NETGEAR Orbi Home Mesh WiFi System

I did a LOT of research on what to use for Wi-Fi in our new house. Previously, we had a Linksys/Cisco router that had difficulty getting throughout a 980 sf home so I knew it wouldn't be enough for a 1700 sf home. I really like the idea of mesh Wi-Fi and the Orbi seemed to have some of the best reviews across the largest number of reviewers (79% 5 star across over 7,000 reviews). Not only did I take a chance on the brand, I chose Amazon Warehouse Deal to boot. I'm glad I did. The packaging was plain brown box, without the flashy Netgear graphics and images, but everything was neatly packed inside and nothing was missing. Neither the cables or the router/satellite had any scuff marks or scratches on them; they looked brand new to me. The router and satellite were truly a breeze to set up using the android app. Within 15 minutes of the cable company leaving, I had Wi-Fi from one end of the house to the other. The signal strength is excellent, even in the bedroom where the wife and I stream YT and other videos to our MS Surface Pro tablets in bed. With the old system we would have to power cycle the router at least once a week; we have yet to power cycle the Orbi and it's been running stable for nearly 2.5 months. We use both the 2.5 Ghz and the 5 Ghz bands, allowing our devices to automatically switch as needed. Moving from one room to another, there are no dead zones or signal degredation. We used to have a Cat 5e connection for our streaming computer connected to our TV but with Orbi, Wi-Fi signal strength is so good, we rarely experience any buffering and have never seen a dropped connection. Performance has, overall, been stellar and I would eagerly recommend Orbi for someone looking for this type of simple solution that just works without the need to endlessly tweak settings (of course, you can do that, if you really want to). My only Con is the price. This system is frightfully expensive, given the available options in more traditional Wi-Fi routers like the Netgear Nighthawk x10. Despite this, I think it is money well spent as this will (hopefully) last me for many years.