I’ve tested three currently-available mesh offerings: eero, Netgear’s Orbi and Ubiquiti’s AmpliFi. While they all solve the same problem in basically the same way, they each have strengths and weaknesses. If you’re finished reading and just want to buy, my TL;DR advice is that, at this very moment, I feel like eero is the best product to recommend to most users. That said, it’s worth watching what Netgear does with Orbi over the next six months. If they keep adding features to it, Orbi could easily take the lead due to its tri-band Wi-Fi hardware. Still, even today Orbi or AmpliFi might be right for you, and I’ve listed more than a few points of comparison to help you make your choice. For those details read on!
Dave Hamilton goes deep on mesh wi-fi, the newest way to get good coverage in your home. Good timing, now that Apple is giving up on its own routers. He looks at hardware from eero, Netgear, and Ubiquiti, the three contenders today.
Source: Wi-Fi Mesh Systems Compared: eero, Orbi, AmpliFi – The Mac Observer
Is this the same (but a more general) concept as the wifi mesh that Sonos introduced for its components a number of years ago?
PJ, it is similar, yes, in that the access points get their signals from one another but (unlike Sonos) also share them with Wi-Fi clients. But yeah, similar general concept.
Is this the same (but a more general) concept as the wifi mesh that Sonos introduced for its components a number of years ago?
PJ, it is similar, yes, in that the access points get their signals from one another but (unlike Sonos) also share them with Wi-Fi clients. But yeah, similar general concept.