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
(81%)
93 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(81%)
982 Reviews
Average score from owners of the 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
