Prior to installing the Orbi we had no Wifi upstairs in our 3 storey terrace. After reading many expert reviews on different mesh wifi systems I went with the Orbi and it is awesome! Strong wifi from the top to bottom (RBR50) of the house. Easy to setup, effectively all I did was plug and play.

Up to this point, I've tried multiple range extenders. Have use Netgear extenders, Linksys extenders, with only limited success at best. I would have frequent signal drops, and I would have to do multiple device reboots to re-establish a signal.

It's pricey but worth it. Was having issues with streaming Netflix / Hulu in certain areas of the house. This solved the problem. Easy set up and no more buffering. Simple and effective.

Plenty of features, user-friendly management and top-flight performance...

Blazing performance Four Ethernet ports per node User-friendly interface

Expensive

This is a great system. It seamlessly switches to the stronger WiFi signal (router or satellite) as we move about the house. Did a manual setup using WiFi (which was easy) for a couple of reasons. Printed the Spark login and other settings from old router and typed them in. ...view more

The Orbi RBK50 is a high performance mesh Wi-Fi system from NETGEAR that aims to provide the best-possible balance of performance, coverage area, and customization. Featuring a router unit and a satellite unit that look right at home at, well, home, it will also support all your smart devices via a...

The Netgear Orbi is a new spin on the home Wi-Fi router, designed specifically to stretch Wi-Fi coverage further than any normal router can manage. It achieves this because it's essentially two routers in one, with the second unit acting like a glorified Wi-Fi extender.

Very fast speeds at long range; Easy setup; Consistent coverage; Much faster performance than Wi-Fi extenders; Single SSID makes managing connections easy

High upfront cost; Modest feature set for power users; Not the fastest router when in close range

NETGEAR has recently released a combination of router and satellite to help boost network traffic but you need to provide the modem.

Easy to set up; For the first time we have WiFi throughout the house

Cost is not insignificant; The product was recommended to us

Orbi is the world's first tri-band mesh home wi-fi system that creates a network that can cover up to 370 square metres. With the average size of an Australian home at about 215 square metres – Orbi offers enough range to easily reach every corner of your home and your front and back yards.

Easy to set up; wider range and coverage; nice design that doesn't look like a router

Expensive; large power bricks