Product comparison · 2 mesh wi-fi systems

NETGEAR Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack vs NETGEAR RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz

21specifications compared
14differ
7identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack has 4 more antennas quantity than the NETGEAR RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz (12 vs 8). The NETGEAR Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack has 50 more devices supported than the NETGEAR RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz (200 vs 150). The NETGEAR Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack has 10 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the NETGEAR RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz (11530 Mbit/s vs 11520 Mbit/s). Product colour: Grey on the NETGEAR Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack, White on the NETGEAR RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz.

Product colour
- Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack:Grey
- RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz:White
Antennas quantity
- Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack:12
- RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz:8
Number of devices supported
- Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack:200
- RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz:150
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack:11530 Mbit/s
- RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz:11520 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack:11530 Mbit/s
- RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz:11520 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack:8647 Mbit/s
- RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz:8640 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)
- Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack:1147 Mbit/s
- RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz:688 Mbit/s
Processor frequency
- Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack:2.2 GHz
- RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz:1.5 GHz

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Comparison of Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack, RBE873
29 specifications	A NETGEAR Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh 3-Pack View product	B NETGEAR RBE873 Tri-band (2.4 GHz Model RBE873 View product
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	White
Product typeKnown for one	Mesh satellite	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	12	8
Number of devices supportedDiffers	200	150
Maximum coverageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 m²
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Quad-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz-1 / 5 GHz-2 / 6 GHz)	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	11530 Mbit/s	11520 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	11530 Mbit/s	11520 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	8647 Mbit/s	8640 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Differs	1147 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	5
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	294 mm	146.8 mm
DepthDiffers	144.4 mm	112.4 mm
HeightDiffers	130.8 mm	270.3 mm
WeightDiffers	1.79 kg	1.22 kg
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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