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

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

Netgear was first to market with a new 802.11ac router powered by Broadcom's BCM4709 SoC (system on chip), which is based on a 1GHz, dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor. The Netgear R7000 is packed with tasty features, and it delivers exceptionally good performance.

As far as we're concerned, if we put everything together, Netgear provides one of the better routers currently available with the R7000 Nighthawk. It especially performs exceptionally well on 802.11ac and when under heavy loads, The other tests show it performs well in other areas too.

After a lot of research went with the NightHawk – Amazing. When combined with the opensource firmwares from netgears own site, it will handle Vlan tagging and works fantatically with new UFB.

Well... where to start on my final thoughts? I know! Build quality. Here I found no issues with the R7000; the plastics are durable, all the solder joints look really good on the PCB, and everything is shielded and heatsinked appropriately.

Netgear's R7000 Nighthawk Dual-Band AC router delivers everything that a flagship router is supposed to. Cutting-edge speeds, user-friendly GUI and a competitive price

Today we will be taking a look at the Nighthawk Smart WiFi Router from NETGEAR. This is the top of the range WiFi router that NETGEAR offer, providing dual band gigabit 802.11ac wireless with a 1GHz dual core processor.

Having good Wi-Fi in your house makes life so much easier. Faster speeds mean you can stream HD video from your PC to TV without tangling cables all over the place. The extra range means you can check emails in your car before you back out of the driveway.