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05-19-2021 at 02:58 PM.
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05-19-2021 at 03:12 PM.
05-19-2021 at 03:12 PM.
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That's interesting you say that because from the numerous reviews I've read it says the M9+ struggles with the further out you are the worst it becomes. The Eero seems to win in that category due to the Pro's being able to have each station create its own signal?

In other words the Eero isn't the fastest but people claim it's the most consistent overall experience.
That would not be correct the M9+ and all its node make their own mesh/signal. From reviews the M9+ actually outpaces the Eero and Eero Pro as can be seen in the distance tests of a few of those links I posted.

So in short the M9+ gives you better range and better speeds further away from the nodes and router.

Using TomsHardwareGuide review so its apples to apples. Pay close attention that the Deco M9+ was tested up to 150feet the Eero Pro 2 was not cause it cant hang.

Deco M9+
"At 50 feet, 100 feet and 150 feet, the Deco M9 Plus was able to move 498.0Mbps, 324.1Mbps and 166.6Mbps"

Eero Pro 2
"The new Eero's performance dropped off to 319.8 Mbps, 285.7Mbps and 213.9Mbps at 15-, 50- and 100-foot measurements, scores that were at least 100 Mbps less than what the Orbi RBK50 and Nest Wifi were capable of. "
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05-19-2021 at 03:22 PM.
05-19-2021 at 03:22 PM.
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Updated my above response with real numbers, incase you didnt see the update.

This set is just not worth it at all..... Overpriced and old technology anyone paying over $200 is a .......

The one guy who said he was getting 600Mbps out of this unit was lieing out of his you know what.... since the band maxes out at 600Mbps theoretically so you will never hit those lab theoretically numbers.
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05-19-2021 at 03:52 PM.
05-19-2021 at 03:52 PM.
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Ability to get faster speeds reguarily at the router as many reviewers were constantly able to get over 500Mbps on their tests. With this speeds for reviewers were never consistent and fluctuated between 300Mbps to 550Mbps regularly. Ability to have high speeds even 15-30 feet out from the router, the Eero drops speeds quickly the further out you go, the M9+ holds the speeds way better.

The other same as the 2nd point is that it just has better range in general.

Overall the M9+ just beats the Eero silly.



You must have got a good set since out of all the professional reviews noone was able to get over 550Mbps and most of them averaged around 400Mbps at the router. Here are a few reviews of the router and beacon set, just looking at the speeds at the router shows how much this set fluctuates speeds from user to user. Yes this is the 3 router set, which is why we are only looking at speed at the router in the reviews.

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/eer...generation [pcmag.com]

https://www.mbreviews.com/eero-2-review/2/

https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/eero-2019

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3...stall.html [pcworld.com]
You've linked reviews for the wrong model. One of the reviews is for the regular, non-Pro eero and the other ones are for one eero Pro with two beacons.

This deal was for three eero Pro units. There would be a difference in performance.
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05-19-2021 at 04:09 PM.
05-19-2021 at 04:09 PM.
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You've linked reviews for the wrong model. One of the reviews is for the regular, non-Pro eero and the other ones are for one eero Pro with two beacons.

This deal was for three eero Pro units. There would be a difference in performance.
Read my whole quoted message, I point out the reviews are to the Router and Node set as that is how they first only came. We are looking at numbers only at the router, and those numbers at only the router are provided in the above reviews.

"Here are a few reviews of the router and beacon set, just looking at the speeds at the router shows how much this set fluctuates speeds from user to user. Yes this is the 3 router set, which is why we are only looking at speed at the router in the reviews."

Made it easy for you since you missed that whole part.
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05-19-2021 at 05:27 PM.
05-19-2021 at 05:27 PM.
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Read my whole quoted message, I point out the reviews are to the Router and Node set as that is how they first only came. We are looking at numbers only at the router, and those numbers at only the router are provided in the above reviews.

"Here are a few reviews of the router and beacon set, just looking at the speeds at the router shows how much this set fluctuates speeds from user to user. Yes this is the 3 router set, which is why we are only looking at speed at the router in the reviews."

Made it easy for you since you missed that whole part.
Forgive my ignorance but wouldn't measuring the performance of all of the units working together be a better gauge for comparison? Isn't the point of mesh to compensate for the weakness in speed/range of just one unit?
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05-19-2021 at 08:46 PM.
05-19-2021 at 08:46 PM.
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Forgive my ignorance but wouldn't measuring the performance of all of the units working together be a better gauge for comparison? Isn't the point of mesh to compensate for the weakness in speed/range of just one unit?

Yeah I would have to agree. Having 3 pro nodes instead of beacons would have to make a pretty big difference.
I'm curious on what that would be.
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05-19-2021 at 08:51 PM.
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That would not be correct the M9+ and all its node make their own mesh/signal. From reviews the M9+ actually outpaces the Eero and Eero Pro as can be seen in the distance tests of a few of those links I posted.

