Testseek.com have collected 62 expert reviews of the Netgear R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Netgear R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit.
July 2013
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The editors liked
Super-fast Wi-Fi
Good USB sharing performance
Very reliable performer
Good 802.11ac speeds
Excellent 802.11n speeds
4x Gigabit LAN ports
Comprehensive features
Easy to install
Excellent user interface. Includes 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Good performance at close to medium range
The editors didn't like
Needs 802.11ac adapters to work best
Hardware design a little awkward
Parental filters not the easiest to set up
Awkward port placement
Tricky bridge settings
Interface needs polish
Still pricey
Lucklustre long range performance. Limited 802.11ac device support at this stage
Good 802.11ac speeds, Excellent 802.11n speeds, 4x Gigabit LAN ports, Comprehensive features, Easy to install
Awkward port placement, Tricky bridge settings, Interface needs polish, Still pricey
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Super-fast Wi-Fi, Good USB sharing performance, Very reliable performer
Needs 802.11ac adapters to work best, Hardware design a little awkward, Parental filters not the easiest to set up
Netgear's R6300 is a cream-of-the-crop dual-band wireless router that supports the 802.11ac standard. It's a great overall unit that will work well in any networking environment. Team it up with client devices that support 802.11ac, and it will supply wir...
Excellent user interface. Includes 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Good performance at close to medium range
Lucklustre long range performance. Limited 802.11ac device support at this stage
The R6300 is quite a beast of a router, and it certainly gives a promise of things to come. While we score it highly, we'd hold off on purchasing anything 802.11ac until client chips are more widespread — by then, there'll likely be something even bett...
Abstract: Wireless marketeers have been hard at work convincing us it takes a $300 router to step up our network's wireless performance. But for many buyers, they're expensive overkill. Most mobile devices have N150 or AC580 (1x1 N or AC) class radios, as do CE pro...
The detailed ranking summary above shows that the R6300's weakest point is range, which is evident in the throughput vs. attenuation plots shown earlier. The ASUS RT-AC66U, which ranks #1 across the board, still looks like the one to beat when it comes to...
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Published: 2013-05-01, Author: Mike , review by: bitbitbyte.com
Abstract: The modern day workhorse of any digital environment, corporate or personal, is the router (or routers). While people are busy focusing on things like the latest laptop, tablet, graphics card, etc., the router sits in the background quietly shuttling 1′s a...
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Published: 2013-01-13, Author: William , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: Five years ago, we didn't have homes with a dozen wireless nodes and the need to run HD video to multiple screens. Today we do. Our 802.11n networks, especially on the 2.4 GHz band, are swamped. Can 802.11ac save the day? We test six routers to find out. ...
