Netgear Orbi RBK352 review: A practical, reasonably priced Wi-Fi 6 mesh system
Internally, the Orbi units each have a 2.4GHz radio rated at 600Mbits/sec and a 5GHz radio with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 1,200Mbits/sec. That’s a decent chunk of bandwidth but, since there’s no third radio, this has to be shared between client and backhaul traffic. As with all Wi-Fi 6 gear, the Orbi RBK352 is backward compatible with Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) clients but it won’t interoperate with Wi-Fi 5 Orbi units. It is technically possible to mix and match RBK352 nodes with satellites from an RBK752 or RBK852 kit, but the performance limitations of the RBK352 will still apply...