Customer Ratings & Reviews

Setup was straightforward. The 5 GHz signal reaches almost twice as far compared to another leading brands router of the same price range. The 2.4 GHz signal is enough to reach both floors and all areas of our 2,000 square foot home. It’s even more impressive that the router is located in the very back corner of our log cabin and it still provides whole home coverage. We have 1 gig fiber internet and this router speeds test at 1006 download and 1006 upload. The 6 GHz band works perfect with my quest 3 for wireless pcvr. Very happy with my new router!

Good range, fast, Has Wi-Fi 2 to Wi-Fi 6. Large size. The vents are not on top which prevents dust from collecting inside.

Netgear’s AXE7800 (AKA the RAXE300) strives to bring 6G to the masses. Netgear has managed to pack an impressive number of features into a router that, while still not cheap, is much more affordable than many other Wi-Fi6E alternatives. While the router has generally performed well, I’m still not entirely sold on 6G. The potential for speed is there, but in my testing, the 6G signal degrades much quicker than 5G or 2.4G. Unless I was sitting in the same room with the router, my Wi-Fi 6E devices performed better and had greater range on the 5G band. Still, if you’re in an area crowded by other 5G devices like an apartment or high rise, the 6G band is an attractive option. The router performed well, set-up was relatively simple, and speeds were overall very good. I think this is a good router and I will recommend it to anyone looking for a Wi-Fi 6E router, but, personally, I’m still not quite sold on 6G. Background: About a year ago, Netgear released the Nighthawk RAXE500, a 6G router with a hefty $600 price tag. At the time, I thought the RAXE500 was a bit beyond what I needed, and I went with the AX6600, a WIFI 6 5G router. The RAXE300 looks a lot like its bigger brother. But, with the RAXE300 you lose some streams and USB ports to gain a more affordable Wi-Fi 6E router. You technically lose two 6G streams, but that would really only matter if you had a lot of 6G devices. I don’t think that will be a problem for most people. My prior router, the Nighthawk AX6600, was a Wi-Fi 6 eight-stream tri-band router. I have a Netgear RAX80 setup as a Wi-Fi access point in the home office. I say this not to tear down one product at the expense of another. I think they are all fine components. I bring this up to show that there is a sliding scale of features and cost. I think the AXE7800 hits a sweet spot in terms of price and features relative to other 6G alternatives. Setup: I currently have AT&T Fiber for my home internet service. Specifically, I am using the BGW210-700 modem in passthrough mode to my router. If you are questioning whether this router will work with AT&T equipment, I can tell you that, yes, it will if you have your BGW210 in passthrough mode. I have a smart panel in the center of the house. From that panel, I have CAT5e running to the various rooms and corners of the house. My house is around 1,700sqft. I get Wi-Fi coverage all over my house, but signal drops off quickly outside or at the far corners inside. I know every Wi-Fi router manufacturer likes to tout coverage areas, but the truth is, a lot of stuff can influence Wi-Fi coverage. The number of walls between your Wi-Fi device and the router and the amount of Wi-Fi congestion, definitely plays a part. There’s a reason why the front of the box says “recommended for up to 2,500 square feet”. Your mileage will vary. I get better coverage at my current one level house versus the three level townhouse I lived in a year ago. Switching out my old router for the new router wasn’t terribly complicated. Netgear has a QR code on the router itself which will walk you and your phone through the setup process. It was all relatively simple. If you prefer, you can use the Wi-Fi info printed on the router to manually connect to the router from your Wi-Fi enabled PC. Tip: if you are upgrading from an old router to a new router, be sure to copy down Wi-Fi ID and passwords. If you set your new router up with the same Wi-Fi IDs and passwords, your older devices will instantly connect to the new router. Netgear is really pushing their Nighthawk app, and It’s “fine”. I just thought it was very slow. For instance, when I change a Wi-Fi broadcast name in the app, I must make a change and hit apply for each band. But on the PC, I can make multiple changes and click apply when I am finished. The APP may be good enough for most users, but fine details and tuning require the browser interface, and I still prefer the browser interface. I should note, during