So in short the M9+ gives you better range and better speeds further away from the nodes and router.

Using TomsHardwareGuide review so its apples to apples. Pay close attention that the Deco M9+ was tested up to 150feet the Eero Pro 2 was not cause it cant hang.

Deco M9+
"At 50 feet, 100 feet and 150 feet, the Deco M9 Plus was able to move 498.0Mbps, 324.1Mbps and 166.6Mbps"

Eero Pro 2
"The new Eero's performance dropped off to 319.8 Mbps, 285.7Mbps and 213.9Mbps at 15-, 50- and 100-foot measurements, scores that were at least 100 Mbps less than what the Orbi RBK50 and Nest Wifi were capable of. "

I'll have to do some investigating. Right now I can get either option for around $250. I'm not really drawn to one over the other. I'll literally get which ever one is the better option if the 2.
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I'll have to do some investigating. Right now I can get either option for around $250. I'm not really drawn to one over the other. I'll literally get which ever one is the better option if the 2.
You can get M9 Plus for $160 at Costco right now.

https://www.costco.com/tp-link-de...77095.html
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05-19-2021 at 09:15 PM.
05-19-2021 at 09:15 PM.
Quote from eko427 :
Forgive my ignorance but wouldn't measuring the performance of all of the units working together be a better gauge for comparison? Isn't the point of mesh to compensate for the weakness in speed/range of just one unit?
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Yeah I would have to agree. Having 3 pro nodes instead of beacons would have to make a pretty big difference.
I'm curious on what that would be.
Sorry had to go workout and just got back home. No cause the 2nd and 3rd nodes will never be as good as the main router unit even though they are same device. The reason being is that they still have to use part of their CPU/RAM/Bandwidth to transfer the data to the main node, so in total while the router 3 pack is way better than the 1 router and 2 smaller add on beacons you get with the other sets, it will never give you better numbers than the main router attached to your modem. Just wanted to add so if you want to see the max potential of the unit you always benchmark it off the main router and not the nodes.

Quote from markywilliams :
I'll have to do some investigating. Right now I can get either option for around $250. I'm not really drawn to one over the other. I'll literally get which ever one is the better option if the 2.
As The OP pointed out the M9+ can regularly be had for well under $180 which makes it the best deal on a triband 3 pack wifi 5 mesh out there.
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05-20-2021 at 05:46 AM.
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Quote from PeteyTheStriker :
Sorry had to go workout and just got back home. No cause the 2nd and 3rd nodes will never be as good as the main router unit even though they are same device. The reason being is that they still have to use part of their CPU/RAM/Bandwidth to transfer the data to the main node, so in total while the router 3 pack is way better than the 1 router and 2 smaller add on beacons you get with the other sets, it will never give you better numbers than the main router attached to your modem. Just wanted to add so if you want to see the max potential of the unit you always benchmark it off the main router and not the nodes.



As The OP pointed out the M9+ can regularly be had for well under $180 which makes it the best deal on a triband 3 pack wifi 5 mesh out there.

Yeah seems like a solid deal. Unfortunately there aren't really any reviews comparing apples to apples between the deal. I may buy both and do test myself to see.

Unfortunately my ISP service right now is 100mbps so top speed isn't what I'm after. I want the unit that offers the most consistent experience no matter where I'm at in my house.

They both are Triband with wireless backhaul. So it comes down to which units are the most powerful
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05-20-2021 at 09:27 AM.
05-20-2021 at 09:27 AM.
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Yeah seems like a solid deal. Unfortunately there aren't really any reviews comparing apples to apples between the deal. I may buy both and do test myself to see.

Unfortunately my ISP service right now is 100mbps so top speed isn't what I'm after. I want the unit that offers the most consistent experience no matter where I'm at in my house.

They both are Triband with wireless backhaul. So it comes down to which units are the most powerful
The PCworld link I posted compares the Eero Pro gen 2 system to the Deco M5 which is only a dual band system, the M9+ is the better, triband brother of that system. It also shows how the Eero Pro gen 2 stacks up to other brands, for some reason a lot of reviewers dont use the term Eero Pro when identifying them in their reviews when talking about the generation 2 system, but you know its the pro cause they mention its Triband which the normal Eero is only dual band.

Looking at that review one can clearly infer from how good the M5 did that the M9+ would be the better option. The only more powerful systems are the Orbis, Triband Velops, and google Nest.

Honestly with you having only 100Mbps all these guys are overkill for you, a simple dual band is more than enough like the M5, or a few of the other dual band mesh kits if your looking for primarily coverage and you would save a lot of money.
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