Comparing Arris SURFboard SB6190 and Arris SURFboard SB6183
Experts recommend Arris SURFboard SB6190 more than Arris SURFboard SB6183
As of 2 Jul 2022, experts prefer Arris SURFboard SB6190 over Arris SURFboard SB6183, but both Modems have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Arris SURFboard SB6190 received 3 recommendations: from BestCovery (6 Apr 2022), The Strategist (18 Feb 2021) and Lifewire (6 Jan 2022). Arris SURFboard SB6183 was also endorsed 3 times: by Popular Mechanics (26 Oct 2021), PC Guide (31 Jan 2022) and Tom's Guide (29 Jun 2022). However, experts generally ranked Arris SURFboard SB6183 lower than Arris SURFboard SB6190 in their articles, which caused it to rank lower in ReviewFinder ranking.
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Endorsement summary:
- On 6 Apr 2022
BestCovery ranked Arris SURFboard SB6190 as #1 Rank Modem Comment #1 out of 5 Arris SURFboard SB6190 Best Modem Overall... ... ... Source: www.latimes.com - On 18 Feb 2021
The Strategist ranked Arris SURFboard SB6190 as #7 Rank Modem Comment ... ... ... #7 out of 9 Arris SURFboard SB6190 Best cable modem for gamers... ... ... Source: nymag.com - On 6 Jan 2022
Lifewire ranked Arris SURFboard SB6190 as #1 Rank Modem Comment #1 out of 7 Arris SURFboard SB6190 Best Overall... ... ... Source: www.lifewire.com - On 26 Oct 2021
Popular Mechanics ranked Arris SURFboard SB6183 as #3 Rank Modem Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 5 Arris SURFboard SB6183 Top-rated... ... ... Source: www.popularmechanics.com - On 31 Jan 2022
PC Guide ranked Arris SURFboard SB6183 as #4 Rank Modem ... ... #4 out of 5 Arris SURFboard SB6183 ... ... Source: www.pcguide.com - On 29 Jun 2022
Tom's Guide ranked Arris SURFboard SB6183 as #4 Rank Modem Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 4 Arris SURFboard SB6183 A top cable modem if you can find itSource: www.tomsguide.com
Verdict
After counting and adding up the 57 expert endorsements of the May rankings, Arris SURFboard SB6190 outranks Arris SURFboard SB6183. This is not to say that that Arris SURFboard SB6183 is a bad option. Like Arris SURFboard SB6190, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Arris SURFboard SB6190 
Arris SURFboard SB6183 Customers like Arris SURFboard SB6190 and Arris SURFboard SB6183 about the same
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Arris SURFboard SB6183
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Both Arris SURFboard SB6190 and Arris SURFboard SB6183 have very similar great customer reviews.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling modem receives a consumer score of 7.1 (good). Both Arris SURFboard SB6190 and Arris SURFboard SB6183 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
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Arris SURFboard SB6190 is more popular than Arris SURFboard SB6183
It's fairly safe to say that Arris SURFboard SB6190 is a more popular modem than Arris SURFboard SB6183, based on its 4,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Arris SURFboard SB6190 and SB6183 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Motorola MB7420 | $59 | 3 expert recommendations | Cheaper More Popular | |
 | Arris SURFboard SB6183 | $73 | 3 expert recommendations | ||
 | Netgear CM500 | $68 | 7 expert recommendations | More Popular | |
 | Motorola MB7621 | $83 | 4 expert recommendations | More Popular Better Reviews | |
| Rank | Change | Price | Modem | Popular Mechanics | BestCovery | PC Guide | BestReviews  | HighSpeedInternet  | Wirecutter  | Networks Hardware  | Tom's Guide | The Strategist | Lifewire |
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| 1 | - | $68 |  Netgear CM500 | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2 | - | $144 |  Motorola MB8600 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 3 | - | $146 |  Arris SURFboard SB8200 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 5 | - | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | - | $83 |  Motorola MB7621 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
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Expert reviews [6]
- with a score: 1
- without a score: 5
Score distribution:
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| 60-80 | |
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Expert reviews [8]
- with a score: 2
- without a score: 6
| Highest score by MBReviews | 89 |
| Average score based on 8 reviews | 80 |
| Lowest score by TopTenReviews | 70 |
Score distribution:
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- Power your home network with the SB6190 to deliver fast speeds and a reliable connection to the Internet. The SURFboard SB6190 is a DOCSIS 3.0 modem that's capable of download speeds up to 1.4 Gbps.
- Get internet speeds up to 1.4 Gbps for downloads and 262 Mbps for uploads based on your cable ISP subscription.
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- Tom's guide #1 cable Modem choice 2 years in a row. Compatible with major U.S. Cable Internet Providers including Cox, Spectrum, Xfinity & others. Not compatible with ATT, Verizon, CenturyLink or other DSL or Fiber internet providers.
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Arris SURFboard SB6190 is a very popular and one of the less expensive options. It's in the top 3 bestselling modems and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Arris SURFboard SB6121 or Netgear CM500 .
Arris SURFboard SB6190 is $32.99 less expensive than an average modem ($99.99).
Arris SURFboard SB6183 is a very popular option on the lower end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling modems and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Linksys CM3008 or Arris SURFboard TM822R .
Arris SURFboard SB6183 is $27.42 cheaper than the average modem ($99.99).