setup, I had a firmware update. At the time of this review, I was using version 1.0.5.56_1. Experience: When I got this router, I thought I had five Wi-Fi 6E devices. Turns out I only had three. Windows 10 will not recognize 6G bands. So, my desktop computers with Intel 210 Wi-Fi chips would only work with the 5G band. If you want to use the 6G band, you must have Wi-Fi 6E devices. A few cell phones are Wi-Fi 6E compatible. The Pixel 6 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra both are. But the regular Samsung Galaxy S22 is not. Many PCs and laptops released in the last year have Wi-Fi 6E network cards. But most are just Wi-Fi 6 which only operates on the 5G band. Wi-Fi 6E performance for my compatible devices was really, good to the point of being indistinguishable from my wired connection…. if I was in the same room as the router. As soon as I got a few rooms away, my network speeds began to drop quite a bit. At 20 feet and two walls away, I went from getting 1GBPS down to 560Mbps. Not awful, but I got the same speeds from devices on the 5G band, and they had stronger signals. Speaking of signal, I noticed no difference in coverage area. My phone’s Wi-Fi signal dips in the same rooms and the same corners. I didn’t get any coverage boost over my older 5G router. I don’t really like Netgear Armor. In theory, I like the idea of someone watching over my network security, but in practice, it was an annoying pop-up on my phone every few minutes. I don’t care if Netgear doesn’t like my Wi-Fi password. It’s good enough and I change it often. Leave me alone. IPv6 setup gave me more trouble than I was expecting. Using the same settings that I used on my prior router, IPv6 was very slow to get working and I’m still not sure why. I was also surprised that it wasn’t enabled by default. And when I did find the settings, they were in a different location than they were on the previous router. If you’re looking for IPv6 settings, look under the advanced tab instead of the internet tab where they used to be. Features like Readyshare are still easy to use. You just plug in a thumb drive or hard drive with media files and the router makes it easy to view your media on TVs and other devices on the network. For instance, my wife and I enjoy watching Rifftrax videos. We purchase and download Rifftrax videos onto the hard drive and can then watch them on any network connected TV in the house. But, if you want to stream media from your RAXE300 router, you will need to make sure that your storage device has a USB-C connection that is also a USB 3.0 cable. I use the wired ethernet ports a lot to get wired service to the bedrooms and entertainment center. I really liked that Netgear essentially gave me an extra ethernet port since one of the WAN ports can be used as a fifth LAN port instead. Conclusion: This has been a hard item for me to rate. I haven’t noticed much of an improvement over my AX6600. I gained a 6G band for three devices that ultimately performed better on the 5G bands in practice. I lost a dedicated 5G band that I used for multimedia streaming devices. That makes it hard for me to feel to excited about this router. But, I do like this router just as I liked my prior router. It’s another solid entry from Netgear. It just didn’t perform better than what I had before. The 6G band is a nice feature. I just wish it performed better away from the router. I wish Wi-Fi coverage was better. However, no matter how much Wi-Fi gets upgraded and improved, I still prefer my wired connections. When possible, I keep my PCs and gaming boxes on wired ethernet ports. I may be old school at this point, but it just performs better and it’s more secure. Aggregate LAN ports are a nice feature and I really like having a fifth LAN port, but I would love to see routers support faster Cat cables and speeds up to 10GBPS per port. The Wi-Fi on the RAXE300 performed very well. If your current router is more than a few years old, this is a solid router with plenty of support for future devices. I’m not sure 6G is quite ready, but if you live in a Wi-Fi congested area and are interested in a Wi-Fi 6E router, I think the RAXE300 is an easy recommendation for today and years to come. 4/5

I've had the router for over a week now upgrading from a 10 year old version of a nighthawk. Right out of the gate I noticed improvement with speed and range. The look is somewhat futuristic and kind of cool. It seems very durable and setup was pretty easy even for me. really liked that I could use my old routers name etc. Haven't had any issues at this point and glad I made the purchase ( which was a little spendy) but worth it to me .

