Amplifi HD vs Orbi vs Velop

Amplifi introduced the mesh wifi system as one of the entrants that enlivened the market of mesh wifi network devices together with Netgear Orbi, Linksys Velop and others. Physically one box of Amplifi HD sold in the market consists of an Amplifi HD router and two units of Amplifi Meshpoint. The Amplifi Meshpoint is a kind of satellite on Orbi or as a mesh wifi range extender.

Basically you can combine two or more Amplifi routers to form an excellent and high performance mesh wifi system, and you can still have all the available Ethernet ports as LAN port in each node. Amplifi Meshpoint doesn’t come with Ethernet port.

Unifi Amplifi HD 

Amplifi HD

As the network center is the Amplifi HD router and you will be proud to show off the Amplifi router in your living room considering its beautiful appearance. Unlike Orbi or Velop, Amplifi router is designed with a square shape with smooth and neat on each edge and more interesting is the round screen on one side of the front case that displays internet speeds, while the other port interfaces are located at the rear side.

Wifi

Amplifi HD router as well as Meshpoint is designed with dual band AC1750 technology delivering speeds of up to 1,300Mbps @5GHz and up to 450Mbps @2.4GHz for a total bandwidth of up to 1750Mbps each unit technically. And each of router or Meshpoint can cover up to 2,000 sq ft technically. When you combine three Amplifi routers, or one Amplifi router plus two Meshpoint devices you can technically cover up to 6,000 sq ft. This product is still based on legacy wifi 5 technology, see also new products, best of wifi 6 ax6000 mesh routers.

Highlights

• Amplifi HD router plus two Meshpoints delivers total speeds of up to 3x 1750Mbps (5,250Mbps)
• Simultaneous dual band with 6 MIMO chains each unit router or Meshpoint
• Dual band antenna with Tri-polarity 
• Covers up to 6,000 sq ft fit to your large home with high performance mesh system
• One Gigabit WAN port and four Gigabit LAN ports on Amplifi router, no Ethernet port available on Meshpoint unit
• Meshpoint unit with powerful adjustable antenna to find best signal and comes with LEDs signal strength indicator to find the best position for optimal performance
• Add Meshpoint unit to any wifi router for mesh wifi system
• One single Amplifi router covers up to 2,000 sq ft, add more Amplifi router for best performance, or add two or more Meshpoint units for mesh multi-hop 
• Amplifi router with full color 1.6” screen shows you internet speeds
• Comes with intuitive Amplifi app for network management including setup, configuration, remote access and still more

The Amplifi Meshpoint unit is a wall-plug model for easy plug in into the power outlet; it’s like Velop wall-plug model. 

Amplifi HD vs Orbi vs Velop

Now, we compare this product with two other competing mesh wifi products in the market – the Netgear Orbi RBK33 with three units of Orbi devices and Linksys Velop AC4800 that consists of Velop router plus two wall-plug Velops.

Orbi Rbk33 consists of Orbi Rbr40 mesh wifi router plus two wall-plug Orbi satellites (Rbw30). Both Rbr40 router and Rbw 30 satellite are tri-band AC2200 technology.

Orbi Rbk50

Linksys Velop AC4800 consists of Velop AC2200 mesh router with three band technology, and two wall plug dual band AC1300 technology. Now take a look at the following two spec comparison tables. Table 1 shows you spec comparison between Amplifi HD vs Orbi, and table 2 represents spec comparison between Amplifi HD vs Velop.

Wifi

Amplifi HD is a dual band AC1750, both router and Meshpoint have the same AC1750 (1,300 + 450Mbps) and with 3x3 streams for total of 18 streams (router + 2x Meshpoints). Amplifi HD shares the users and backhaul together @5GHz band. However, when you deploy three Amplifi router nodes you can configure the wired Ethernet backhaul so your connected clients use full two bands, no share with backhaul.

Orbi router and satellite are tri-band AC2200 (867 + 867 + 400Mbps), however one of its 5GHz bands is used as dedicated backhaul link so connected clients use two other bands 867Mbps @5GHz and 400Mbps @2.4GHz.

Linksys Velop doesn’t use dedicated backhaul, but wifi backhaul shares with users @5GHz band. You can imagine when Velop use dedicated backhaul, with two band wall-plug satellite you will only have 2.4GHz band for clients.

