Eero vs apple airport pro#

Small and unobtrusive, the Eero devices are stuffed with powerful wireless technology.

That's much larger than the typical home, making the Eero three-pack an inexpensive way to fill a house or apartment with Wi-Fi. Each device can cover 1,500 square feet, while the three-pack is good for a 5,000-square-foot home. According to the company, there's no limit to the number of Eero devices on a network, although the returns will likely diminish at five or six extensions. A reset button on the bottom of the device lets you wipe it clean of settings.ĭespite being new and fresh, the current gear can work with older Eero units. The Eero units can connect either wirelessly or with an Ethernet cable and are perfect for plugging in a printer or network storage device. The Eero devices I looked at had a pair of gigabit RJ45 Ethernet ports, which is a step forward compared to the Nest Wifi extensions, which are wireless only.

Eero vs apple airport pro#

The company also sells the Eero Beacon ( $119 (opens in new tab)), a plug-in, wireless-only extension the tri-band, high-performance Eero Pro ( $199 (opens in new tab)) and the Eero Pro 6 ( $229 (opens in new tab)). That's more than half off the price of the previous iteration and a bargain compared to the $349 Nest Wifi three-pack. While the three-pack of devices costs $169, individual extensions are $69 each. It's not an Alexa endpoint, but if you have an Echo speaker, it can respond to commands like 'Alexa, turn off Eero's LED.'Įach Eero can act as a router or extension, depending on how it's configured.

The Eero device also misses the opportunity to double as a smart speaker or house-wide sound system, because it lacks the speaker, microphone and audio amplifier that Nest Wifi and Orbi Voice have. Eero is available in any color so long as it's white, making for a rather plain contrast with the Nest Wifi's pastel color choices.