When deployed with a single satellite, the Netgear Orbi is an excellent choice for moderate-sized homes, delivering higher TCP throughput than mesh routers operating with three nodes. Ignore ...

Unit one is the Orbi router. It has one WAN (to connect to the internet) and three LAN (where your computers connect to your local network) ports. This is your router of the group and functions ...

Thankfully, there's now a much more affordable option. The brand has introduced Orbi 860 series mesh routers that offer the 10Gbps Ethernet of the 960 line, but with tri-band WiFi 6 instead of the ...

Netgear just announced a new Wi-Fi 7 mesh router system called the Orbi 870, joining the pre-existing 970 and 770. The company says that the latest system “offers the perfect balance of ...

While pricey, the Netgear Orbi (RBK50) is one of the fastest, most powerful routers we've tested, even without its mesh extension. Why you can trust Tom's Guide Our writers and editors spend hours ...

Today at CES, Netgear announced a new Wi-Fi 7 mesh router that neatly slots between its existing Orbi 770 and Orbi 970 product lines. As you might have already surmised, the new mesh system is ...

Despite all the hoopla around 5G over the past few years, Wi-Fi technology remains essential for keeping people connected. Wi-Fi 7 can potentially be a game-changer in the future, offering ...

The Netgear Orbi 850 AX6000 (RBK853-100NAS) 3-pack is a wireless router supporting 802.11ax (2.4 and 5GHz frequency bands), 802.11ac, 802.11n (2.4 and 5GHz frequency bands), 802.11g, 802.11b ...

Note: This review discusses the Orbi’s performance in a Mac environment. There’s a very similar version of this story that discusses this router’s performance in a Windows environment on our ...