NetGear Orbi RBE972S BE27000 Quad-Band Wi-Fi 7 Mesh (2-Pack) $1999 (RRP $3099) Delivered ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Centre Com

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NetGear Orbi RBE972S BE27000 Quad-Band Wi-Fi 7 Mesh (2-Pack) $1999 (RRP $3099) Delivered ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Centre Com
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Evanlet on 20/06/2025 - 03:06 centrecom.com.au (173 clicks)
Last edited 20/06/2025 - 13:04 by 2 other users

Crazy EOFY sale price on these. Looks to be cheapest by far on Google's front page.

Currently on sale on Netgear's official site for $2699. Amazon sells a single addon satellite for $1597.

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), quad-band (2.4GHz + 2x 5GHz + 6GHz)
Combined Theoretical Throughput: Up to 27 Gbps
Bandwidth per band (approx):
6 GHz: ~11,530 Mbps
5 GHz #1 (backhaul): ~8,647 Mbps
5 GHz #2 (client-facing): ~5,765 Mbps
2.4 GHz: ~1,147 Mbps
Features: Multi-Link Operation (MLO), Dedicated 5 GHz backhaul, simultaneous multi-gig streaming/gaming support

Surcharges: 0% for bank deposit, Afterpay & Zip Money. 1.2% for VISA / MasterCard & PayPal. 2.2% for AmEx.

Free shipping excludes WA, NT & remote areas.

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Comments

  • Kanjus on 20/06/2025 - 06:10
    +16

    To pay this much and then have half the features behind a paywall sucks

    • chyawala on 20/06/2025 - 06:15
      +11

      Features aside, simply paying this much would suck.

    • WwDesi on 20/06/2025 - 06:17
      -3

      Username checks out

  • Maglia Nera on 20/06/2025 - 06:17
    +2

    To pay this much sucks

  • titewod on 20/06/2025 - 06:34
    +19

    For this much money, you could pay for a sparky to come run cat7 throughout your house and run 10gbe to everywhere you need it, then pay for a 10gbe switch. The throughput would obliterate this Wi-Fi setup. Real-world Wi-Fi performance never comes close to the theoretical maximum.

    The pricing for Wi-Fi 7 is obscene.

    • willyroo on 20/06/2025 - 08:02
      +2

      Or best of both worlds since you're already thinking about ~$2k - buy a GbE Unifi router, 2 x U7 Pro/XGS and a 10GbE switch with a couple of PoE. Pretty much future proof.

      Looks at my 1 Gbps Unifi Cloud Gateway Ultra and 3 x U6 (lite and AP) with significant endowment effect…

    • ruddiger7 on 20/06/2025 - 09:37

      Thats what I did (though CAT6a running to a few ubiquiti WIFI7 wallplates). Eff this crap

    • 02keilj on 20/06/2025 - 10:47
      +1

      Why pay the sparky? Just learn how to terminate a cable and buy a 100m roll and the cable tools.

    • cumova on 20/06/2025 - 11:14
      +1

      Sparky will charge $2k just to come visit your house, have a smoke, drink a red bull, and tell you he will get back to you in 2 weeks time with a quote.

      • AlexF on 21/06/2025 - 01:34

        More likely: Sparky will charge $2k just to come visit your house, have a smoke, drink a red bull, make holes in the walls for sockets and tell you he will get back to you in X weeks time for completion.

        I’ve EoP modems around the house - not 1gbs, but more than sufficient.

  • Stuj on 20/06/2025 - 06:58
    +2

    I have the Orbi WI-FI 6 (bought at a heavy discount) and they have been amazing for my use case. I have been eying these but yes i dont know how they an justify this price, maybe ill get them when WI-FI 8 comes out ;)

    • Maths Debater on 20/06/2025 - 11:38

      Same. I got the RBK852S a while back when it was heavily discounted and it's a beast of a router. The only thing I hate is having to pay for extra features but oh well, it's not uncommon.

