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Today we are evaluating the newest Netgear 802.11ac router, the Nighthawk X4 R7500 that is the first high-end Netgear router to feature Quantenna's QSR1000 4×4 chipset for MU-MIMO support to help boost performance for multiple users of the same router. Th...

The Netgear Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart Wi-Fi Router runs $249.91 shipped and really is packed with a ton of features that would normally make it a flagship networking device for anyone other than Netgear. Released this past fall, the R7500 is the latest re...
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missingremote.com Updated: 2015-10-01 05:52:11
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The pace of innovation in the 802.11AC space over the last couple years has been breathtaking. With the iteration from AC1750 -> AC1900, the main improvement was realized in 2.4GHz bandwidth, and not focused on enhancing the speed of the primary 5GHz radi...

Stable, Fast WiFi, Decent “NAS” performance, Status lights can be toggled via a switch, “WAN” port adds fifth LAN connection in Media Bridge mode, Excellent range, ReadySHARE Vault...

Router overrides Client DNS, UI is slow and feels dated, Power LED is not togglable, Dynamic QoS needs work...

As odd as it sounds, it's really hard to review something that just works, but that is exactly the category that the NETGEAR Nighthawk X4 AC2350 (R7500) 802.11AC Wi-Fi router falls into. It is the fastest Media Bridge and most stable router I have ever t...
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Netgear's Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart WiFi Router ($279.99) boasts the beefiest hardware specs of just about any consumer router on the market. Unfortunately, its souped-up components don't boost throughput and range, and its high price tag makes...

Easy setup. Full feature set. Excellent NAS functionality. Robust QoS capability.

Expensive. Disappointing throughput. So-so range on the 5GHz band. Dropped Internet connection once during testing. Antenna labels are difficult to read...

The Netgear Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart WiFi Router's next-gen hardware doesn't translate to next-gen throughput and range...
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I'm a bit late to the party in reviewing NETGEAR's first 4x4 router, which was prematurely outed back in June by an overzealous NETGEAR partner in Taipei. Some of my foot-dragging is a (futile) attempt to slow down over-excited buyers and protect them fro...

Has Client Bridge and AP modes, USB 3.0 (x2) and eSATA (1) ports, WOWZA! read speeds, StreamBoost bandwidth shaping...

Disappointing range on both bands, No site survey in client bridge mode...

I guess I'm going to have to do some comparative testing with AC adapters like the tests recently run with N (Does An AC Router Improve N Device Performance?) to convince people they are throwing money away on 4x4 routers at this point. This time I have e...
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I won't beat around the bush: Netgear's Nighthawk X4 Wi-Fi router is a major disappointment. It's not just slower than the first 802.11ac Wave 2 router to reach the market, the Asus RT-AC87U, it's considerably slower than its competitor—on every benchmark...

Dynamic Quality of Service (QoS), Supports four spatial streams (4x4), Dual USB 3.0 ports, plus eSATA...

Asus RT-AC87U still much faster when paired with an 802.11ac bridge, MU-MIMO support yet to be delivered (same goes for Asus)...

Adaptive QoS is the only reason for not giving this router a lower score. We'll revisit this review when Netgear releases firmware that takes better advantage of its hardware...
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NETGEAR has made great contributions to the networking field over the years and has delivered lots of high quality routers (especially with Nighthawk R7000 ). Almost a year and a half ago, NETGEAR released the Nighthawk X4 AC2350, a second wave router, w...

Great Speed and Coverage, Nice Design, Usable MU-MIMO, Improved QoS, Great NAS Capabilities...

The Interface Is Dated And It Isn't User-Friendly, Lack Of Clients That Support 4x4 Streaming...

NETGEAR Nighthawk X4 is a capable router and because of the latest upgrade (which enables MU-MIMO), it is now a lot more valuable than before. It features great speed performance and coverage, the same interesting design and although the software is a bit...
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Three years ago, the first wave routers were the next big thing, featuring data rates of up to 1.3 Gbps, three spatial streams and explicit beamforming. It was an obvious improve to the usual 802.11n routers and it was awesome. But technology never stops...

Both routers performed well, both take full advantage of the new MU-MIMO technology, which will undoubtedly become a lot more widespread, so having any of these routers means you will be one step closer to the future.By the looks of it, ASUS RT-AC87U won...
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