Netgear Nighthawk X8

Featuring excellent data speeds, reasonable range and a bounty of LAN ports, the Netgear Nighthawk X8 router is worth the high price for power users.

-- As reviewed by Tom's Guide
Netgear Nighthawk X8 1

Product details

  • Get fastest speeds available up to 5.3Gbps. Up to 1,000 Mbps @ 2.4GHz 1024 QAM. Up to 2,166 Mbps @ 5 GHz 11ac 1024 QAM
  • Tri-band WiFi/Quad Stream/MU-MIMO delivers more WiFi to your devices. Smart Connect intelligently selects the fast WiFi band for every device.
  • 4 active antennas and 4 internal antennas to amplify and maximize range. 6 Gigabit Ethernet ports-aggregate two for faster file transfers
  • Dynamic QoS prioritizes bandwidth by application and device
  • Easy Setup - The NETGEAR Up app makes setting up and managing your network a breeze

PROS

+ Many LAN ports, with support for data aggregation
+ Active amplified antennas
+ Triband operations produce impressive speeds
+ Lots of customization options

CONS

- Expensive
- Bigger than most routers
- Sometimes sluggish interface

Expert reviews and ratings

By Tom's Guide on December 12, 2016
Featuring excellent data speeds, reasonable range and a bounty of LAN ports, the Netgear Nighthawk X8 router is worth the high price for power users.
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