Excellent router, very fast, the range reaches from my home to the detached garage. Works with Windstream fiber. Completely happy with this purchase!

This thing looks straight out of Star Wars and is just as cool. If used properly, it allows you to see any device when it's connected to your network and scans them to detect if there is any threat level. Allows you to run speed test, and make any changes you need via phone app. Was the more expensive than others out there, but this one makes you feel like you are much safer. Awesome Router!

I've had it for about a week setup was easy. Phone app is very helpful. Always wish for more ethernet, but it has about the most for the price I could find. Range is excellent and it handles my smart home much better than my previous router.

I am very experienced with WiFi routers and peripherals. This is an awesome product for several devices at once, bandwidth, and reliability. Coverage is awesome centrally in our 2700 sq ft home. No issues, no extenders, no mesh systems. Extremely easy to set up and monitor!

Excellent product, super fast, + the option of connecting to the 6ghz band to avoid interference in crowded cities. Awesome design. Only downside is the price gap between this 6e router versus the much cheaper Wi-Fi 6 routers. 6e is nice to have but not essential.

Easy to set up and made a noticeable difference in my internet speed.

I am no techie, but I set up my Neatgear RAXE300 one Saturday morning with ease. The smartphone app is easy to use and I now actually get the internet speeds I have been paying for that I wasn't achieving with my old wifi even though my old router claimed it would give my the higher speeds. The added bonus is you can put you get a years subscription to Bitdefender for all of your connected computers, tablets and smartphones. I have used Bitdefender for years because it has been reviewed as one of the best. A one year subscription was an bonus to buying this easy set up and use router!

Super fast with 5G. Broadcasts a strong signal through a wall that blocked our old router’s signal. Wish it was less expensive but what’re you going to do?

Upgraded from an older nighthawk router last week. The wifi range and speed is signifigantly faster then the previous model and it has plenty of LAN ports to handle my work computers and two gaming consoles. My previous router couldn’t reach the far corners of my house but this one im even getting signal in my shed at the far corner of my property. Highly recommend of you’re looking for more range and fast speeds! Very easy setup as well.

My old AC Netgear router just quit working and it was about time because it was too old. This new one AXE just have all that I need, it's easy to configure with the app, you can label all the devices that are connected to it and the best part is that has the 6Ghz capability to work with my new iPhone 15 Pro. You can tell the difference from the other one, I'm getting 580Mbps on my phone. The only con is that is kind of big but the wings can be folded down. Check the dimensions to see if it will fit where you have the old one.

After one year of using the Nighthawk and I have had zero performance problems with it. Very fast, good range, setup was easy, can handle like 40 different devices, and I do like the smartphone app that works with it. I upgraded to the Nighthawk from a Netgear WNDR3400 that lasted me over 10 years! The WNDR just couldn't handle more than 2 or 3 devices at a time, and the 4th or 5th device caused the router to need rebooting every other day or so. I would give the Nighthawk a 5 star rating given my experience with it, but my one problem with it is its physical dimensions. I really liked the WNDR because it was a simple design and you had the option to mount it vertically or horizontally, but the Nighthawk is limited to one orientation and it takes up a significant amount of space. I had thought maybe the "wings" were foldable or even adjustable, but the picture on the box is what you get so be sure to take that into account if you decide to buy this. Otherwise, really good product.

Great product. Easy to set up with amazing range. We looked at several options but speed and reliability a must.

Amazing speed and coverage plus easy setup all three are a plus. I fully recommend this router.

Very nice router. Speed is very good.Easy setup and good protection built in.

Great range and fast. Easy to set up. Would recommend to friends and family.

I'm not very tech savvy but I can say that this router improved our internet speed slightly and also it covers our entire house easily, including the basement. There's not a corner of our house that has trouble receiving internet now. I'm very pleased.