With 50-feet separating the test machine from the router, the RBR750’s bandwidth dropped to 100.3Mbps. This is more than enough for most uses but was well behind the Eero Pro 6 (239.9Mbps), the Linksys Velop AX4200 (201.3Mbps) and the Netgear Orbi RBK852 (124.4Mbps). The web interface might be the best choice, as we had some issues with Insight when we tried to install the router as an Access Point and not a router, which is an option. In both business and home use, it probably comes down to if you are already invested in Netgear hardware and want to have a unified management solution. For those already using Netgear kit and its Insight management, the SXK30 is a good choice, but cheaper and faster options are available elsewhere for those that aren’t so invested. A NETGEAR limited 1-year hardware warranty is included with the NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (RBK653), NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (RBK753) and NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (RBK853). Another caveat to Insight is that nothing it does is typically instantaneous. It easily took more than 20 minutes to get our Mini router configured, as at each step, it refers to the centralised control of the Insight servers.

Orbi has added a whole list of features to the RBK763S that you might find useful. We’ve compiled a list of them for you: By contrast, the RBS750 satellite has a pair of networking ports. Neither have a USB connection for adding a hard drive as networked storage. We did hard reset everything, turning on each unit independently, waiting for each to connect in turn, still no difference. Overall, the performance of the SXK30 isn't wonderful when compared with other WiFi 6 hardware we've tested, but it's reliable and that might be more important to some. Final verdictYou lose some features from the top-end system, but the lower price and decent performance makes this a more reasonable system for many. Design and build quality – Gives you most of what you need but there are fewer Ethernet ports Except without it operating as the only router on a network, it has trouble accessing the internet and switching it to AP mode proved to be far from easy. Eventually, we managed to get the hardware to accept that it wasn’t the DHCP server and play with other hardware nicely, but it wasn’t entirely a plug-and-play experience. The RBK853 does come with twice the amount on Ethernet ports on its routers when compared to the RBK653 and RBK753. The units are positioned in what we’d call a typical home layout with one downstairs acting as the router and a second unit upstairs in a central location. We believe this is the most typical use case for a mesh networking product like this.

Where the SXK80 can handle a building space of up to 18,000 square feet with a maximum of six satellites, the SXK30 can also connect to six satellites but only covers 6,000 square feet. An office or retail space 77ft square is still a good size for a small business unless they have a large workshop or production area. It keeps management simple, as you don’t have to worry about which network to connect to, but those that want more configuration choices are better off with a standalone router.Another view of the bottom and top of the router unit. Nothing major to note here other than ventilation on the top and bottom which should allow plenty of ventilation for passive cooling as no fans are present in the units. On its own, the RBR750 router was able to deliver 506.7Mbps at 15-feet to the Dell XPS 15 test system. This roughly tied the Linksys Velop AX4200 (507.7Mbps) and ahead of the Eero Pro 6 (436.1Mbps). None could touch the Netgear Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852 router, however, which moved 833.6Mbps.