Name: NETGEAR Orbi 973 Black
Brand: Netgear
SKU: 952379
Price: 2100 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 7.3 (3 reviews)

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This system supports WiFi 7, so interference from your neighbors' internet won't bother you.
Every station has multiple 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports and one 10Gbps port that you can use to connect the most important devices.
Thanks to the dedicated wireless 5GHz backhaul, the stations barely lose speed compared to the main router.
You need suitable devices if you want to make use of all of the benefits of WiFi 7.

Description

With the NETGEAR Orbi 973 WiFi 7 3-pack Black, you can get a speed of up to 11Gbps throughout your home. With these speeds and thanks to WiFi 7, your internet won't lag anymore. Not even when you stream 8K movies or when you game online. The routers work via 4 frequencies. They have a 6GHz frequency for your fastest devices and a 5GHz frequency for other fast devices. Multi-link operation allows the most demanding devices to use these frequencies at the same time. The extra 5GHz frequency wirelessly connects the stations. The main station has a 10Gbps port for incoming internet. Above that port, there's another 10Gbps port for your most important device and 4 ports with a 2.5Gbps speed.

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Manual
Orbi 970 satellite (1x)
Power cord (1x)

Key specs

	Fastest WiFi standard	Wireless BE (WiFi 7)
	Ethernet speed	10Gb Ethernet (10,000Mbps)
	Frequency bands	Quad-band
	WiFi speed	BE27000
	Number of Ethernet ports	6
	Type router	Mesh WiFi system
	Number of stations	3
	Living situation	Large apartment, Single-family home

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Review is 8,8 out of 10.

Almost very good

Hardware makes solid premium impression
Wireless backhaul impressive
Simple app/operation
Handovers of devices during relocation

I live in a very large detached house and have ~70 devices running in the home network, and was looking for a premium replacement for my old mesh network that was due for a hardware and software modernization. I chose the Orbi because of its reviews, especially the wireless backhaul and that it offers wifi 5, 6 and 7, which should keep me going for many years to come. The specifications, the box, the hardware and (also the simplicity of) the Orbi app really give a premium impression. The connection and installation are simple in themselves (tip: follow the instructions exactly) and as a user you can actually set very little, the optimization between router and satellites is automatic. In my case, connecting was also a matter of minutes, but before the units were actually in operation and then (automatically) optimized I was at least 45 minutes further and often doubted whether it was going well (let it do its thing I can now say). I have both wired and a wireless satellite. This is the first time that I get my maximum download and upload provider speed both wired and wireless. At a greater distance and through our concrete floor, the speed disappointed me compared to its much cheaper predecessor. To solve this, I eventually ordered a third satellite (and I can't connect it wired upstairs) and now make very grateful use of the wireless backhaul to the satellite upstairs, which also effortlessly transmits wifi 5 and 6 at high speed. It's strange that the units downstairs don't get through the floor well, but the wireless backhaul can somehow do it, and how! (Don't ask how it's possible, but enjoy it... :-). Since then I have been very satisfied with the system, the range and speed. One major drawback remains, and that is the hand-offs between satellites and router when you move around the house with mobile devices (we often do this with mobile phones, tablets, etc.) you notice that the hand-off often happens very late, and you often notice it in loss of internet on your device, which is then restored in a minute or so. I have never experienced this on a mesh network, and (not even via the laptop admin access) I can't find a way to optimize the settings to improve this. But it seems to me to be a problem that should be solved via the software. You can imagine that both I and my roommate are not very impressed with this very expensive purchase because of this drawback. Netgear needs to do better, and I expect that this will be the case in a next firmware update. I will also contact support about this (but why would this be necessary for such a basic mesh function?).

Review by:
Paul
Date:
14 September 2024
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Specifications

Product

Product
Product number	952379
Manufacturer code	RBE973SB-100EUS
Brand	Netgear
Warranty	2 years
Processing of your defect	Via Coolblue

General properties

General properties
	Type router	Mesh WiFi system
	WiFi speed class	High-end
	Living situation	Large apartment, Single-family home
	Number of stations	3
	Can be expanded with extra stations
	Built-in modem

Network properties

Network properties
	Fastest WiFi standard	Wireless BE (WiFi 7)
	Frequency bands	Quad-band
	WiFi speed	BE27000
	2.4GHz band speed	1150 Mbit/s
	5GHz band speed	8600 Mbit/s
	Speed of second 5GHz band	11500 Mbit/s
	Speed of 6Ghz band	5800 Mbit/s
	Number of WiFi antennas	12

Wired network properties

Wired network properties
	Ethernet speed	10Gb Ethernet (10,000Mbps)
	Network connector
	Number of Ethernet ports	6
	SFP/GBIC ports	0
	PoE support
	USB port

Mobile internet properties

Mobile internet properties
	SIM card slot

Performance properties

Performance properties
	Quality of Service (QoS)
	MU-MIMMO
	Seamless roaming
	Beamforming
	Port forwarding
	LACP Link aggregation

Network security properties

Network security properties
	Parental controls
	WLAN security	WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPA3, WPA3 Personal
	Firewall
	Firewall type	DoS, NAT Firewall, SPI Firewall
	Guest network
	VPN support
	VPN server
	VPN client
	VPN passthrough

Physical properties

Physical properties
	Mounting possible
	Width	13,1 cm
	Height	29,4 cm
	Depth	14,4 cm
	Weight	1,79 kg
	Color	Black
	Material	Plastic

Power supply

Power supply
Power supply type	Power grid

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NETGEAR Orbi 973 Black

Review is 7,3 out of 10, based on 3 reviews.

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NETGEAR Orbi 973 Black