Netgear released the new Orbi rbk750 series and sold in 3 kinds of packages: Orbi Rbk752 (2-pack), Orbi rbk753 (3-pack), and Rbk753s (3-pack with Netgear armor subscription). The Orbi Rbk750 series was released after its predecessor Orbi Rbk850 series.
In this article:
- Orbi Middle Range Segment
- Orbi Rbk752 vs orbi rbk762
- Orbi Rbk752 vs Rbk852 series
- Orbi Rbk752 vs Eero 6 Pro
Orbi Middle Range Segment
You can find bunch of entry level ax1800 wifi 6 products in the market offered by tplink or asus, however netgear doesn’t get into this big market share with its Orbi series. The lowest wifi 6 network segment introduced by netgear in its orbi series is Orbi rbk752 (orbi rbr750 + orbi rbs750). And today you can find that netgear introduced another orbi series slightly higher level than orbi rbk752, the orbi rbk763 (3-pack of Orbi 760 series).
What is the difference between these two similar orbi series? Physically the rbk762 series is designed with smaller footprint, what about technical difference?
Orbi Rbk752 vs orbi rbk762
Orbi rbk752 was released after its popular orbi rbk852 series at the first time netgear introduced mesh wifi 6 products, while the orbi rbk763 series was released after its top notch product orbi rbke963 axe11000 mesh wifi 6e with quad band had been around in the market for a while.
Different segment
The main difference between norbi rbk762 and rbk762 is the network segment design. Orbi rbk762 is slightly higher than rbk752 as shown in the following spec comparison table below. See that rbk762 offers wider bandwidth @5ghz for connected devices than rbk752. You know that all orbi series use one of its two bands @5ghz for dedicated backhaul.
Both of these two orbi series here use 5Ghz band @ 2400Mbps as dedicated backhaul for link communication between orbi nodes. So rbk762 offers 1,200Mbps wider bandwidth for clients as opposed to 752.
The embedded processor
One thing that wonders me is the processor embedded in the 762 machine board is only dual core processor than 752 which is quad core one. However, the capacity of the flash memory is eight fold as much as 752. Does it mean that dual core processor with larger capacity of flash memory is as efficient as quad core one in processing networking tasks? I have no clue.
Other specs are almost the same including the same number of ethernet ports, and security features. So, technically rbk762 delivers wider bandwidth for more devices connection than rbk752.
Spec Comparison Table Orbi Series
Table 1 Orbi rbk752 vs rbk762
| Orbi series | Orbi Rbk753 | Orbi Rbk763 |
| Wifi segment | Tri-band ax4200 | Tri-band ax5400 |
| Signal rates | 600Mbps @2.4GHz 1,200Mbps @5GHz 2,400Mbps @5GHz as backhaul | 600Mbps @2.4GHz 2,400Mbps @5GHz 2,400Mbps @5GHz as backhaul |
| Processor | Powerful Quad-Core 1.4GHz CPU with 512MB NAND Flash and 1GB RAM | Powerful Dual-Core 1Ghz CPU 4GB eMMC NAND Flash and 1GB RAM |
| Dimension & Weight | 9.1 in x 7.2 in x 2.8 in, Weight: 1.9lb | 8.3 in x 6.6 in x 2.5 in each / weight 1.6lb each |
| Price (Jan 2023) | $599.99 (3-pack) | $549.99 (3-pack) |
See that price difference is around $50, the newer 762 with smaller footprint and wider bandwidth is tagged with slightly higher price than 752. I reckon that this new model is worth it.
What about this rbk752 is compared with its predecessor orbi rbk852?
Orbi Rbk752 vs Rbk852 series
Again, the main difference is network segment design on each of the series. Orbi rbk852 is more powerful, wider bandwidth, more devices connection and ready for multi-gig internet plan with its 2.5Gbps wan port.
WAN Port
Orbi rbk852 is ideal when you require multi-gig internet plan up to 2.5gbps by connecting the wan port to high speed modem that comes with 2.5gbps port and ready for multi-gig internet plan from your internet provider. Today you can purchase high speed docsis 3.1 cable modem with multi-gig 2.5gbps port such as arris surfboard s33 or netgear cm2000.
Rbk752 is also ready for multi-gig internet plan up to 2gbps when you enable the wan aggregated port (the wan port and lan port #1). You need to connect to the modem that also comes with two or more ethernet ports and support link aggregation as well such as netgear cm1100 or cm1200. How to configure link aggregation? Follow this wan link aggregation for orbi.
