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NetGear Orbi RBK863S Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Router System 3-Pack (Black Edition) $899 Delivered @ NetGear

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NetGear Orbi RBK863S Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Router System 3-Pack (Black Edition) $899 Delivered @ NetGear
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NotCheap on 14/05/2025 - 08:58 netgear.com (267 clicks)
Last edited 14/05/2025 - 09:44 by 1 other user

Use code AU10 for 10% extra off (this is the sign up code for their mailing list)

Netgear have their older WiFi 6 Orbi 860 systems/satellites on sale, available in black or white with free shipping.

The 3 pack is reduced from RRP $2,099

Also discounted:

Orbi 860 Series Tri-Band WiFi 6 Mesh System (RBK862SB), 6Gbps, 10 Gig Port, 2-Pack, Black, with 1-year NETGEAR Armor included $649 down from rrp $1,499

Orbi 860 Series Tri-Band WiFi 6 Mesh Add-on Satellite (RBS860), 6Gbps $399 down from rrp $799

Came across these while browsing for mesh. I dont have or use orbi so cant comment further.

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  • soupratt on 14/05/2025 - 09:04
    +3

    I've been using these units (1 base 3 satelites) for more than 4 years and they have been extremely stable. Probably had to restart it once in that time. Great coverage and very fast. With the focus on Wifi 7 etc , these units are now become obsolete but if you want a reliable and stable system then you can't do much worse than these.

  • batrarobin on 14/05/2025 - 09:07
    +5

    Username checks out.

  • noise36 on 14/05/2025 - 09:20
    +2

    super old model yeah? WiFi 6 < 6E < 7

    • Twix on 14/05/2025 - 09:29

      Netgear Orbi RBK863S was released in late 2022 in the US and early 2023 in AU.

    • HagridNip on 14/05/2025 - 09:51

      Yeah, this is what I was thinking. Tempting with the discount, but not even WiFi 6E, at a time when WiFi 7 is quickly becoming mainstream…
      I reckon I’ll pass on it.

  • kwchaz on 14/05/2025 - 09:23

    Beyond the 10Gbe port that's on the main unit (and afaik there is only gigabit for home connections?), how is this superior to the BE11000 from Bing Lee? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/155963331482

    That one is wifi7, the units otherwise have 4 2.5Gbe ports…

    • neolivz on 14/05/2025 - 09:40

      My exact thoughts, I was even comparing to last gen Xe75 pro

    • netsurfer on 14/05/2025 - 10:32

      Specs wise, TP-Link DECO-BE65-3PK is better in most areas. 10Gbps WAN port on the Netgear Orbi kit isn't useful here (our max NBN speed after upcoming NBN upgrade is only going to be up to 2000Mbps). LAN ports of 1Gbps isn't ideal (but actually okay if you only have 2x2 WiFi devices).

      While this Netgear has a 5GHz band dedicated to backhaul (the mesh kit actually supports tri-bands but one band is reserved for mesh units), the setup appears to be 4x4 80MHz for fronthaul and the same for the backhaul. So, for most clients (being 2x2), you need to half that, so 1200Mbps max on 5GHz (for 2x2 clients).

      TP-Link DECO BE65, however, has a different issue. The backhaul needs to share / use one of the bands, either 5GHz band or the 6GHz band would be halved. Furthermore, you need to decide whether you want to run 5GHz in 160MHz mode (or 80MHz mode for better compatibility) and if you were to choose the latter, the speed is halved once again (so if the backhaul is also on 5GHz, that means 1/2 * 1/2). 6GHz 320MHz mode sounds great in theory, but the range is short. WiFi 7 MLO is at best in beta phase right now (I'm not sure I would like my mesh kit to do MLO between 6GHz and 5GHz for backhaul).

      Also, as indicated in the specs page provided by TP-Link:

      The 240MHz bandwidth may be unavailable in the 5G band in Australia due to regulatory restrictions

      That restriction nullifies one of the advantages of WiFi 7 in 5GHz band. There is nothing we can do about it here (unless those channels become free later on).

      Assuming you don't have your house wired up (so you won't be connecting these mesh units via wire), you need to look past the marketing fluff specs. TP-Link DECO BE65 specs wise is better. However, the 2.5Gbps WAN + LAN ports means you can't get the max speed out of WiFi 7 6GHz band (it will be okay for 2000Mbps NBN (if your WiFi device is close enough to a mesh unit), and that's most likely good enough for most people).

      • kwchaz on 14/05/2025 - 10:55

        Ah right, yeah I'm running my nodes on ethernet backhaul as I did fork out a little bit of money to get that done, so fortunately I don't have that downside.

        For anyone else also in the market for this, OW has it for $877 https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/tp-link-de…

        It's unclear whether this is v1 or v2 (surely no more v1s being sold in Australia)… ?

        EDIT: Checked the one I got from JB, mine is v2.

        • netsurfer on 14/05/2025 - 14:27

          If you have ethernet backhaul, what's the main reason to go with a mesh kit instead of router & access points combination?

  • drhip on 14/05/2025 - 09:24
    +2

    Any good 3-pack mesh system around $300 gang? I am looking at TP link deco x55 atm but it is not on sale :(

    • harro112 on 14/05/2025 - 10:25

      also keen to know

  • neolivz on 14/05/2025 - 09:28

    I'm not really sure if it is a good deal compared to something like Deco XE75 pro (currently $749 on Amazon, but it goes as low as $600).

    • OfferScooperHQ on 14/05/2025 - 11:03

      i had Deco XE75 pro but it played up vpn. so sold it off.

      • neolivz on 14/05/2025 - 11:33

        Ohh you configured vpn in the router, I never had an issue with using VPN but never configured VPN in the router

  • Dollar Dreamer on 14/05/2025 - 09:43
    -4

    This brand is really good. I bought a similar model 20 years ago and it still is working. Even Netflix and high power streaming works in HD.

    • HagridNip on 14/05/2025 - 09:54
      +3

      Correct me if I’m mistaken, but neither Orbi nor mesh networks in general didn’t really exist 20 years ago?

      Unless you mean you just mean Netgear modem/router?

      • drhip on 14/05/2025 - 10:24

        You forgot the time machine on mesh networks?

      • Dollar Dreamer on 14/05/2025 - 15:16

        My router is Netgear brand. It lets me share the internet.

    • WhiteEvo6 on 14/05/2025 - 11:40

      Great Scott Marty!!!, what did I say about playing with the Time Space Continuum

      Taking back that type of hardware to 2005 could create a temporal event

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