Every year I have been upgrading my eero mesh network. I got my eero (1st-generation) in 2017. And in 2018, I added an eero Beacon.

In 2019, I am going to replace the gateway node with an eero Pro.

During Black Friday, eero Pro was retailing for US$139 (S$191) down from its original price of US$199 (S$273). I got the individual unit from Amazon. Since it doesn’t ship directly to Singapore, I shipped it to my favorite freight forwarder, HopShopGo, and got them to ship for Singapore. Shipping to Singapore costs US$18.35 (S$25) with a free upgrade to express shipping (3 – 5 days).

eero Pro is, in fact, eero (2nd-generation). eero Pro has the same design and footprint as eero (1st-generation). Amazon released a cheaper eero to replace the “non-pro” eero product line in September 2019.

eero Pro - Box Front
eero Pro – Box Front
eero Pro - Box Back
eero Pro – Box Back
eero Pro - Box
eero Pro – Box
eero Pro - Box Open
eero Pro – Box Open
eero Pro - Box Open
eero Pro – Box Open
eero Pro - Box Contents
eero Pro – Box Contents
eero Pro - USB-C Power Adapter
eero Pro – USB-C Power Adapter
eero Pro - Top
eero Pro – Top
eero Pro - Bottom
eero Pro – Bottom
eero Pro - Back
eero Pro – Back
eero Pro
eero Pro

There are four main differences between eero Pro and eero (1st-generation):

  • Tri-band: eero Pro comes with three bands instead of two.
  • Power Adapter: eero Pro uses a USB-C port for power rather than the usual barrel-style power plug
  • Reset button: Instead of push-pin style hole reset, eero Pro comes with a reset button
  • USB-C Diagnostic Port: The USB-A diagnostic port has been replaced with a USB-C diagnostic port.
eero Pro vs eero (1st-generation) - Back
eero Pro vs eero (1st-generation) – Back

eero Pro is designed to get twice the performance of the first-generation eero. The radios in eero Pro are much more sophisticated, and the antennas are better.

eero Pro vs eero (1st-generation) - Bottom
eero Pro vs eero (1st-generation) – Bottom

However, the processor in eero Pro isn’t significantly much faster than the first-generation eero, 700MHz Quad-Core vs. 1.0GHz Dual-Core. RAM and flash storage stays the same at 512MB and 4GB, respectively.