Netgear Nighthawk X4S Smart Wi-Fi Router (R7800)

The Netgear Nighthawk X4S Smart Wi-Fi Router (R7800) delivers strong 5GHz and MU-MIMO throughput, and offers lots of management options in a user-friendly Web console.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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Product details

  • Fast wifi performance: Get up to 2500 square feet wireless coverage with AC2600 speed (Dual band up to 800 + 1733 Mbps). WiFi Band-Simultaneous Dual Band WiFi - Tx/Rx 4x4 (2.4GHz)+ 4x4 (5GHz)
  • Recommended for up to 45 devices: Reliably stream videos, play games, surf the internet, and connect smart home devices.
  • Wired Ethernet ports: plug in computers, game consoles, streaming players, and other nearby wired devices with 4 x 1 gigabit Ethernet ports.
  • Loaded with advanced technology: Designed with a 1.7GHz dual core processor, 4 amplified antennas, Beamforming, MU-MIMO, Dynamic QoS, Amazon Alexa Voice Controls, and more.
  • USB connections: Share a storage drive and printer with any connected device, and create a personal cloud storage to access from anywhere, using the 2 x 3.0 USB and 1 x eSATA ports.
  • Smart parental controls: The Nighthawk app lets you manage device internet access and filter websites.
  • Safe & secure: Supports WPA2 wireless security protocols. Includes Guest WiFi access, DoS, Firewall, VPN, and more.

PROS

+ Good port selection.
+ Lots of management settings.
+ Solid 5GHz and Multi-User Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) throughput in testing.

CONS

- Pricey.
- Middling file-transfer speeds in our tests.

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By PCMag on March 15, 2016
The Netgear Nighthawk X4S Smart Wi-Fi Router (R7800) delivers strong 5GHz and MU-MIMO throughput, and offers lots of management options in a user-friendly Web console.
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