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NETGEAR Nighthawk X8 - AC5300 Tri-Band Quad-Stream Wi-Fi Router & Seagate 1TB External Hard Drive
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- Get fastest speeds available up to 5.3Gbps. Up to 1,000 Mbps @ 2.4GHz 1024 QAM. Up to 2,166 Mbps @ 5 GHz 11ac 1024 QAM
- Tri-band Wi-Fi delivers more Wi-Fi to more devices. Quad Stream delivers up to four data streams per Wi-Fi band. Smart Connect intelligently selects the fast Wi-Fi band for every device.
- 4 active antennas and 4 internal antennas to amplify and maximize range. 6 Gigabit Ethernet ports-aggregate two for faster file transfers
- MU-MIMO capable for simultaneous streaming of data to multiple devices
- Dynamic QoS prioritizes bandwidth by application and device
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- Easy and simple to use - plug it in and go
- Fast file transfers with SuperSpeed USB 3.0
- Compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0
- Powered by USB port
- Drag and drop file saving for Windows, right out of the box. Please note: Product needs to be reformatted if it is to be used with Mac. Reformatting the drive will erase all content unless it is backed up to another drive.
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By
Colin H.
on October 17, 2015
Style Name: Router Only
I paid full price ($399) for this router, no NETGEAR friends and family program, or whatever...
At the time of writing this, I've had it installed for 3 days.
I LOVE this router. I switched over from the latest Apple AirPort Extreme (the tall one), and every single one of my networking issues has gone away! I'm not an expert on networking, but I know my way around, and I could not get my Apple network to run stably.
This router has a bunch of really useful features. The most useful, to me, are the antenna beam forming, and the Smart Connect features, which sort out the different types of wireless connections to ensure the best connection for each device, and send the most signal possible towards your device (as opposed to omnidirectional signal, sort of...).
I have amazingly quick wifi speeds now, and I'm finally able to use the full bandwidth of my internet connection I'm paying for. I currently pay for 200dn/20up, and I usually got around 70dn/15up on a good day with the AirPort. All I did was change out the router, and I'm now clocking 235dn/24up at peak use times.
Couldn't be happier. You get what you pay for!
Other things I like - this guy has 6 LAN ports plus a WAN port. That's 2 - 3 more ports than any other standard consumer level router. Also like the fact that 2 of the ports can link together to double the available bandwidth. Awesome for a heavily used NAS server, etc... Last little thing - it has holes to mount it on the wall. Why is this so difficult for manufacturers to include? It's just 2 little changes in the plastic mold - no extra parts, yet so incredibly useful. Thankfully, NETGEAR knows what's up. It's the little things...
Setup is easy, firmware interface is intuitive. All around awesome.
At the time of writing this, I've had it installed for 3 days.
I LOVE this router. I switched over from the latest Apple AirPort Extreme (the tall one), and every single one of my networking issues has gone away! I'm not an expert on networking, but I know my way around, and I could not get my Apple network to run stably.
This router has a bunch of really useful features. The most useful, to me, are the antenna beam forming, and the Smart Connect features, which sort out the different types of wireless connections to ensure the best connection for each device, and send the most signal possible towards your device (as opposed to omnidirectional signal, sort of...).
I have amazingly quick wifi speeds now, and I'm finally able to use the full bandwidth of my internet connection I'm paying for. I currently pay for 200dn/20up, and I usually got around 70dn/15up on a good day with the AirPort. All I did was change out the router, and I'm now clocking 235dn/24up at peak use times.
Couldn't be happier. You get what you pay for!
Other things I like - this guy has 6 LAN ports plus a WAN port. That's 2 - 3 more ports than any other standard consumer level router. Also like the fact that 2 of the ports can link together to double the available bandwidth. Awesome for a heavily used NAS server, etc... Last little thing - it has holes to mount it on the wall. Why is this so difficult for manufacturers to include? It's just 2 little changes in the plastic mold - no extra parts, yet so incredibly useful. Thankfully, NETGEAR knows what's up. It's the little things...
Setup is easy, firmware interface is intuitive. All around awesome.
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By
computim
on December 7, 2015
Style Name: Router Only
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Back to the buggy network connection software again. Thought Netgear solved their issues long ago. The best router on the market by far is still the Netgear R7000 unit. I've used Netgear routers for years and the early units would lock up and had to be rebooted regularly. The introduction of the R series routers have been a good series until this latest r8500. My R7000 has never had to be rebooted from day one and is still my rock. I've configured the R8500 in a similar manner and the unit has locked up 3 times in 1 week. The lockup requires a complete reboot of the unit as genie nor direct IP access is available. Terrible experience at this point.
@@@ Update as of 12/29/15 @@@ The LVL 1 support team at Netgear took my information and had me try 2 beta firmwares that did not resolve the issue. They asked for all the devices connected to the router and screenshots with the config file. All the information was supplied and escalated to a higher LVL support group. I have not heard back from the support group since Dec 25th. My time is being used to beta test their product. They obviously know something is not right with the unit as my Actiontec GL1000 router works perfectly as does my Nighthawk R7000. The Nighthawk R8500 will lock up with no access to the internet or internal setup. All lights remain on but the unit becomes unresponsive and a power cycle is required to restore access. STAY AWAY from this unit till NetGear gets their act straightened out. I will be reviewing the ASUS 5300 unit once I return both the R8500 units that are buggy and lock up. Goodbye Netgear!
@@@ Update as of 12/29/15 @@@ The LVL 1 support team at Netgear took my information and had me try 2 beta firmwares that did not resolve the issue. They asked for all the devices connected to the router and screenshots with the config file. All the information was supplied and escalated to a higher LVL support group. I have not heard back from the support group since Dec 25th. My time is being used to beta test their product. They obviously know something is not right with the unit as my Actiontec GL1000 router works perfectly as does my Nighthawk R7000. The Nighthawk R8500 will lock up with no access to the internet or internal setup. All lights remain on but the unit becomes unresponsive and a power cycle is required to restore access. STAY AWAY from this unit till NetGear gets their act straightened out. I will be reviewing the ASUS 5300 unit once I return both the R8500 units that are buggy and lock up. Goodbye Netgear!
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NETGEAR Team says
December 8, 2015
Hey Computim,
We are very sorry to hear that your R8500 is locking up and thank you for being a loyal NETGEAR customer. We want to get your new unit working perfectly and apologize for the trouble-- simply email us with a link to this review, your ISP, current firmware, serial number, and zip code.
Email: netgearteam@netgear.com
Our goal is to get the lockups fixed along with anything else you may need.
Regards,
NETGEAR Team
We are very sorry to hear that your R8500 is locking up and thank you for being a loyal NETGEAR customer. We want to get your new unit working perfectly and apologize for the trouble-- simply email us with a link to this review, your ISP, current firmware, serial number, and zip code.
Email: netgearteam@netgear.com
Our goal is to get the lockups fixed along with anything else you may need.
Regards,
NETGEAR Team
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