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What Is A WiFi Mesh System? 5 Best Routers To Buy In 2021
04/30/21 AT 11:37 AM
As the pandemic has kept so many people working in their homes, your WiFi router might need a little boost.
Luckily, with the introduction of WiFi 6 and mesh router systems, you can now upgrade your home internet service. Meant to eliminate any dead spots while boosting internet speed, mesh routers are the next step in improving your home internet system. However, choosing one can be tricky. To help you out, we’ve listed down five of the best mesh routers available on Amazon based on quality, speed, price and overall value.
Internally, the Orbi units each have a 2.4GHz radio rated at 600Mbits/sec and a 5GHz radio with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 1,200Mbits/sec. That’s a decent chunk of bandwidth but, since there’s no third radio, this has to be shared between client and backhaul traffic.
As with all Wi-Fi 6 gear, the Orbi RBK352 is backward compatible with Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) clients but it won’t interoperate with Wi-Fi 5 Orbi units. It is technically possible to mix and match RBK352 nodes with satellites from an RBK752 or RBK852 kit, but the performance limitations of the RBK352 will still apply to client devices connected to it.