Netgear Nighthawk X8 R8500
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10 years ago
The router game is heating up once again, after being dormant for what seemed like an eternity, thanks to new iterations of the Broadcom platform. We first examined this platform for 802.11 AC routers back in October when from Netgear, D-Link, TrendNet, and Asus.
9 years ago
Netgear Nighthawk X8 Review: Killer Performance
Big and bruising, Netgear's Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router is a networking behemoth that has it all, with a price tag to match. The router has everything from built-in amplified antennas and the latest MU-MIMO technology for more efficient traffic management to six high-speed wired LAN...
Pros:
- Many LAN ports
- with support for data aggregation
- Active amplified antennas
- Triband operations produce impressive speeds
- Lots of customization options
Cons:
- Expensive
- Bigger than most routers
- Sometimes sluggish interface
10 years ago
NETGEAR Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Tri-Band Quad- Stream WiFi Router (R8500)
In all honestly this Router/WiFi is everything the average person would want.But in my case, tri level and a 2" concrete floor it was just a bit under sized for me. I did have to upgrade. But this is a great unit.
10 years ago
Netgear Nighthawk X8 Review
The Nighthawk X8 is one of the best Wi-Fi routers you can buy.
Pros:
- Intuitive back-end
- Top-notch performance
- Easy setup
- Loaded with features
Cons:
- Steep price tag
- Large size
10 years ago
NETGEAR Nighthawk X8 R8500 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router - AC 5300, Tri-band
Pros:
- Brilliantly easy setup and it just works
- No extenders needed even for our 1920s thick walled house
- Anyone want a defunct homehub5 with 2 dual band BT extenders? :
Cons:
- The price
9 years ago
Avoid this Router unless you have time and money for RMAs
I purchased the router new, used it for a week and then it started rebooting and never reconnected. There are hundreds of other customers with the same reboot loop/Amber power light error according to Netgear Community Forum.
Pros:
- 6 LAN Ports
Cons:
- Hardware Failure
9 years ago
I have 1 time black out issue, except that overall very satisfied... I am not sure this black out came from internet vender issue or this router issue yet...but booting time take more than 20 sec.
Pros:
- very fast, wide range, 1
- speed wise #1
- wify upto 2.5 (compare previous 1.5 even same 5.0MHz zone, 2
- range : previous at master room some phone cannot capture wifi..
- but it works no issue at all
Cons:
- very slow booting
- some limitation of 5GHz connection..(look like max limit
- and it has the function 2 wire NAS connection service
- but cannot find any benefit came from this except stability
9 years ago
Netgear Nighthawk X8 R8500
The Netgear Nighthawk X8 R8500 is the current flagship 802.11ac router in Netgear's lineup. Packing in three Wi-Fi bands, plus the latest MU-MIMO and quad-stream technology, it's the fastest AC router the company has ever made.
Pros:
- Very fast Wi-Fi
- More Ethernet ports than most
- Smart Connect for 5GHz bands
Cons:
- Smart Connect doesn't cover all three bands
- USB ports hidden under flap
- Very large
8 years ago
Cant really vouch for how good this is or isn't, I've not noticed any real improvement over the stock router provided by my ISP, and at times i still have connectivity issues, but it's got great LED's and looks the part!
7 years ago
Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Wireless Router Review
If there were one area we had to fault it, it would be on the lacksidasical addition of Netgear's ubiquitious Genie software configuration tools. This isn't a slight on the X8 as much as it is on Netgear as a whole, and if there's anything we would change about the X8 it would be that it's bound to...
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