Table 1 Amplifi vs Orbi

Product model	Amplifi HD (1x router + 2x Meshpoint)	Orbi Rbk33 (Router plus 2x wall-plug Satellite)
Wifi technology	Simultaneous dual band AC1750	Router + wall plug: simultaneous tri-band AC2200
Wifi speeds	1300Mbps @5GHz 450Mbps @2.4GHz Aggregate speeds ~ 5,25 Gbps (3-pack)	Router / Satellite: 867Mbps + 867Mbps @5GHz + 400Mbps @2.4GHz
Coverage	~ 6,000 sq ft	~ 2,000 sq ft + 2x 1,500 sq ft (5,000 sq ft)
Ethernet ports	Router: 1x Gigabit WAN + 4x Gigabit LAN; no Ethernet port on Meshpoint	Router: 1x auto-sensing Gigabit Ethernet ports for WAN and 3x Gigabit LAN Satellite: None
Others	1,6inch full color screen Intuitive Amplifi app for network management	Implicit/Explicit Beamforming for 2.4 & 5GHz bands; Alexa supports; MU-MIMO
Backhaul	Wifi and you can hack for wired Ethernet backhaul for routers, no wired backhaul with Meshpoints	Dedicated @5GHz backhaul 867Mbps
Price (Apr 2020)	$499.99	$199.99

 

The table 2 here for spec comparison between Amplifi HD and Velop AC4800.

Table 2 Amplifi vs Velop

Product model	Amplifi HD (1x router + 2x Meshpoint)	Linksys Velop AC4800 (Router + 2x wall-plug satellite)
Wifi technology	Simultaneous dual band AC1750	Router: simultaneous tri-band AC2200 Satellite: simultaneous dual band AC1300
Wifi speeds	1300Mbps @5GHz 450Mbps @2.4GHz Aggregate speeds ~ 5,25 Gbps (3-pack)	Router: 867Mbps + 867Mbps @5GHz + 400Mbps @2.4GHz Satellite: 867Mbps + 400Mbps
Coverage	~ 6,000 sq ft	~ 2,000 sq ft + 2x 1,500 sq ft (5,000 sq ft)
Ethernet ports	Router: 1x Gigabit WAN + 4x Gigabit LAN; no Ethernet port on Meshpoint	Router: 2 auto-sensing Gigabit Ethernet ports for WAN and LAN Satellite: None
Others	1,6inch full color screen Intuitive Amplifi app for network management	Alexa supports Optional Linksys Shield a paid subscription
Backhaul	Wifi and you can hack for wired Ethernet backhaul for routers, no wired backhaul with Meshpoints	Wifi backhaul
Price (Apr 2020)	$499.99	$299.99

 

The price of Amplifi HD is almost stable all the time from the beginning released to the market at around $ 500 (router plus two Meshpoints), on the other hand Orbi and Velop fluctuate all the time considering Orbi and Velop have diverse product variations, while Amplifi only releases Amplifi HD, Amplifi Gamers and its newest product is Amplifi Alien mesh wifi – a mesh wifi based on Wifi 6 technology. See also best whole home mesh wifi.

Gryphon Guardian Mesh Wifi Router

If a standard wifi network at home or in your home office is not what you require, but a wifi network that can also provide protection for your critical business data against any kinds of wild internet threats you may consider the Gryphon Guardian mesh wifi system.

Many people ask why not just use the Bitdefender Box? What is the difference with Bitdefender box if the function is more focused on internet security? We will discuss briefly comparison between Gryphon and Bitdefender. Now, back to Gryphon Guardian mesh wifi router.

What this product does

Gryphon is basically a whole home mesh wifi system in general like Asus Zenwifi CT8 or eero mesh wifi router, or Google Nest or Orbi mesh system products, however Gryphon mesh wifi comes with advanced parental control and built-in internet protection software with paid subscription even though the first 90-days is free.

Mesh system

If with Gryphon you can build a mesh wifi network at home with a built-in internet thread system, you can add one or more Gryphon devices to expand the coverage. When compared with Bitdefender box then you need to have a wifi router in place where the function of the Bitdefender box is as an internet thread system hub you need to wired-connect to one of your wifi router’s Ethernet port that works like a wifi access point device.

Please notice that if your home WiFi network is a mesh wifi system, Bitdefender cannot be used, only WiFi router in general can be connected to the Bitdefender box.

Gryphon Guardian

Gryphon Guardian

Gryphon Guardian is the light version, or the newer version with more economical model compared with the first generation of 1^st G Gryphon mesh wifi system. Both models of Gryphon are mesh wifi system with built-in Internet threat protection. As general the following highlights list what a Gryphon security mesh system.

Highlights

• Ease of use: works for all devices including xbox, Smart TV, Tables, and no software install needed for each device
• Free 90-days trial Gryphon HomeBound with optional paid subscription thereafter
• Includes 6 Month Trial of Advanced Internet Protection, and you can subscribe for $79 / year after then.
• Malware Filtering by ESET Technology for your business privacy protection against any hacker and malware
• 2x Gigabit Ethernet Ports, either works as WAN or LAN ports. 
• The patent-pending Gryphon® Advanced internet and parental control mesh wifi system

The main difference between the two Gryphon models lies in the wifi technology that is applied to each model and the technical range offered by each Gryphon unit. The 1st Gryphon WiFi system is a tri-band AC3000, compared to the Gryphon Guardian which is designed to be more economical version is based on the AC1200 simultaneous dual band WiFi technology.

