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Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 904 reviews

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  • Setup

    Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars

  • Range

    Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars

  • Signal Strength

    Rating 3.6 out of 5 stars

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74%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers often highlight the Nighthawk AX8's impressive performance, extensive range, and ease of setup as significant advantages. Many appreciate its strong signal and the inclusion of Wi-Fi 6 technology. However, some users mention occasional connection issues and a higher price point as drawbacks. Concerns regarding the router's firmware and mobile application have also been raised by a few customers.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product and Fast Great lower Price Knowledge of Product

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Inconsistent

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I so wanted to love this product but after owning this for almost 9 months, I would not recommend this product. If enable auto detect between 2.4 and 5.0 MHz, you will encounter drops, unable to connect, and other WiFi connection issues. When connected via wire, Internet speed shows around 150 MB even though I have GB service. WiFi when working shows almost the same speed. This is even during slow times. The speed was higher when new, now not so much. I have rebooted, new firmware, changed settings, default settings, read internet, and all other attempts have failed to have this router perform consistently. Sometimes you just don’t get what you pay for.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Happier home streaming

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Extended wifi range to whole house and yard. Set up was easy

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    GREAT ROUTER

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works fast and has very good coverage for larger homes.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Ok system if you’re not over 3500 -4000 sq ft

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you have over 50 WiFi devices or large home, the unit is very slow and unreliable

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WOW!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Gig bonding and superior covergae make this a must have!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good wifi!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works great! Easy to set up! Would use this company again

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Rax80 is phenomenal for the price

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Originally just went with the Rax40 but the range and performance was not what I was looking for. Swapped to the Rax80 the very next day and could not be happier. Lan speeds as expected but wireless speed even at long range is great. I saw recently they have even dropped in price so the value is even greater. Highly recommend.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    NETGEAR

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is an amazing X8 router but I'm awaiting the X12 as it will have 8 antennas instead of 4

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good signal straigt

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    rely faster router good gain on signal and easy to program

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Not enough ethernet ports

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The WIFI signal is okay but one issue I have is that it does not have enough ethernet ports.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Lag

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Router

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great router there is no lag time in usage.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    DON’T !!!!!!!! zero star if I could

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I used Netgear many years ago and broke easily, saw got many good reviews and decided to give it a try again which is the biggest mistake. The first device fail completely after 90 days, can not boot up, Best Buy is nice to replace it for me it’s over few days of the return policy; I got the replacement, which the WiFi speed is a joke and when I read some of the reviews I found out I’m not alone, I’m not talking about video or game, it took 30s to load up this review page on my phone, and I’m 10 feet away from the router!!! U can 10s of video payback time on Facebook then have to load for min or more... it’s just a joke!!! The LAN line is reliable without much issue, so if your house have no wireless device you can try this one... The app is nice and easy to use and setup, but due to the WiFi... please avoid it, I’m sticking with Asus

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Cool design, but misses the mark

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I really wanted to like this router. It has a great online interface, very professional and easy to use. Despite the advertisements, with G, N, AC, there is a decreased WiFi coverage over my previous router. I have over 25 wireless devices, some only operate on 2.4 ghz. This router just didn't meet my demand. Moreover, without AX I noticed an inability to stream 4k on one device and while load-leveling simple streaming/web-surfing on other devices on 2.4 ghz. I have fairly consistent broadband speed, however with wired LAN devices, I would notice speed fluctuation by as much as 25%. Another issue I cannot overlook is the fact that my Seagate FireCuda 2Tb hard drive was not compatible; after researching this, I learned there are many drives incompatible with this router. For homes such as mine, I like to have network storage for sharing media files.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great excellent coverage and signal.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect device works flawless without any problems

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this router , it’s very fast and easy to set up

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    very good router

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    better than expected ! It connected all my wireless devices.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Blessing and a Curse

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This router doubled my WiFi speeds vs. my google WiFi, but get ready to have to restart it every day. WiFi connection drops multiple times a day on our phones and laptops. Ethernet connection seems stable. Returning this for a different brand.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Range

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love it

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    No more dead spots in my home since I purchased it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great router

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this to replace 2 AC 1900. It works great.

    I would recommend this to a friend