Product Comparison: TP-LINK Deco M9 Plus vs NETGEAR RBK23

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TP-LINK Deco M9 Plus Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi with Built-in Smart Home Hub

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NETGEAR RBK23 AC2200 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (Pack of 3)

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General Specifications

Brand

TP-LINK

NETGEAR

Model

Deco M9 Plus

RBK23

Origin

China

About the Product

Deco M9 Plus acts as a smart home hub, bringing all your products together in one easy-to-use app. Set interactions between ZigBee, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices. With Deco M9 Plus, enjoy the magic of the smart home in every room. Deco is the simplest way to guarantee a strong Wi-Fi signal in every corner of your home up to 4, 500 square feet.

Orbi by NETGEAR is a Whole Home Wi-Fi System that delivers AC2200 Wi-Fi up to 4500 square feet. FastLane3 provides better 4K HD gaming & streaming, no matter how many devices connect. Circle with Disney Smart Parental Controls let you easily manage content & time online on any device.

Key Specs

Kit Contents

2x nodes, 2x power adapter, Ethernet cable

3x power adapter, Ethernet cable, Router, 2x satellites

Designated Areas

Up to 4500 sq. ft.

Max. Wi-Fi Speed

2134 Mbps

2200 Mbps

Max. Wi-Fi Speed

What customers say about "Key Specs"

TP-LINK Deco M9 Plus Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi with Built-in Smart Home Hub

The delivered internet speed is super fast and accessible throughout the whole house.
Now getting download speeds of over 100mbps down.
The speed test results show a continuous line with no drop-outs and fast ping rate. Very pleased with the Deco M9 and highly recommend.
The coverage is greater and the speed is excellent. I just tested it at 440 mbps all round my house.
The wifi coverage is great, there's no dead spot any more.

NETGEAR RBK23 AC2200 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (Pack of 3)

Performance is excellent with whole house coverage never dropping below -60dBm and internet access speeds similar to wired connection.
Although the router and satellites are all located on the ground floor, upstairs coverage is good.
All in all if you are debating about buying this just do it, it will not disappoint, and the coverage and increase in WiFi speed is amazing.
Top of the range. Easy to install and customize, much much better seamless reception.
Cable connection with it is more than twice the speed I had before, connecting directly with the router.

Size & Weight

Height

2.5 in.

6.6 in.

Width

5.7 in.

5.6 in.

Depth

5.7 in.

2.4 in.

Weight

1.9 lbs.

1.05 lbs.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

TP-LINK Deco M9 Plus Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi with Built-in Smart Home Hub

They do not look too bad being smaller than a side plate in diameter.
It certainly looks like it's built to fit in with the decor of a modern home, similar to the nest smoke alarms, etc.
The small units and their chargers are, by our reckoning, very nicely designed, and even smaller (and hence more unobtrusive) than you expect.
It is far better at providing the whole house and half the garden with a wifi signal and there being two small items I no longer have to put items needing an ethernet connection (like my NAS) next to my Virgin router.
The smaller discrete design was also a consideration.These units are far from an eyesore placed around the house.

NETGEAR RBK23 AC2200 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (Pack of 3)

The Orbi hardware is on the large size, but its design is unobtrusive with an attractive 'soft' finish to the off-white housings.
I’m not complaining but I know some people won’t like the size.
Easy to set up, as you might expect to get the power you compromise on size.
It’s worth nothing they are VERY large units - the size of a reasonable flower vase. For the size they are, you’d expect them to work very well as they’re obstrusive.
The units are large (vase sized) but look pretty good and at least discrete.

Network Specifications

Wi-Fi Technology

Tri-Band

Wi-Fi Bands

2.4Ghz + 5GHz + 5GHz

Wi-Fi Standards

802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Encryption & Security

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, SPI Firewall

WPA/WPA2-PSK, Guest Wi-Fi network, Circle Smart parental controls

Wi-Fi Technology
Wi-Fi Bands

What customers say about "Network Specifications"

TP-LINK Deco M9 Plus Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi with Built-in Smart Home Hub

The speed is super fast, even on the second floor. Recommended.
Plugged these in and using the app on an iphone managed to quickly set up a network with one name working on 2.4 and 5 with no trouble.
The bandwidth available is similar to the router with little loss.
Couldn't get full speed from ether of the units so sent them back.
I had tried plug in extenders, powerline adaptors and neither gave the bandwidth I expected.

NETGEAR RBK23 AC2200 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (Pack of 3)

I now have a router and one satellite working (the third will go in the extension when its completed) and yeh, full signal everywhere and full fibre speed.
Works great fron one floor to the next with 5m high cealings.
Now I have an amazing internet connection, with the same speed guaranteed all over the entire house.
Previously used a mess of Powerline adaptors but I have been able to simplify all of this and vastly improve the reliability and speed of my WiFi. Usual great Netgear quality.
I have seen a massive improvement on speed and range/coverage throughout my house and garden (especially WiFi cameras that were cutting out). Recommended.

Features

Interfaces

WAN/LAN

Easy App Controls

Yes

Power Source

AC (power cord)

Extras

Parental controls, QoS, 3-year built-in antivirus, Reporting, Works with Alexa & IFTTT, Automation

Works with Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant, Quick & easy setup with the Orbi app–Pause WiFi, Works with all major Internet Service Providers, Sleek, contemporary design

Processor

Quad-Core 710MHz

Memory

256 MB flash and 512 MB RAM

What customers say about "Features"

TP-LINK Deco M9 Plus Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi with Built-in Smart Home Hub

The BT whole home was reliable if left alone, but parental control just seemed to upset it. So far with the deco, parental control seems to work fine.
The app too is easy to use and there is a lot of flexibility for controlling various settings if you want to.
The parental control is easy to use, now I can block inappropriate content and restrict time spent online for my kids.
Easy to set up. App is great. Cheaper than Google version. Good signal in large 3 story house. Very happy.
I am very impressed with the effectiveness of this as well as with the ease of use of setup and the excellent app!

NETGEAR RBK23 AC2200 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (Pack of 3)

The app is slick and remarkably quick.
I'm not a techie, but I found these devices easy to install (just download the app and follow step by step the instructions).
The app is basic but does the job.
Connecting the mesh network is App based and simple to do if powered on instructions followed to the letter.
Admin app is shoddy and hides far too much functionality.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

3 year(s)

1 year(s)

Certifications

Other Information

Manufacturer

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Manual

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