Netgear R7000 Nighthawk 802.11ac Wireless Router Review and Giveaway

For future-proofing, it's a great buy. But for current needs, you'll get a better deal from a cheaper router.

Top of its class.

If you have any router experience, just enter 192.168.1.1 into browser, type "password" without quotes is the initial password and your in. The software portion is not needed. Router auto updated to latest firmware. Setup is a snap, will auto detect dynamic ISP providers.

4 Wireless Ssid; Easy To Set Up; Excellent range; Fast; Highly Compatible; Improved Bandwidth; Low Ping Rates; No dropped connections; Secure; Wireless Onoff External

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Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router (R7000)

The Nighthawk , is Netgear's latest router in the company's premium dual-band 802.11ac router line-up. The router looks as cool as its name suggests, with a trapezoid design and flared sides. The shape is reminiscent of the famed fighter jet of the same name.

Sharp design; Great throughput at 5GHz; Excellent range; Wonderful QoS; Full VPN capability

Less-than-expected throughput at 2.4GHz band; Painful Bridge mode configuration; Slow to apply settings changes