Netgear Orbi Wi-Fi router review: It's not a mesh network, but it's good enough you won't care

Ignore Netgear's advertising: Its Orbi Wi-Fi router is not a mesh network system. Orbi satellites don't communicate with each other; they send and receive data to and from the Orbi router only. In networking parlance, that is a hub-and-spoke system, not a mesh. But mesh networking is what has everyone so excited this year, so that's how Netgear is billing the Orbi. The company is doing itself a disservice: The Orbi might be the best interior-decorator-approved router on the market. About that in...