- #NETGEAR ORBI AX5400 REVIEW HOW TO#
- #NETGEAR ORBI AX5400 REVIEW PRO#
- #NETGEAR ORBI AX5400 REVIEW SOFTWARE#
- #NETGEAR ORBI AX5400 REVIEW SERIES#
#NETGEAR ORBI AX5400 REVIEW PRO#
This is more than enough for most uses but was well behind the Eero Pro 6 (239.9Mbps), the Linksys Velop AX4200 (201.3Mbps) and the Netgear Orbi RBK852 (124.4Mbps).Īt 75-feet, the RBK752 moved only 82.5Mbps, just behind the Netgear Orbi RBR852 (85.9Mbps), and well off the pace set by the Eero Pro 6 (208.9Mbps). With 50-feet separating the test machine from the router, the RBR750’s bandwidth dropped to 100.3Mbps. None could touch the Netgear Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852 router, however, which moved 833.6Mbps. This roughly tied the Linksys Velop AX4200 (507.7Mbps) and ahead of the Eero Pro 6 (436.1Mbps). On its own, the RBR750 router was able to deliver 506.7Mbps at 15-feet to the Dell XPS 15 test system. Overall, it did well, but couldn’t fill my home with Wi-Fi, although a third device would likely have done the trick.
#NETGEAR ORBI AX5400 REVIEW SOFTWARE#
Using Ixia’s IxChariot networking benchmark software we created a busy network with 10 simulated users in my 100-year-old, 3,500-square-foot house. Netgear Orbi RBK752 review: PerformanceĪs was the case with the RBK852, the RBK752 kit started out strong and its performance fell off quickly with distance.
The Eero Pro 6 lacks this feature due to security concerns.
#NETGEAR ORBI AX5400 REVIEW HOW TO#
The unit’s Sync button is how to activate it. Finally, the RBK752 kit can use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup scheme for quickly adding devices. Neither have a USB connection for adding a hard drive as networked storage.īoth devices have a recessed reset button but only the router has a power switch. They all top out at a data flow of 1Gbps and lack the ability to accommodate the latest 2.5Gbps Multi-Gig inputs, but the RBR750 can aggregate a pair of networking ports for up to 2Gbps service, something other mesh kits can’t do.īy contrast, the RBS750 satellite has a pair of networking ports.
The mesh kit’s approach to ports is a mixed bag with the RBR750 router having a WAN input and three wired ports. Add in the 2.4Gbps that the dedicated backhaul channel provides and the system has the power to move 4.2Gbps. In the lab, the set can move up to 600Mbps along its 2.4GHz band as well as 1.2Gbps on its data-supplying 5GHz band. The router has a quad-core 1.4GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and 1GB of storage space for software and settings.
Others use a dynamic scheduling system to balance the flow back and forth. This dedicated backhaul channel can lower system overhead and streamline operations but ties up more than one-third of the network capacity.
#NETGEAR ORBI AX5400 REVIEW SERIES#
Like other Orbi gear, the RBK752 series uses Netgear’s tried and true tri-band design that moves data over 2.4- and 5GHz bands and reserves the second 5GHz band for moving data from the satellites to the host. With MU-MIMO and beamforming, the router customizes the signal to match the needs of the connected devices, but it can’t run ultra-wide 160MHz data channels. Rather than the RBK852’s array of eight antennas, the RBK752 units have six, reflecting the use of Qualcomm’s Networking Pro 800 Wi-Fi chip instead of the RBK852’s Networking Pro 1200, which offers more data streams. You can also get the three-piece RBK753 kit (with two satellites) that is rated to work with 7,500 square feet and the four-piece RBK754 set (with, you guessed it, three satellites) that can cover 10,000 square feet. The basic two-piece RBK752 kit reviewed here can cover up to 5,000 square feet, according to Netgear. Netgear Orbi RBK752 review: Pricing and availabilityĪvailable in stores and on the Netgear site, the RBK752 consists of a preset router (RBR750) and a wireless satellite device (RBS750). Read on to see if it’s right for your home. All in all, our Netgear Orbi RBK752 review shows that this mesh kit has the power to fill a mid-sized home with Wi-Fi data. The system includes extra security software but you’ll need to pay for updates in the long term. Based on Wi-Fi 6 technology, it offers a pair of data delivery bands as well as one dedicated to communications from the satellites and the host router that can streamline a mesh network’s operations. A smaller and cheaper alternative to one of the best mesh routers on the market – the Netgear Orbi RBK852 – the Netgear Orbi RBK752 kit has lower performance expectations than its older cousin.
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