Orbi WiFi 6 Router AX6000 (RBR850)

Same. House is ~3800 sq ft including basement. I have one unit on each level. Great coverage everywhere.

I have an Orbi RBR850 with two satellites, been pretty solid so far

My 850 has not skipped a beat since I got a UCG Fiber and put the Orbi in AP mode. It’s not like I’m losing any notable functionality on the Orbi side, given there really isn’t any of note and the UCG gives so much more insight to what’s going on on my network.

Empirically, this is not true. Unless you go with an UniFi LR or highly directional Audience APs, all major brand APs put out between 20-23dBm. However, there are certain models of Eero, Deco and MicroTik APs that put out up to 31dBm. * The U6-LR and U7-LR are higher at 26 dBm, and the UniFi E7-Audience provides 30 dBm. * Some Netgear devices provide 30dBm (RBE770, RBE771, RBE973, RBKE963, RBR850, RBS850, WAX625, WAX630E, WBE718, WBE758) * The Amazon Eero 6, Eero Pro 6, Eero Pro 6E, and Eero 7 (but not Eero Pro 7???) do 31 dBm * TP-Link Archer AX90 (AX6600) and Deco BE63, BE65 Pro are rated at 30 dBm * Several MicroTik devices put out between 27 - 30 dBm Standalone APs typically provide better coverage for two reasons: 1.) being ceiling mounted, they are above common obstacles such as furniture, appliances and people, 2.) They concentrate signal down and out, maximizing the benefit of being on the ceiling.

I would first make sure your Orbi is using wired backhaul. That should improve latency even using WiFi 6. WiFi 7 can provide better latency, especially if your devices support MLO and 6GHz. If your devices *do* support 6GHz and MLO, then replacing your Orbi with a tri-band WiFi 7 mesh system, (using *wired* backhaul), can provide lower latency than WiFi 6. Even if the devices only support dual-band WiFi 7, you might still see a small reduction in latency. The TP-Link Deco BE63 is probably the best value for tri-band WiFi 7. Low signal strength and interference will increase latency due to packet retries. How much depends on the surrounding RF noise environment. So unless you've got a small home, using a single wireless router won't work better. Use a WiFi analyzer like the Ubiquiti WiFiMan app to measure your current WiFi signal strength, and the level of all other visible WiFi networks, in the areas of the house you want to game. Run Internet speed tests at each location. Catalog all your results then review for problems. Consider whether one or more additional mesh nodes (connected using wired backhaul) might improve things.

I have and RBR850 with two satellites. Upgraded from the RBR50. Had issues on the first one with drop outs and random reboots and I work from home so it was pretty annoying. I put them in AP mode behind a TPLink router I had. All was fine. New home and Gigbit fibre thought I should upgrade the wifi speeds. Now I have the Satellites back haul wired but still getting drip outs a few times a week at best sometimes multiple times a day. I read on another thread about the Ubiquity Cloud Gateway Fiber and using that as the router and putting the Orbi’s into AP mode. The best combination of a solid router that doesn’t have issues plus exceptional management capabilities and still great Wi-Fi speeds. So I ordered one and it comes next week.