Customers are impressed with the Nighthawk AXE3000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E USB 3.0 Adapter's ease of use, strong performance, and reliable connection. Many appreciate its extended range and improved signal strength, leading to a significantly better Wi-Fi experience. While some find the adapter bulky and expensive, the vast majority highlight the positive impact on their internet connectivity. Overall, the positive feedback on performance and ease of setup outweighs the concerns about size and cost.
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Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Performance
Cons mentioned:
Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent, WiFi 6 (1201mbps) with windows 10
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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 only have windows 10, so I can only connect at Wifi 6 speeds on the 5 GHz network. You’ll need windows 11 and an expensive (as of 2024) router to take advantage of 6E speeds on a 6 GHz network. I don’t require those speeds, just a fast reliable connection, which this device absolutely provides, looks slick too. The important thing is that this device immediately connects upon startup (after the device driver is installed initially and the network passkey is entered/remembered for your machine). The installation even integrates disabling your existing adapter to ensure there’s no confusion, how thoughtful of netgear. Very smart. More importantly, after the computer comes out of “sleep”, this adapter again connects immediately with no trouble at all. The competition has a real problem here because other adapters will reset 5 or 10 times when the computer comes out of sleep. It’s very annoying, but this one from netgear has no such problem whatsoever, which is exactly why I didn’t mind the higher cost (I expected higher quality and that’s exactly what I got). Absolutely smooth connections after a restart, power off/on, and absolutely smooth after waking the computer up from sleep. Couldn’t ask for more in this regard. There has been some confusing details as to the speeds when I check the details within windows 10 after connecting to wifi, but things have stabilized at wifi 6, 1201mbps with windows 10. Actual speeds have been around 600-700 mbps download and about 150-300mbps upload. For a 2gig download and 300meg upload plan, I’m not complaining since it’s a very old machine from 2007 that had wifi 4 (wireless n, I think?). It’s a fantastic upgrade, well worth the expense for reliable operation. Don’t waste your time and money on all those cheap adapters unless you absolutely need a micro sized one for travel, but also don’t expect any level of performance out of a micro sized one. This one is excellent and gets the job done. If you don’t mind the size, buy this and be glad you did. It’s reliable, it works, it’s fast, and that’s what matters most.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works REALLY well!
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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.
My girlfriends PC didnt have wifi available on it, so i decided to buy her this adapter. I expected it to work, but not like this. The setup was super simple. Within 5 mins she had working wifi. I have to say, this thing gives her very fast speeds. We have wifi 6 in our and the ethernet port was too far. This was the best option. She has speeds up to 500-650mbps! Its very reliable and seems to hold uo very well for gaming. I highly recommend this. I believe they make one thats like $10 cheaper too just doesn’t come with the dock.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Speed
Cons mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy install, Improves speeds over wifi
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Price rating: 7/10 Personally, I would consider this bad boy on the high end of usb adapters. The price at the time of my purchase was 80 dollars and was the most expensive one available in store. I saw Asus makes one that is smaller for around 60 dollars, however, the difference in potential speed was worth the extra 20 dollars for me. I've never had a cool usb adapter and this one comes with a cool stand/dock so it looks cool in your setup.+1 cool points if you also have a Netgear Night hawk router and modem.
Looks: 10/10 This thing looks like a mini router on your setup. It even flips up for better signal. All the other ones I've seen look like a usb thumb drive or an antenna
Installation rating: 10/10 Your grandmother could probably set this up.
It comes with a usb drive that has the installation software on it. Just run the installation for the adapter, then plug it in and its ready to go.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Connection
Cons mentioned:
Lag
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product.
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This just solved my problems of not having to run wires through my newly insulated attic. It works perfectly and has excellent connectivity. Latency is not an issue at all for gamers out there.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
LIFECHANGING.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I was skeptcial buying this. I have 1000 gig wireless internet and my computer is located ok the opposite side of my house. My speeds for aweful. Couldnt do anything and was pulling only 30 mbs speeds even tho i paid for 1000 gigs. Yes i know its wireless which reduces speeds when not using COAX. I bought this amd it went from 30 to 400!!!!! I can play anything and do anything now on the opposite side of my house. HIGHLY Recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best purchase yet
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have had internet adapters before but this one beats them all, I am using it right now on my 2nd floor of my home, my fiber optic internet box is downstairs and nowhere near my desktop pc, it is very fast, it may flex on which internet service provider you have but I have fiber optic with at&t and right now I have 16 pages open at once on google chrome working on my website and it doesn't ever lag, My alarm technician was installing a new cam on my house a few days ago and he said my internet is the fastest he's ever seen on an alarm system but I don't have any issues so far with my adapter and no lagging and that is a bonus! I love it! It's worth the money!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Must Have For Outdated or Subpar WiFi Hardware
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I brought a Lenovo Yoga 6 which I believe was released in 2022. Being a techie at heart I only want the best for my electronics. I stream and do a lot of file sharing in the cloud. Overall the laptop is 10/10 for me except the WiFi adapter isn't the best from Mediatek even for being Wifi 6 capable. Although I have a Wifi 6 router I still want to be able to get the best performance. In comes the AXE3000 to the rescue. The performance for uploads and downloads is literally like lightspeed. I also notice that the my laptop cpy is using less power due to being uses via USB 3.2. I love it all around and I know when I upgrade to WiFi 6E and eventually 7 I'll come right back to the upgraded model of this device. My only downside is that the drivers come via a separate included USB-C d4ive as opposed to the tried and true plug in and automatically detecting drivers method. It's still a must have
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth it
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I would recommend this over any other wifi adaptor, especially the smaller ones. This will get all the download speed that you pay for. It doesn't drop the signal at all. Price is worth every penny.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome adapter!
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The adapter works well with my pc since I am located far from the home router, the adapter boosts up the signal and speed. I would definitely recommend this adapter. Worth the price!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nighthawk AXE3000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E USB Adapter
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I purchased the NETGEAR - Nighthawk AXE3000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E USB 3.0 Adapter on May 13, 2024 and have been very happy with the results. Upload and download speeds have significantly improved. Also, installation was simple on my desktop computer..
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Faster WiFi
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great for dorm rooms! Makes internet faster. Would reccomend.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing fast internet
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
10/10 fast asf amazing works as said don’t got complaints
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
NETGEAR Nighthawk AXE3000 Delivers!
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This thing is legit! I bought this because I wanted to replace my cat5 that my dog bit in half and I'm amazed at how well this is. It downloads at 390Mbps and uploads around 10Mbps. Since I'm a best buy member and this was on sale I got a good price for it. I haven't played online games in a while but if I did this would be the wifi to get! Highly Recommend
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
BEST SOLUTION FOR OLD PCs
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great Wifi Adapter, used it on my brother's PC since his wifi card was really slow. This fixed it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Connection
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works great!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My wifi is across the house on the top floor through a bunch of walls and i get a solid connection best adapte rive owned!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Love it
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works really well have had no issues with it would definitely recommend buying this if you need one!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
PC Wifi Connection
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Worked as intended. I have a custom built desktop from 3 years ago and they didn't have wifi adapters for motherboards then, but now this has come in handy. Works good as long as your provider is good.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good speed, good latency
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
its a wifi adapter, allows devices to connect to the internet via wifi if your device doesnt have built in wifi. works as intended.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Bought because I needed it.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Upgraded my Router and my computer did not support 6E. Works like a charm for a computer I bought for $30 and upgraded for about $150.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great product
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love how fast and easy to set up this WiFi adapter is.