MSI isn’t a name that you typically think of when it comes to wireless routers, but the Roamii BE Pro is an excellent entry into the tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh market.
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MSI is no stranger to Wi-Fi 7 routers, as we’ve previously looked at the company’s more entry-level-focused Roamii BE Lite mesh system. The company is back with the Roamii BE Pro. Whereas its similarly-named predecessor was a dual-band unit, this new offering includes the 6 GHz band, making it a full-featured tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh system.
The Roamii BE Pro features an attractive design, RGB lighting to spruce things up, a full complement of 2.5 GbE WAN/LAN ports, and USB 3.0 ports for network storage. Better yet, the Roamii BE Pro offers competitive performance at a price point that aligns with its tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh peers. In fact, it’s so good that it would be a worthy addition to our best Wi-Fi routers list.
Design of the MSI Roamii BE Pro Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Router
The Roamii BE Pro shares a similar design language with the preceding Roamii BE Lite, meaning that it has a triangular base that shoots upwards into a large tower. Think of it as a massive Toblerone candy wrapper finished in white. It retains the ventilation holes at the top of the unit and the stylized “7” imprinted on one of the vertical sides.
Other distinguishing features include a vertically aligned LED near the base that indicates connection status and a downward-facing RGB array on two of the three sides of the base. The colorful patterns that it displays are user-configurable with the MSI Router 2.0 app.
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All ports on the Roamii BE Pro are on the back of the unit. I’ll note here that both nodes included in the box are identical. Whichever unit you plug and connect to the internet first acts as the primary router, while the other acts as the satellite node. With that said, there’s a 2.5 GbE WAN port along with three 2.5 GbE LAN ports and a USB 3.0 port. You’ll also find a WPS/Sync button, a reset button, and the proprietary barrel-style power port on the back panel.
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