  • Caring on 20/06/2025 - 07:05

    Hmm… the price is high, but it does seem to be an over engineered unit. MLO and 4x4 streams on all Channels and even has dual 5ghz channel:

    6GHz3 (4x4/320MHz, 4K-QAM): 11,530Mbps
    5GHz-1 (4x4/240MHx, 4K-QAM): 8,647Mbps, Dedicated Backhaul
    5GHz-2 (4x4/160MHz, 4K-QAM): 5,765Mbps
    2.4GHz (4x4/40MHz, 1K-QAM): 1,147Mbps

    I would say each unit is in a similar league to the ASUS BE98 Pro, which would likely cost even more for two units.

    • Siuto on 20/06/2025 - 10:04
      +1

      I think a more accurate comparison will be with the Asus BQ16 and it's comparable at $1899. It goes to show how these companies are really out of touch with their pricing on these Wi-Fi 7 mesh systems.

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/910736

      • Caring on 20/06/2025 - 10:22
        +2

        Yes I agree with you. That BQ16 is the direct completing product and even has the same channel config.

        For me, I'd prefer to buy 2 X Ubiquiti E7s and have spare change left over.

        • roh008 on 20/06/2025 - 15:05

          am considering a homebrew router option (don't know why, just thought why not) plus two APs.

          Currently rocking an RBK50 from pre-COVID era (remember those care free days? :D )

  • sunaus on 20/06/2025 - 07:25
    +1

    cannot afford.

  • sunyuanxin on 20/06/2025 - 07:41

    crazy

  • john_conner on 20/06/2025 - 07:44

    Price is crazy

  • sunyuanxin on 20/06/2025 - 07:52

    There's no way someone would actually spend $2000 on this, right?

  • AE on 20/06/2025 - 08:19
    +2

    the price is crazy…crazy bad. The bottleneck is not your router it is NBN.
    You won't feel any difference using those or a good $300 asus router.

    • Siuto on 20/06/2025 - 10:10

      No doubt this is overpriced and a overkill for most people but some may want it for internal network transfers and/or coverage.

  • scud70 on 20/06/2025 - 08:22

    lol wtf … the apple effect! idiotic price…

  • snickerz on 20/06/2025 - 09:15

    Honestly struggling to see how Netgear is justifying this $2k price tag. I’ve used the original Orbi tri-band system and it was fantastic — rock solid and reliable.

    But after upgrading to the WiFi 6 model (RBK753), stability has been disappointing. There are random times I need to restart the unit, and some of the satellite units keep restarting or re-syncing for no clear reason. On top of that, Netgear has started paywalling features that used to be standard.

    For this kind of money, it’s hard to justify when even the basic reliability isn't there anymore.

    • Maths Debater on 20/06/2025 - 11:41

      My partner has the RBK752 and I have the RBK852S, never had a problem with them. As far as mesh systems go, they're at the top of my list.

  • kml22 on 20/06/2025 - 09:35

    Netgear the new equivalent to Nvidia and AMD.

  • danwylie on 20/06/2025 - 09:40

    Who is this for?
    edit: not meaning OP, seems like a legit bargain. Who is the product for?

  • TheTarnished on 20/06/2025 - 10:02
    -1

    Netgear orbi are overprice piece of junk

  • Siuto on 20/06/2025 - 10:49

    Used to use Netgear stuff but ever since my experiences with their customer support (so much so that I raised a complaint with ACCC), I now no longer use their stuff.

    https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/netgear-likely-misled-…

  • rhino86 on 20/06/2025 - 10:50

    meh just go fibre optics cables to your device if you are required to have these kind of speeds!
    Or decent 10GB or better rated copper twisted pair. Cat6/7

  • epoch on 20/06/2025 - 10:59

    The 6ghz range isnt even ratified for use in Australia by the ACMA last i looked. I ended up buying 2 Ubiquiti U7 pro's to link to another house and provide local WiFi outside both homes. Now being Ubiquiti, it comes with its extra cost but its nowhere near this price for a couple of indoor meshed AP's.

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