Netgear Launches Its Most Affordable Wi-fi 7 Mesh System

Netgear has launched its astir affordable Wi‑Fi 7 mesh strategy yet, nan Orbi 370. The header value is $350 for a router and 2 satellites, which is highly competitive. A speedy look astatine nan specs, however, reveals respective trade‑offs that make nan little costs possible.

The company says nan Orbi 370 is “designed for customers pinch moderately demanding Wi‑Fi needs,” claiming nan system’s full bandwidth is 5 Gbps. However, since it carries only a 2.5‑gigabit net port, nan maximum velocity to a azygous instrumentality is constricted to 2.5 Gbps.

The Orbi 370 is strictly dual‑band, pinch only 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios — there's nary 320 MHz aliases 6 GHz set options. This intends nan Orbi 370 is missing 1 of Wi-Fi 7's biggest advantages successful astir setups.

Households pinch a two‑gig relationship aliases little apt won't miss nan other headroom, and a mesh Wi‑Fi system remains 1 of nan champion ways to lick dormant spots astir your home. Netgear’s flagship model, nan Orbi 970, offers 27 Gbps full bandwidth, pinch a 10‑gig net larboard and a quad‑band setup. That exemplary comes pinch a value tag of astir $2,000 for a router and 2 satellites and would apt beryllium overkill for astir households.