Every Starlink Dish Available: How To Know Which Setup May Be Right For You
Starlink has shifted from offering a single dish to providing multiple options tailored to different customer needs. This expansion matters significantly because choosing the right dish impacts cost, performance and convenience depending on whether users need fixed home connectivity or portable internet for travel.
The V4 dish is the standard recommendation for most residential users, offering speeds of 400+ Mbps and weighing 6.4 pounds. The newly introduced V5 is considerably smaller at 2.4 pounds and uses less power (35-50 watts versus 75-100 watts for the V4) but offers slightly lower peak speeds of 375 Mbps and remains limited in availability. For those requiring portability, the Mini is equally compact at 2.4 pounds whilst designed specifically for travellers and remote work locations.
- Starlink now offers six dish models for different user needs and locations.
- V4 suits most homes; V5 is newer, smaller but with slightly lower speeds.
- Mini provides portable connectivity for travellers and remote locations.
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Starlink is a satellite internet service operated by SpaceX that delivers broadband to customers via a dish antenna. The service previously offered just one standardised dish to all customers, but Starlink has now begun providing multiple dish options with different specifications.
Different customers have different needs when it comes to satellite internet. Some prioritise maximum speeds for home use, whilst others need portability for travel or remote work, or prefer equipment that consumes less power and takes up less space.
Starlink's expanded range means customers can now select a dish option that matches their specific circumstances and priorities. Each option involves different trade-offs between factors such as speed, size, weight and power consumption.