wegotserved.com Updated: 2017-05-01 05:48:32
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Over the past months we have reviewed the latest crop of AC5300/5400 routers in search of the perfect device for your network. We have seen that, despite running similar Broadcom based chipsets, there can be significant differences in price, performance a...
The NETGEAR R8500 Nighthawk x8 is a powerhouse of a router. It's one of the cheaper AC5300/5400 devices but is still expensive for a router. Performance is good as is the range of features offered. It brings to the table the now-familiar AC5300/5300 speed...
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missingremote.com Updated: 2017-05-01 05:48:33
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NETGEAR touts the Nighthawk X8 AC5300 (R8500) Smart Wi-Fi router as “the next wave in Wi-Fi”. Generally, I am inclined to dismiss this sort of hyperbole, but the $350/£350 802.11AC includes features that are a reasonable step up from other models includin...
Aside from the issues with 802.3ad link aggregation (a signature feature), the Nighthawk X8 AC5300 R8500 exhibited rock solid stability during the extended testing period. While the $350/£350 price is on the high side, I am completely sold on the benefit...
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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 traf...
Many LAN port, with support for data aggregatio, Active amplified antenna, Triband operations produce impressive speed, Lots of customization options...
Expensiv, Bigger than most router, Sometimes sluggish interface...
With amplified antennas, the latest MU-MIMO technology and three bands to deliver data to hungry devices, the Netgear Nighthawk X8 delivers excellent throughput and range. At $347, the Nighthawk X8 is roughly the cost of a pair of Linksys WRT1900ACS route...
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Today, we take our first look at Netgear's flagship router, the Nighthawk X8 R8500 AC5300 WiFi Router. This router has hit shelves just in time for the holiday gift buying season and is priced at around $343 shipped from most major retailers. This price c...
Netgear has been one of our favorite networking brands for many, many years. Because they have been very consistent releasing high-quality products and updates to their entire line of products is one of the reason they have been one of the first companies...
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The router game is heating up once again, after being dormant for what seemed like an eternity, thanks to new iterations of the Broadcom XStream platform. We first examined this platform for 802.11 AC routers back in October when we rounded up four AC3200...
Strong Performance, Good Looks, Highly Configurable, BleedingEdge Features...
Relatively Expensive, Overkill For Some Home Users, MUMIMO Firmware Not Quite Ready...
Evaluating the Netgear Nighthawk X8 R8500 from a home-user perspective is a bit tricky, because it is probably overkill for the majority of users. The presence of its dual LAN ports for Link Aggregation hints that this router is probably best suited to a...
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NETGEAR's AC5300 class R8500 Nighthawk X8 marks the debut of Broadcom's new 4x4 radio SoC announced almost a year ago at CES 2015. The R8500 is a 4x4 AC5300 class three-radio router, based on Broadcom's XStream technology. XStream was birthed as a delayin...
Good Smart Connect total throughput gain, Two aggregatable Gigabit ports, OpenVPN support...
Most expensive router yet, but without significantly better performance, Smart Connect doesn't bandsteer, MUMIMO not enabled...
First AC5300 class 4x4 "tri-band" router based on Broadcom XStream architecture with two 5 GHz radios, Gigabit Ethernet ports and USB 2.0 & 3.0 storage and printer sharing...
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hw4all.com Updated: 2017-11-24 02:43:44
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Linksys EA9500 and Netgear R8500 is first and foremost big, very big. The EA9500 measuring more than 24 to more than 27 centimeters, while the R8500 is just under 23 centimeters deep, but less than 31.5 centimeters wide. What you can also find here, incon...
With the Linksys EA9500 and Netgear R8500 (and earlier even though the Asus RT-AC5300), we have to address routers that stand out because of their size and high price. In general, they perform well, with the exception of the results in the practical test...
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