Netgear’s new Wi-Fi 7 mesh system is its most affordable yet

Netgear has launched the Orbi 370, the 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 the terms of Netgear’s different Wi-Fi 7 systems, similar the high-end Orbi 870 and 970, oregon the $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 the Orbi 370 is compatible with immoderate work supplier and supports Wi-Fi speeds of up to 5Gbps.

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

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

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