When one unit of Gryphon is not covering the whole home, you need to add one or more Gryphon unit to eliminate the dead zone area. One unit of Gryphon Guardian technically covers up to 1,800 sq ft; see that the 1^st G Gryphon with tri-band covers up to 3,000 sq ft.

Have a look at the following table, the main difference between Gryphon AC3000 and the Gryphon Guardian AC1200.

The differences

Model	Gryphon  Tower	Gryphon Guardian
Internet speed	Simultaneous tri-band Wireless AC3000 4x4 MU-MIMO	Simultaneous dual band AC1200 2x2 MU-MIMO
Coverage	Up to 3000 sq ft	Up to 1800 sq ft
Price	$299.99	$199.99

 

With three packs of Gryphon Guardian (around $199.00) covers up to 5,000 sq ft, and free 6-months of advanced internet protection.

Another newer model of Gryphon series gryphon ax which is off course based on latest wifi 6 technology. It’s also a tri-band mesh wifi with ax4200 (600 + 1200 + 2400) network segment.

What about Bitdefender Box?

You can use your existing wireless router, not mesh wifi system and purchase Bitdefender Box 2 for around $150.0 plus free 1 year subscription to the BOX Service, a 1 year subscription to Bitdefender Total Security for all your home connected devices. Later on, you can subscribe annually for $99.00.

See also best wireless router for kindle products, and find best whole home wifi system.

Which Wifi Router for Kindle Gives You Best Wifi Connectivity

Which wireless router for Kindle E reader, Kindle fire 7, Kindle Fire HD 8 and All-new Fire 2022 providing best wifi connectivity performance?

Overview

Kindle fire is one of the more economical alternative tablet computers that you can consider as a replacement for the iPad or Samsung tablet which are generally sold at a relatively more expensive price.

Almost all Kindle fire, iPad or Samsung Galaxy and other tablet models from other vendors come with built-in wifi or a combination of wifi and GSM. We won't talk technically about iPad or Kindle Fire, but choosing the best wifi router for Kindle Fire and other tablets in order to provide the best wifi connectivity experience for those tablets.

Dual band wifi

Mostly all models of Kindle fire series come with dual band wifi, and the latest generation (the 11^th generation) of Kindle fire comes with standard 802.11a/b/g/n/ac dual band wifi 5 technology. Wether the next kindle generation comes with built-in wifi 6 adapter which is the latest wifi technology at this time, it's a good idea to select a wifi router with wifi technology one step higher than your current kindle or tablet device.

Which one is the best wifi router for Kindle device today?

What needs to consider is what do you usually do with your tablet in terms of internet connection? In addition to work needs, study or social media activities, the need for online gaming with a tablet is also a necessity in free time or a hobby of online games. Of course, by playing online games, make sure you can play without wifi connectivity constrains to the router, no jitter nor lagging.

Which wifi router is the best for Kindle devices today and the future, at the same time can provide good performance for work, video streaming, social media and playing online games?

1. Asus RT-AX82U

One of the best wifi routers for your kindle fire is asus rt-ax82u. This product is suitable for your Kindle Fire needs whether for work or play and has come with wifi 6 technology. Besides providing a total bandwidth of up to ax5400, it is guaranteed that Kindle devices from the initial generation to 11^th generation (2021 released) can connect solidly considering that wifi 6 is guaranteed to be backward compatible with wifi-5 devices including the latest kindle 2021 that comes with built-in 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (wifi-5).

Asus RT-AX82U 

Mobile game mode

In addition to work needs, the rt-ax82u also provides mobile game mode feature that allows your wifi router to give first priority to online game traffic with good performance. And this router is also equipped with the asus aura RGB lighting effect features that you can choose according to your game mode. To take advantage of this asus router to work in mobile game mode, all you have to do is to tap through the asus router app.

Network protection

Network internet threats are not something to be ignored, because internet threats can peek at your critical data and personal data which should not be disclosed by anyone except you and authorize person only. Internet threats can be viruses, spyware, ransomware and all threats to your system and network security. Asus provides protection for your network with AiProtection Pro free lifetime powered by Trend Micro. Not only has that, asus rt-ax82u also comes with WPA3 latest wireless encryption in industry today.

