Orbi 770 Series

If you need a mesh I recommend the Orbi 7 series or higher have 2.5GbE WAN and LAN ports on both the main router and satellite units. A lot of WAN is 1Gbps or less, so companies like TpLink don't really prioritize the high end as much.

Just replaced my ORBI RBR / RBS20 Mesh system with new ORBI 770 series. Happy with speed and throughput improvements and more consistent and reliable coverage. So far so good

Tp link deco or Orbi 770, wired back haul - I have the same situation and got the 770, now I get a full 1.5gbps on all floors every room - put one mesh point on each floor (wired).

Agree with all of this. My 770 was nothing but problems. NETGEAR support was more interested in trying to get a floor plan of my house than actually helping (my issues had nothing to do with placement). They take forever to release new firmware and when they do, problems aren’t fixed and more problems are introduced.  The price is crazy for a steaming pile of shit. I gave up and went back to Eero. 

Eero. I've historically had good luck with Eero. After Amazon bought them and it was time to upgrade, I switched over to Netgear Orbi. Awful mistake. It made me appreciate Eero that much more. I picked up the Eero Pro 7 on the Prime day sale, despite being an Amazon company now. So far so good. Performance has been great. I'm not a fan of TP-Link personally since they don't have the best security track record.

I would recommend the Netgear Orbi 770 and it offers excellent coverage, strong performance for streaming and gaming, and the app is really easy to use. If you're looking for a more budget-friendly option, the TP-Link Deco XE70 Pro is a great alternative with solid value.

I had the exact same experience when upgrading from an old Orbi to the 770...random pauses, outages, etc, including after firmware upgrades...total garbage. Replaced it with a TP-Link and everything immediately ran smoothly.

I own the same system and I agree it's fucking terrible. I walk to the other side of the house (10 feet from satellite 2) and I lose connectivity. Have to restart wifi on my phone to get it to reconnect properly. The fucking app takes 2 minutes every time you go to a different screen. Satelittes just randomly disconnect. No notifications in the app. App has no issues sending me notifications for every little device that connects to my network, but for some reason it can't notify me when a satellite is down.

Lol I also just ditched my Orbi 770 and got a UDR7 for my second site. My main site is fully equipped with Unifi gear already.

I went from an old Orbi RB system to the 770 and have loved it! Sorry to hear so many haven’t. But so far it’s been great for me all around.

Are your satellites connected using Ethernet backhaul? I’ve used the 770, 870 and 970 extensively and have noticed they just don’t work as good when run on ap mode. I’m not exactly sure why