Testseek.com have collected 67 expert reviews of the Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router.
May 2016
(81%)
67 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(64%)
24 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
WiFi Performance
Subtle design
LED on/off
The Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 Router supports the latest Wi-Fi speed standard
AC5300. It mostly delivers fast Wi-Fi performance and has outstanding signal stability. The router has six LAN ports (as opposed to four seen in most routers) and has a super-
Great design
Triband
Super fast connectivity
Can handle multiple data streams
Prioritises tasks to the right band
Six Ethernet ports
The editors didn't like
Modem
The X8 is crazy expensive and doesn't necessarily deliver a better Wi-Fi experience than much cheaper routers. Currently there are no clients on the market that can take advantage of the AC5300 speed standard and at launch the MU-MIMO feature is not activ
Are you looking for an 802.11ac router? Then you'll be able to choose from a plethora of routers, since pretty much all 802.11ac models that have been released since 2012, are still readily available. This does imply that there hasn't been a lot of chan...
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Published: 2016-06-28, Author: Jay , review by: gadgetynews.com
Port aggregation, Triband performance, WiFi range and stability, Connectivity, Looks awesome
Size, Overkill for some households
Let's get the elephant in the room front and centre right now. The Nighthawk X8 is not a budget router. The R8500 costs between £380-£400 depending where you buy from.This means that the X8 isn't for everyone – but I don't think it's pretending to be.Do y...
The Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 Router supports the latest Wi-Fi speed standard, AC5300. It mostly delivers fast Wi-Fi performance and has outstanding signal stability. The router has six LAN ports (as opposed to four seen in most routers) and has a super-
The X8 is crazy expensive and doesn't necessarily deliver a better Wi-Fi experience than much cheaper routers. Currently there are no clients on the market that can take advantage of the AC5300 speed standard and at launch the MU-MIMO feature is not activ
Only savvy users with a high-end server in their network should consider the Netgear R8500; for everyone else, there are many other router options that deliver as good or better performance for less...
Published: 2015-12-16, Author: Vincent , review by: straitstimes.com
Abstract: The Asus RT-AC5300 and the Netgear Nighthawk X8 are two of the most advanced consumer routers on the market.Both are tri-band 802.11ac routers, which means they support two 5GHz wireless bands over the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard and a single 2.4GHz band on t...
Abstract: Routers are getting faster than ever, and that's progress for you. In fact, they are getting ludicrously fast. Just two years ago, we had the first AC1900 class routers hit the shelves. And then in the past 12 months we saw the first AC2400 and AC3200 rou...
Published: 2016-05-03, Author: Daniel , review by: pctipp.ch
Tempo, Reichweite, Funktionen
Wuchtige Grösse
Mit dem Nighthawk X8 ist Hersteller Netgear ein grosser Wurf gelungen. Das Gerät bietet dazu eine Vielzahl neuer und interessanter Technik und Funktionen. Dazu zählen vor allem die Wave-2- und MU-MIMO-Technologie, aber auch ganz praktisch das «Smart Conne...
Abstract: Netgear ist ein Netzwerkausrüster mit Sitz in Kalifornien. 1996 gegründet als Tochtergesellschaft von Bay Networks, ist Netgear heute ein weltweit bekanntes Unternehmen in der Elektronikbranche. Die Produkte des Unternehmens bauen auf Technologien wie bei...
Published: 2016-11-28, Author: Wolf , review by: pc-magazin.de
Sehr gute Übertragungsleistungen, MU-MIMO, Sechs LAN-Ports
hoher Preis, hohe Stromversorgung,
Der Nighthawk X8 von Netgear bietet als Wave-2-Triband-Router sehr gute Netzwerkleistung samt topaktueller Standards. Doch der Preis ist hoch – und ebenso der Stromverbrauch.Jetzt kaufen NETGEAR R8500-100PES Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Wireless…EUR 403,17Mehr les...
Published: 2016-10-15, Author: Manuel , review by: Chip.de
Abstract: Moderne WLAN-Router müssen nicht nur einfach einzurichten sein und in puncto Performance überzeugen. Ebenso wichtig ist auch die Ausstattung und eine möglichst weit gefächerte Funktionalität. Ein Top-Router beherrscht zum Beispiel NAS-Features und versorg...
Le Nighthawk X8 AC5300 est un appareil imposant et lourd mais musclé avec son processeur double cœur. Il faut lui trouver sa place, d'autant que ce n'est pas un modèle d'esthétique. Mais l'essentiel est bien dans ses performances que j'ai trouvé impressio...
