RT-1250 Who's Upgrading 700->1250?

[opus]

Various companies have tried to sell such items (expensive, not necessarily grills) via Amazon, but have stopped. Amazon actually has a percentage of the total sale that they extract for hosting.

They also charge extra if they have to handle the sale tax part.

 

[Whalercat]

I'm holding out for WiFi 6e support, and the whole new spectrum of bandwidth! Ok, that's not really true, since my Bull connects just fine on 2.4 (helps that I work for a very large networking equipment provider, and anything I can't figure out, I have multiple colleagues I can call who can make WiFi do tricks like Cirque du Soleil.) Lots of nuances to good WiFi performance, the chipsets are only a piece of the puzzle.

As others have commented, not enough difference for me to move from the 700 to the 1250, though I would be looking hard at the 1250 as a new buyer.

I have wifi 6 mesh band and never had any connection issues or the setup problems I keep hearing about. I never had a better home wifi network until this one.

NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6 System (RBK752) – Router with 1 Satellite Extender | Coverage up to 5,000 sq. ft., 40 Devices | AX4200 (Up to 4.2Gbps) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086HJXKJ...abc_8B8DJCP3R65K0XJK16E6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Farmer Ted]

I have wifi 6 mesh band and never had any connection issues or the setup problems I keep hearing about. I never had a better home wifi network until this one.

NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6 System (RBK752) – Router with 1 Satellite Extender | Coverage up to 5,000 sq. ft., 40 Devices | AX4200 (Up to 4.2Gbps) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086HJXKJ...abc_8B8DJCP3R65K0XJK16E6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I concur with Whalercat. I have the same Orbi mesh system and have not had any connectivity issues with my RT700. And I just purchased my 700 in June.

 

[Lilbullowner]

I'm heavily considering it. I mostly want it to check my accessories fit and the little things here and there that are upgraded. What's everyone else thinking?

Wonder how much I could get for my 700 with front folding shelf and sear kit...

Why would you want to upgrade? It's a little bigger but, so what?

 

[Lilbullowner]

I have a new 700 with the removable large rack and front shelf. If I upgrade my 700, it'll be for a substantial upgrade, to the BFG. The 1250 might be nice and new, but it's not worth wasting money on a minor upgrade.

Agreed. The 700 is fine, just fine. There are folks out there that just want to upgrade because something is new, like a car.

 

[zhuskers1]

I was just about to pul the trigger on a 700, so I will be ordering a 1250. Any ever used the Glenn Beck Discount?

 

[Greg Jones]

Don’t know who/what Glen Beck is, but there are no discount codes for recteq products.

 

[Macguy]

I am with Greg Jones. I have all the same upgrades & on one of the FB forums, a guy is already looking to make the drip deflector for the lid. Once I have that all I would need is the Cast Iron Heat Deflector, and maybe add an outlet, and I will basically have the 1250. If I add an outlet, it will be a better outlet that came with the 1250 so IMO, its all good. If I were a first time buyer, I would probably go with the 1250 but since I am already vested, I'm good with the upgrades. In fact, the second shelf I have I like better than the shelf on the 1250.

Just curious, where is the Facebook forum that has the guy possible making a drip deflector? Would love to buy this although the front of the bull has the drip stains from many cooks.

 

[Traveling Man]

I’m looking to upgrade, my RT-700 is up for sale but I’m not going to swet if it doesn’t sell, I love the 700 and I would like to get the 1250. If it doesn’t sell, I’ll keep using to 700.

 

[Fhughes]

I would only upgrade to the 1250 in the event that my 700 died or was stolen . I do like many aspects of the 1250 but my 700 has many cooks left in it. I did want the wyldside but I’ll have to look at a different option

 

[Mozekian]

Something I noticed. My 700 has sharp corners on the control box that risks damaging the cover.

The 1250 has rounded counterpoint box corners, no risk of damaging a cover (very little)

That’s a nice improvement they should have on new 700 boxes