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.
81010067
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
Op zoek naar een 802.11ac-router? Dan heb je keuze te over, aangezien vrijwel alle 802.11ac-modellen die sinds 2012 op de markt zijn gekomen, nog goed verkrijgbaar zijn. Dat geeft aan dat er ten diepste niet enorm veel is veranderd op de routermarkt, oo...