Highlights

1. Simultaneous dual band ax5400 (600 + 4800) AiMesh technology with 6 data streams

2. 1x Gigabits WAN port, 4x Gigabit LAN ports (1 port is dedicated Game port), and 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 multi function port

3. Comes with free lifetime Asus AiProtection network protection powered by Trend Micro and ready with latest WPA3 security encryption 

4. Powered by 1.5 GHz tri-core processor with 256 MB Flash and 512 MB RAM

Cons

1. Up to 1Gbps Internet plan, no multi-Gig Ethernet ports

Asus rt-ax82u is ideal for work and game, one of the best wifi router for Kindle fire all series, it comes with the latest wifi 6 technology, while the latest Kindle fire series 2021 release comes with wireless ac (wifi 5) technology.

2. TP-Link AX90

We see that the Asus ax82u above has a feature for games, a mobile game mode that allows you to play online games with priority. We will compare it a wifi router offered by tp-link which is sold at almost the same price as asus rt-ax82u, tp-link archer ax90, however it doesn’t have dedicated game mode.

If on asus you can easily enable mobile game mode, Archer ax90 does not have a special game mode but in general it is almost the same. Archer ax90 comes with QoS feature that allows you to select the device or activity to get priority. The method of setting is also almost the same as asus through the app; however it requires few steps in the app either to select the device or activity QoS.

TP-Link Archer AX90

What is the difference between this Asus rt-ax82u and Arcer ax90?

You may refer to the following spec comparison table below for asus rt-ax82u vs tp-link archer ax90.

Wifi

Compared to asus ax82u which is only dual band with total bandwidth of up to 5400mbps, the archer ax90 is designed with three radio bands with total bandwidth of up to 6600Mbps. Indeed, with a wider bandwidth more connected devices get faster data throughput and demonstrates faster wifi network performance.

Both products come with a mesh feature that allows devices to join the same mesh technology to form a wifi mesh network. Asus rt-ax82u Aimesh can join other compatible asus aimesh products such as asus rt-ax89u or asus rt-ax88u to form mesh network with single network name. Likewise, the tp-link archer ax90 comes with Onemesh technology which can also be combined with other tp-link onemesh products to form a mesh wifi network with single one network name.

Multi-Gig Ports

Another spec that makes Asus one step behind Archer is the Ethernet ports. Asus is only equipped with one wan port limited up to 1Gbps internet plan, while with Archer you can subscribe up to 2Gbps internet plan, of course with compatible cable modem that also comes with a 2.5Gbps Ethernet port such as the Arris Surfboard S33 or Netgear cm2000. All Kindle series support internet connection from any major cable providers, so it depends on your home wifi connection.

Network security

One feature that is an advantage of the Asus RT-AX82U is the free lifetime asus AIprotection, a network protection against internet attacks to protect devices connected to the internet network. Remember, the protection of personal data from theft is very important.

With TP-link you have option to subscribe Home Shield, a network protection against any internet threats, malicious site blocker, intrusion prevention system and home network scanner.

With this Archer ax90, you can connect your Kindle fire and other internet-based devices to the router with wider bandwidth, faster connection with more data streams.

Table 2 Asus rt-ax82u vs Archer ax90

Model	Asus rt-ax82u	TP-link Archer ax90
Wifi technology	Simultaneous dual band Wifi6 ax5400 supports 160MHz bandwidth and 1024-QAM	Simultaneous tri-band ax6600 with 4×4 MU-MIMO and OFDMA with 8-streams
Signal rates	up to 4804Mbps @5GHz 4x4 up to 574Mbps @2.4Ghz 2x2	4804 Mbps @5GHz 4x4 1200 Mbps @5GHz 2x2 600 Mbps @2.4GHz 2x2
Antennas	4x external antennas	8x High power Fixed High-Performance Antennas  with beamforming
Ethernet Ports	1x Gigabit WAN port + 4x Gigabit LAN ports (1xGigabit as dedicated game port)	1x 2.5 Gbps WAN/LAN Port 1x 1 Gbps WAN/LAN Port 3x 1 Gbps LAN Ports
USB Ports	1x USB 3.1 gen 1	1x USB 3.0 Port 1x USB 2.0 Port
Security Protection	WPA3 ready; Free lifetime AiProtection Pro powered by Trend Micro	WPA WPA2 WPA3 WPA/WPA2-Enterprise (802.1x) HomeShield Security
Processor	1.5 GHz tri-core processor with 256 MB Flash and 512 MB RAM	1.5 GHz Quad-Core CPU
Other	Mobile game mode	Device QoS or app QoS
Price	$199.99	$199.99

 

Up to end of Nov 2022 the prices are as listed on the table, see that they are the same since new product introductions are released to the market including the new tplink deco xe75 pro, asus zenwifi et12 and still more.

See also best mesh wifi in the market