Take a closer look at the table below to make it clearer what the differences between these two product series.
Table 2 Orbi Rbk752 vs Rbk852 Series
| Model | Rbk750 | Rbk850 |
| Wifi technology | Tri-band ax4200 (600 + 1200 + 2400) with 8 streams | Tri-band AX6000 (1,200 + 2,400 + 2,400) with 12 streams |
| Wan Port | 1x 1 Gigabit WAN port Link aggregation using WAN port and a Gigabit Ethernet port (2Gbps) | 1x 2.5Gigabit WAN port or Combine two Gigabit Ethernet (LAN and WAN) ports for multi-Gigabit speeds |
| LAN ports | 3x Gigabit LAN Ports | 4x Gigabit LAN ports |
| Processor | Quad core 1.4GHz CPU with 512MB NAND Flash and 1GB RAM | Quad core 2.2GHz CPU with 512MB NAND Flash and 1GB RAM |
| Price | $599.99 (3-pack) | $999.99 (3-pack) |
Orbi Rbk752 vs Eero 6 Pro
With the same ax4200 network segment, you may also consider the one offered by Amazon device, the eero pro 6. The eero 6 pro blanket your home with solid ax4200 bandwidth. Actually the newer model you may consider is the eero pro 6e which delivers ax5400 bandwidth, wider than the eero 6 pro.
Table 3 below represents spec comparison between eero 6 pro and orbi rbk753.
Wifi network
Both orbi rbk752 and eero 6 pro sit at the same network segment delivering total bandwidth up to 4200mbps. Orbi uses its one of its two @5ghz radio bands as dedicated backhaul, so total aggregated bandwidth other two bands are for connected clients (600 + 1200).
Eero pro 6 on the other hand designs the backhaul using dynamic backhaul with all the three radio bands automatically to provide the best available band for backhaul link. So the available bandwidth for either backhaul or clients is dynamic. To me this method is better technically as opposed to dedicated band for backhaul.
Wired backhaul is also available each of the product series. For eero with two ethernet ports, the only topology to use is daisy chain topology in connecting wired Ethernet for each of the nodes. On the other hand for orbi with more ports, either daisy chain or star backhaul topology is supported.
Security Protection
Orbi offers Netgear Armor and Bitdefender Total Security protection for all connected devices against any malware, phishing, and fraud – even when you’re on the go. However, this is not free, you have to subscribe annually. With eero plus, same as armor which as optional comprehensive security protection including advanced security, content filter, internet backup etc.
Smart home
One thing that eero 6 pro is preference when it comes to make your home smart is eero comes with built-in zigbee smart hub that supports Alexa and other smart home devices including smart lights, lock controller, and other zigbee compliant smart home devices.
Orbi and others wifi 6 products today in common work with alexa and Google assistant, but do not support smart hub like eero. So when you require smart home environment, eero has better degree of compatibility to most smart home devices.
Spec Comparison Table Orbi vs eero
Table 3 Orbi Rbk752 vs eero 6 Pro
| Model | Orbi Rbk752 (3-pack) | Eero 6 pro (3-pack) |
| Tri-band ax4200 8 streams MU-MIMO | Yes | Yes |
| 600 Mbps @2.4GHz 2×2 1,200 Mbps @5GHz 1 2×2 2,400 Mbps @5GHz 2 4×4 | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet Ports | Router: 1xGigabit WAN + 3x Gigabit LAN Satellite: 2x Gigabit LAN | 2 LAN/WAN Gigabit Ethernet Ports |
| Range coverage | 7,500 sq ft / 3-pack | 6,000 sq ft / 3-pack |
| Backhaul | Dedicated backhaul link 5GHz @ 2400Mbps | Dynamic wifi backhaul over all the three radio bands; optional wired backhaul is also supported |
| Processor | Quad core 1.4GHz CPU with 512MB NAND Flash and 1GB RAM | 1.6 GHz quad-core processor Memory: 1 GB RAM, 4 GB flash |
| Security | Netgear Armor and Bitdefender Total Security service plan WPA2 | WPA3 ready, eero Plus for internet backup, advanced security, content filter,etc. |
| Smart home | Works with alexa and Google assistant | Home smart hub with built-in Zigbee smart hub, Thread; supports alexa; Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 |
| Dimension | 9.1 in x 7.2 in x 2.8 in, Weight: 1.9lb | 5.6 in x 5.4 in x 1.9 in (142 mm x 138 mm x 48 mm) |
| Price (Jan 2023) | $559.99 | $419.99 |
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