Product comparison · 2 mesh wi-fi systems

ASUS ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack) vs NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz

22specifications compared
16differ
6identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 5 more antennas quantity than the ASUS ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack) (12 vs 7). The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 2,887 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the ASUS ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack) (11530 Mbit/s vs 8643 Mbit/s). The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 4,324 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the ASUS ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack) (8647 Mbit/s vs 4323 Mbit/s). Product colour: White on the ASUS ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack), Grey on the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz. LED indicators: Power on the ASUS ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack), Yes on the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz.

Product colour
- ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack):White
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:Grey
LED indicators
- ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack):Power
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
Antennas quantity
- ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack):7
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:12
Top Wi-Fi standard
- ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack):Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack):8643 Mbit/s
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:11530 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack):4323 Mbit/s
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:8647 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)
- ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack):8643 Mbit/s
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:1147 Mbit/s
Internal memory
- ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack):1000 MB
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:2048 MB

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Comparison of ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack), RBE973S
53 specifications	A ASUS ZenWiFi BT8 (2-pack)View product	B NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz Model RBE973S View product
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Grey
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power	Yes
Antennas quantityDiffers	7	12
Maximum coverageKnown for one	548 m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200
Wireless LAN features6 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)	Quad-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz-1 / 5 GHz-2 / 6 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	8643 Mbit/s	11530 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	688 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	4323 Mbit/s	8647 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Differs	8643 Mbit/s	1147 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3-Personal	WPA3
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Apps supportedKnown for one	ASUS Router	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	Instant Guard VPN Client L2TP VPN Client Open VPN VPN Client PPTP VPN Client WireGuard VPN Server IPSec VPN Server Open VPN VPN Server PPTP VPN Server WireGuard VPN Fusion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1000 MB	2048 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	128 MB	4096 MB
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parental controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 GHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output currentKnown for one	3 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	159 mm	294 mm
DepthDiffers	72 mm	144.4 mm
HeightDiffers	186 mm	130.8 mm
WeightDiffers	855 g	1.79 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Number of products includedDiffers	2 pc(s)	3 pc(s)
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	422 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	281 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	119 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	3.21 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported

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