I took one star off for the vertical mounting design failure. It looks like their original model didn't even include holes to mount it to a wall, but mine does so that's appreciated. However, unless I'm overlooking something there doesn't seem to be any way to get the "wings" (antenna surfaces) to stay in place once flipped up. So when you put the router against the wall, they kind of fall forward a bit which doesn't look right nor ideal. So I taped them on place, which is kind of a hokey work around. That all aside, functionally this thing is great. I had to upgrade my router and my cable modem to support my new 400mbps service. My old Nighthawk R7000 should've been able to support it, but a known firmware issue from a few years ago cut its max speed basically in half and netgear never fixed it. I was also starting to have disconnection issues with it, which I suspect was related to the number of IoT etc wireless devices I have. But now, with this wifi 6 support I'm future proof again for a whole and I've noticed the speed difference as well as connectivity stability. The price is high, but other than that one little mounting design flaw I think you pretty much get what you pay for and I'm happy with the purchase.

I was a owner of the Orbi rbk50 that is capable covering 5000 square feet and that's real My house is a 3 store house and it was fully covered even outside my house yard and all around with no problems, the only problem i did see was when i was trying to stream any 1080p movie and worse a 4k movie(I have a 1 Gb from Verizon verified and checked) always was a lag or interruptions and thats bad specially when you are trying to watch a movie with your family, it is really tedious, but all that ends with this Nighthawk x12 and I am waiting for th mesh extender coming out on October 28, 2019 is going to convert this unit in a mesh like the Orbi. This is a warrior's router, strong signal. By itself doesn't cover the area like the Orbi (2 stores downstairs) but in straight line covers the entire house even with walls. No lags , powerful and steady signal.

Keeping this one really short. Great router. Plug it in, factory reset it, configure it, grab the firmware update, don't use the app. Then go into 192.168.1.1/debug.htm and turn on the dang fan so it doesn't overheat. The fan is supposed to turn on only under heavy load but I had to sleuth it because it was getting hot. The Netgear Forum is really driven by the success of the users, not the mods (unfortunately) and I hope this gets a LOT better once the whole covid hysteria calms down and support people can be support people again. I get the speeds I pay for with this router. I got the speeds I paid for with the RAX 8 but it died less than 24hrs later and I returned it. I did not get the speeds I paid for with the ax50 which is the router I started with because of firmware issues. So 3 routers later climbing up the product line for a 1200sq ft apt I land here and after paying a ridiculous sum of money for connectivity for work and home use (even though the ax50 SHOULD do the job), here I am with an office router in which the fan enablement was behind a debug query. So...this router is amazing today. Don;t know about tomorrow and do not know about later this week. Seems this is where we're going, in that inconsistency is the future. This router therefor is way too much for what I need but it was the only thing in the available product line that worked like it should (except for whole why did they not put the fan toggle in the main menu thing) Looks cool though.

This router is incredibly easy to setup with a configuration console that's as shallow or deep as you want. I'm a veteran of Internet connectivity going back to 5600 baud modem days and have configured more devices than I can remember. NetGear continues to be a trustworthy brand that delivers on user friendliness. Pros: ease of use, WiFi is really fast, Gigabit LAN connection is just killing it (gamers pay attention), integrates seamlessly with the newer NetGear gigabit switches (see in picture), deep intuitive console, trusted brand, has a cooling fan for those pulling extreme packets while streaming or gaming (fan noise may be a con for some) Cons: it's big (but cool looking), might make some fan noise, may not have enough WiFi coverage for larger houses Note: This was designed as a single solution for smaller apartments and houses only, and is actually part of a mesh solution for larger homes. Although it can reach the entire structure, my multi-story 3,600 home needs the companion WiFi range extender for full WiFi saturation. However, the upgrade to the wired LAN speed is worth the price of admission alone - just screaming now! Final point: don't pay too much attention to the negative reviews but do give it a few days to run its firmware updates (you can speed this up through the console). After that it should run fine and auto-update your initial firmware and I expect it to be smooth sailing from here on in. Best case ever for a router is you forget its there and your Internet connect just remains stable and transparent. Oh, and for those Star Wars fans out there, it totally looks like Kylo Ren's shuttle!

I bought this router when my Asus GT-AC5300 went out. It was about $100 more. When I first logged into the admin panel I was supposed to see it didn’t support the repeater mode like my Asus did. I did have problems also access my ReadyShare hard drive. It just will not connect to the FTP. NETGEAR support called me but the problem remains. They blame it on my gateway from AT&T not being in bridge mode. Overall though I really like this router. It’s very fast. It does run hit though and does have a built in fan which helps with the heat.