Netgear Orbi 970 Series Review - Is It Worth The Insane Price? 

Long time Orbi RBK753 user. Two adults WFH, streaming multiple 4KUHD streams + music for kids. I have 1G Spectrum home internet and cover 2400sq/ft with ease (and generous coverage into front and back yards). WTH is Netgear thinking? I bought my 3-piece set for $389 at Costco in 2020. I have force-streamed 2 8K UHD streams (Dolby vision) that I then downscaled to 4K just to test bandwidth....zero issues and no lag. Both videos started immediately.

THIS IS THE ONE I BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO DO!! Thank you brotha Majestic!

STRAIGHT UP! This dude is nice with the reviews... I bought 5 items this year based on his videos...

Another great and thorough review. Thanks for posting this.

Thanks for the great video. Can I continue using my Orbi Wifi 5GHz satellites with the Orbi 970?

I have two eero Max 7’s hardwired for backhaul with Cat 7 to the 10GB ports. I’ve been getting two sometime three firmware updates a week. I suppose this will continue until theres certification next year.

Will you review the benq LK936ST? I'm interested in the "golf projector" for use in a home theater because of the short throw capabilities.

Very excited for this system, just had 20gbps internet roll out in my area (Tokyo) and I need something that can facilitate the connection 😊

Absolutely I'll be seeing you in the next video :)

01:07: Your router is bigger than mine! Oh noooo! 😮 Great review! Thanks.

Are you going to get the be95? Im currently thinking about those or the erro

Hey, do you get 10gb output on the satellite unit for say a mac studio if the satellite is connected to the router wirelessly?

Im staying with the eero. Thanks for the review

Man, who buys these things? Who exactly is it made for? Anything over $1k just seems like a waste of money to me. I am still rocking the Eero 6 Pro, and it's flawless in a 4,300 sft house. Only set me back $450, which at the time was high.

My new orbi i gpt. On black friday drops its signal quite often. When working its great. But the drops are frustrating.

You are right. Nobody needs all three Orbi routers and I am not talking about price, I am talking about the coverage. The only people who have 10,000 square feet are the rich and famous with huge mansions. One router is all needed, however Netgear needs to make small WiFi Extenders that can be placed on ceilings not walls, kinda like WiFi Access Points. The mesh WiFi Extenders that are placed on walls are a bad place. Just saying...

If you had to pick the Orbi , TP link deco or the eero max 7 for WiFi 7 devices what is your pick money no object ?

I believe the Deco BE95 also has a Quad Band and the same backhaul. Was that one reviewed?

Any 2023 projector review coming? Were you on the panel this year?

How is it with gaming

I just bought a kit of 2… I feel so bad because of the price… the problem is that I wanted a complete coverage of the house. I HOPE IT WILL BE BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS!

Aint no way in HELL 😂

Here I am still using a $60 refurb router/modem combo from ~2018 without any problems in a 2.2k ft house and these dudes releasing $2300 systems 🤣

Wow, what a letdown these are! If I "upgrade" from my 2020 Orbi system I get FEWER Ethernet ports on the satellite. Spend more, get less. I like my current Orbi pair but I'd like to migrate towards 10Gb Ethernet. Time to look at other brands, I guess.

This gunna be the new Xbox next gen 😅 what it looks like

$4,299.00 here in Australia, hell to the no........

Sure having 2 10gig ports on each satellite would be nice, but have you ever heard of a 10gig network switch? A lot of the things you complained about here can be easily solved with that.

Most people can’t even max out WiFi 6 yet

Looks like Netgear dropped the ball with the Orbi 900 Series .... Especially with limited wired connectivity between Router and Satellites .... considering this is already a competitor feature that was done right. Stick with the Orbi 800 Series and wait for the next generation.

Wifi 7 is basically pointless for any home user. Wifi 6 is already overkill in most cases. Most corporations won't even be on Wifi 6, to say nothing of 7. Also, in my considered opinion, anyone who buys this system for over $2 grand over professional grade Ruckus access points is out of their mind. Ruckus Unleashed is a controller-less (ie, no controller on prem) system where you can add multiple access points that form a single network mesh. Ruckus is probably (in my opinion) the best at Wifi to this day, with patented uber-beamforming and overall just fantastic quality. A top of the line-ish model 750 access point with Wifi 6 is $7-800 or some such - I'm not 100% positive it supports Unleashed which should probably be verified first, but a couple of those would be so so much better than any Orbi. I don't get who this Orbi system is for, frankly. People with more money than sense?

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No go for the price. Insanity.

$2300 😂😂😂 No

That price in absolutely insane. Speak with your wallets and stop paying these people for this overpriced gear! I've been a long time Orbi fan but it's not worth a fraction of that money...

Criminal and license to rob people selling at these insane prices. More money than sense for people actually purchasing these.

This is a HARD PASS. Do not buy this!