Netgear’s New Wi-fi 7 Mesh System Is Its Most Affordable Yet

Netgear has launched nan Orbi 370, nan latest and astir affordable summation to its Wi-Fi 7 mesh router portfolio. At $349.99 for a three-pack (which includes a router and 2 satellites), it costs a fraction of nan value of Netgear’s different Wi-Fi 7 systems, for illustration nan high-end Orbi 870 and 970, aliases nan $999.99 Orbi 770 series it released past year.

A two-pack containing a router and a azygous outer is disposable for $249.99 for those successful smaller households, and further Orbi 370 satellites tin beryllium purchased for $149.99 to grow mesh web coverage. Netgear says nan Orbi 370 is compatible pinch immoderate work supplier and supports Wi-Fi speeds of up to 5Gbps.

Both nan router and satellites see integrated 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports, allowing wired connections to beryllium utilized pinch much demanding devices for illustration gaming systems and smart TVs. The Orbi 370 supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, which tin beryllium mixed utilizing Multi-Link Operation (MLO) to perchance supply faster downloads, little latency, and a much unchangeable relationship to Wi-Fi 7 devices.

The much affordable introduction constituent is targeting increasing households, aliases those pinch “moderately demanding Wi-Fi needs,” according to Netgear, but will besides apt entreaty to anyone who was looking for an excuse to upgrade from older wireless web standards. 

You still request Wi-Fi 7-compatible devices — which are reasonably uncommon — to really use Wi-Fi 7 features, but nan Orbi 370 is backwards compatible pinch Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E. The added stableness that nan MLO characteristic tin supply to wireless connections whitethorn transportation complete to devices that usage older Wi-Fi standards too, providing thing that users tin use from instantly if they’re futureproofing pinch nan mesh router system.