Product Comparison: NETGEAR RBK50 vs Linksys WHW0303

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NETGEAR RBK50 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System

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Linksys WHW0303 AC2200 Intelligent Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (Pack of 3)

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General Specifications

Brand

NETGEAR

Linksys

Model

RBK50

WHW0303

Origin

China

About the Product

Orbi by NETGEAR is the simplest and smartest way to enjoy high-speed WiFi in every corner of your home. The Orbi WiFi System easily covers 4,000 square feet of your home with strong WiFi signals. Because Orbi uses Tri-Band WiFi, your Internet runs at max speeds no matter how many devices connect. Enjoy better WiFi. Everywhere.

Easy to set up and designed to fit anywhere, Velop brings ultra-fast, full-strength mesh WiFi to your home in minutes. Featuring Intelligent Mesh technology and a sleek, modular design, the Velop mesh WiFi system spreads strong WiFi through any kind of home.

Key Specs

Kit Contents

Router, Satellite, Ethernet cable, 2x power adapter

3x nodes, Ethernet cable, 3x power adapter

Designated Areas

Up to 5.000 sq. ft.

Up to 6,000 sq ft

Max. Wi-Fi Speed

3000 Mbps

2134 Mbps

Max. Wi-Fi Speed

What customers say about "Key Specs"

NETGEAR RBK50 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System

I now have Wi-Fi all over the house with full speeds in every corner of my home.
No dropped connections, download speeds exceeding 200Mbps in most corners of the flat, and robust to multiple devices streaming music or movies at the same time.
Rock solid WiFi now. Very impressed with speed too.
I've suffered from poor WiFi coverage for years and grabbed the Orbi RBK50 on Black Friday. I am impressed!!! Amazing performance.
The speed tests were showing worse than my old 3 year old sky router and the range is even worse with additional of a satellite.

Linksys WHW0303 AC2200 Intelligent Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (Pack of 3)

I am now running a mesh network with 3 units in total, which covers the whole house with no gaps, plus a sizeable area around it.
First class solution for large areas, office or home, where you want no deadsports and fast simultaneous throughput - Excellent.
The 3-stations enabled us to cover a huge mansion and an 80m long garden, with no deadspots.
Since installing linksys - no black areas, even getting 200mps in the outhouse .
The kit is expensive, and don't expect it to cover the area it says.

Size & Weight

Height

8 in.

7.3 in.

Width

6.4 in.

3.1 in.

Depth

3.1 in.

Weight

1.72 lbs.

1.06 lbs.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

NETGEAR RBK50 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System

I have a 4/5 bedroom property so I was really surprised, the units blend in well considering there size as well.
Easy to set up, as you might expect to get the power you compromise on size.
The devices themselves are fairly big so if you're looking for a small device that you can hide away, look elsewhere.
I wish it was cheaper and the units would certainly be nicer if they were smaller (the router and satellite are pretty large), but thankfully, I've managed to hide them away.
The units are large (vase sized) but look pretty good and at least discrete (until the issues below arise).

Linksys WHW0303 AC2200 Intelligent Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (Pack of 3)

Compared to my old setup the velop units are great. They are neat (about the size of a pint glass) and easy on the eye (no antennae).
it certainly looks better than the standard router we have all got used to. It looks like a very small speaker.
The Velop is small, neat and easy enough to set up.
Decent quality and lightweight, highly recommended!
Excellent wifi connectivity, small and easy to set up.

Network Specifications

Wi-Fi Technology

Tri-Band

Wi-Fi Bands

2.4Ghz + 5GHz + 5GHz

Wi-Fi Standards

802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Encryption & Security

128-bit AES encryption with PSK, Guest Wi-Fi network, Circle Smart parental controls

WPA2 personal

Wi-Fi Bands
Wi-Fi Technology

What customers say about "Network Specifications"

NETGEAR RBK50 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System

The connection to my iMac, iPad and iPhone all connect at the fastest speed of 5GHz.
I'm getting my full broadband speed, through my house... amazing!!!
It’s dedicated 5Ghz band for communication between the router and satellite works amazingly freeing up the other 2 bands, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz for uninterrupted, fast, reliable and a strong internet signal!
Had big issues with the fact you can’t separate the 5ghz band from 2.4ghz.
Main issue for me was not able to choose between 2.4 and 5 ghz.

Linksys WHW0303 AC2200 Intelligent Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (Pack of 3)

The unit automatically update when new firmware is available so I don't need to worry about new security updates.
Smart, secure and reliable service with almost max available speed.
Jump between nodes is seamless and I do like the fact that it switches between 2.4 and 5Ghz bands with a single SSID.
Large variations of wifi standarts, stable and reliable device!
Good security and speed, a lot of wifi standarts, decent quality!

Features

Interfaces

WAN/3xLAN

2x WAN/LAN

Easy App Controls

Yes

Processor

Quad-Core 710MHz

716 MHz Quad Core

Memory

512MB NAND Flash and 512MB RAM

4 GB Flash and 512 MB RAM

Power Source

AC (power cord)

Extras

FastLane3 technology, One Wi-Fi network, Simple & secure

Simultaneous tri-band Wi-Fi mesh system, Seamless Wi-Fi, AutoFix & Instant alerts, Works with Alexa

What customers say about "Features"

NETGEAR RBK50 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System

The app is good and being able to see what devices are lined up to which router/satellite is nice and even when we are all on the same satellite the signal is still very good.
Nice android app and the configuration is very straight forward.
The app is intuitive and the amount of configurations you can do is a lot, from guest network to block certain devices from getting a connection and many more.
The Orbi iOS app is slow to list the connected devices (with their toggles for pausing).
From the iOS app it's also only possible to see which wifi band each device is using via the Network Map, which is a deeper navigation tree than the standard Device List.

Linksys WHW0303 AC2200 Intelligent Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (Pack of 3)

The app for your phone (android or OS) enables you to prioritise devices, add / remove devices and even permit a guest network to ensure your data on the network is kept safe ad secure.
LED on the top of the units clearly show current status.
Via the app, I found an option to scan WiFi channels, so that the Velop would optimise itself to fit around any other WiFi networks in the area.
The range and speed is excellent, the app works very well for configuration and monitoring.
One problem is clearly the app; it kept freezing on my iPhone and required reboots (although while it worked it was fine)

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

3 year(s)

Certifications

FCC, IC, CE

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

Manual

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