Testseek.com have collected 93 expert reviews of the Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000 AC3200 Tri-Band Wi-Fi router and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000 AC3200 Tri-Band Wi-Fi router.
September 2015
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Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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The editors liked
Tri-band operation
Good performanc
Genie software makes setup eas
USB 2.0 and 3.0 port
Six fold-out antenna
Excellent range
The second 5 GHz radio can improve total throughput
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OpenVPN server
Overall Build Quality
Design
Near-Excellent Wireless Performance
AC3200 (Concurrent 802.11n & two 802.11ac Bands)
User Friendly Web Interface
Features
Technologies Used (Beamforming & TurboQAM)
Android & iOS App
4 Gigabit Ethernet Ports / WAN Port
Lots of power and antennas
Smart connections for managing bands automatically
The all-new Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band Gigabit Wireless Router has powerful hardware and excellent Wi-Fi data rates on the 5Ghz frequency band. When coupled with an external hard drive
The router also functions as a robust NAS server
Delivers very high throughput to multiple 802.11ac clients
Long list of networking and media-streaming features
High throughput to an attached USB 3.0 hard drive
User-friendly mobile app
Three bands for optimal multi-device Wi-Fi support
Meant for 4K streaming and gaming
Advanced parental controls
The editors didn't like
Expensiv
Big desig
Lacks e-SATA por
Not as fast as other tri-band routers
Expensive
5GHz radio assignment is simplistic
Price (For Some)
High-Gain Antenna Quality
Not the fastest tri-band model
No MU-MIMO for future devices
A bit pricey
This Nighthawk model looks strong
But is it right for you?
Tom's Guide
What do you want to use the X6 for? Tom's Guide found that it's an incredible general use router
With t
The router has a buggy 2.4Ghz band and comparatively short Wi-Fi range
And -- when all is working as intended -- it doesn't perform any better than other AC1900 routers. It's also crazily expensive
Not the fastest 802.11ac router when servicing just one client
The all-new Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band Gigabit Wireless Router has powerful hardware and excellent Wi-Fi data rates on the 5Ghz frequency band. When coupled with an external hard drive, the router also functions as a robust NAS server
The router has a buggy 2.4Ghz band and comparatively short Wi-Fi range, and -- when all is working as intended -- it doesn't perform any better than other AC1900 routers. It's also crazily expensive
Even when it's working well, the Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band Gigabit Wireless Router has nothing to justify its expensive price tag....
The second 5 GHz radio can improve total throughput, %bull: OpenVPN server
Expensive, 5GHz radio assignment is simplistic
$300 is a lot to spend on a router, so they better be worth it. The R8000's value proposition is that its two 5 GHz radios will provide better total throughput utilization by separating "slow" and "fast" devices. It's not promising improved range. It's no...
The Nighthawk efficiently processes how wireless devices work across your network, it prioritizes your most important functions all while boosting the speed and range. It is so smart it can even protects you will you surf the net....
Abstract: Time for a router upgrade? Thanks to our friends at NETGEAR, we've got one Nighthawk X6 R8000 Router to giveaway! The Nighthawk X6 is the first router to boast Triband technology to help combat wireless congestion.Winning is easy! All you need to do is sh...
Future-proof, Great for networking drives, Slick design,
Expensive, Limited 2.4Ghz band, Most users won't see a performance increase,
Some might call the Nighthawk X6 overkill, while others might call it future-proof. Whatever your opinion, this behemoth of a router feels a bit circumstantial, especially considering its AUD$399 price point and the lack of an integrated modem. If you're...
Abstract: In benchmarking, the X6 also proved to be a bit of a let down in some areas. It's longer-range 5GHz results, for example, were actually not as good as the R7000's, and we found that one of the two 5GHz radios worked significantly better than the other at ...
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Published: 2014-11-06, Author: Dan , review by: apcmag.com
Abstract: Emboldened by the overwhelmingly positive response to the original Nighthawk R7000 router, Netgear’s seemingly taken it as their remit to go even harder with this new successor to the company’s original enthusiast-pitched model...
The Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000 wireless router is quite a beast. In fact, the normal shelf I set my router on didn't have enough room to deploy the antennas fully when setting it up. Not that it's a bad thing, but do make sure you have enough room wherev...
