater than one gigabit per second. So that becomes the bottleneck and transferring 6 gigabits of data across the mesh kind of becomes meaningless. Because even when using the port aggregation, you still have a maximum of 2.5 gigabits across the Ethernet network.
I guess one could argue that the six gigabits of throughput is needed for a completely wireless system with no ethernet cabling at all. And that's the best case scenario when clients have the ability to use that much bandwidth.
Let's see, one gigabit per second is equal to 125 megabytes per second. So six gigabits per second equals 750 megabytes per second. That is a huge amount of data for residential use. And that assumes all of that data is staying internal to the residence. Since only 125 megabytes per second is ever going to make it out into the internet.
Based on the above, I think this is a good deal
These early models of wifi 6 does not support 160hz band. Hence, you will end up upgrading next year.
Why would you want to spend $500 on incomplete wifi 6 when you can get inexpensive RBK50 which is sufficient even up to 1 gig internet. I doubtany users have anything over 1 gig or even 400mbps.
I advise to wait it out don't even get rbk853 at $500 forget rbk753.
Install RBK50 and wait it out for a year because you will see nearly same speed.
If you have the RBK50 system already, there is little reason to upgrade now unless you have a bunch of Wifi 6 devices already. If you don't have a mesh system and has blind spots at home, then you should upgrade to a newer mesh system. I usually upgrade my home wifi system every 3-5 years. When I upgrade, I would not consider any 3 year or older product no matter how cheap it is, or it would become obsolete within the next 3 years. RBK50 is right around the 3 year mark. It is a good system to keep, but not really for an upgrade for now.
If you have the RBK50 system already, there is little reason to upgrade now unless you have a bunch of Wifi 6 devices already. If you don't have a mesh system and has blind spots at home, then you should upgrade to a newer mesh system. I usually upgrade my home wifi system every 3-5 years. When I upgrade, I would not consider any 3 year or older product no matter how cheap it is, or it would become obsolete within the next 3 years. RBK50 is right around the 3 year mark. It is a good system to keep, but not really for an upgrade for now.
eero pro is old too. Not as fast as RBK50.
Costco has a great return policy. But if 500 is too steep, you have options:
1. Nest WiFi dual router package sold only by Amazon... Wait for $239 sale. Not tri-band, but has Ethernet backhaul. Uses 4x4 mimo to transmit or receive 4 simultaneous streams. One if the fastest Wifi 5 routers... With excellent range. There are issues some folks are having, but not all folks. The only dual band mesh system worth it today... and outperforms some WiFi 6 mesh systems.
2. If you need tri-band, they are not all created equal. Orbi is the best IMO... Velop in second place. I prefer the orbi. Both have well documented reliability issues. Not experienced by all folks thiugh. Maybe the RBK23 or RBK33 suitable.
3. eero pro 3 pack on sale for 400... And best buy gives 15 percent off for returning any modem. Pulls price down to 339. Or wait for another week pro sale here. Tri-band... But used older 2x2 mimo. Old mesh system though.
I just bought the Nest Wifi dual router... Will use Ethernet backhaul. If I needed a tri-band, I would purchase this deal. We can all wait for prices to come down. They always do. Cannot wait forever