Netgear Orbi RBK852 vs Netgear Nighthawk X10 (R9000)

The Netgear Orbi RBK852 is an exemplary product and one of the very best Wi-Fi Mesh Networking Kits that cost around $590.

The Netgear Nighthawk X10 (R9000), however, doesn't seem to have enough data available for us to be able to draw any meaningful conclusions.

The Netgear Orbi RBK852 has managed to do great in various roundups conducted by reviewers from highly trusted sources that perform objective in-depth testing, like Tom's Guide, PCmag, and Laptop Mag - it was dubbed "Best mesh router for gamers" by Tom's Guide, "Best Wi-Fi Mesh Network System for Voice Command" by PCmag, and "Best high-end mesh Wi-Fi router" by Laptop Mag. Any product that's held in such high regard by some of the most reliable sources should be considered by everyone who's looking for a Wi-Fi Mesh Networking Kit at this price.

Moving on to the Netgear Nighthawk X10 (R9000): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like TechGearLab, PCmag, TechSpot, Techradar, PC Gamer, and MakeUseOf, enough for them to include them on those lists.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Netgear Orbi RBK852 earned an average review score of 8.7 out of 10 points and the Netgear Nighthawk X10 (R9000) received an average of 8.6, compared to the 7.3 average of Wi-Fi Mesh Networking Kits in general.