Customer Ratings & Reviews

High performance router for anyone willing to spend the money to get high performance WiFi in a small to medium size house. Best Netgear router on the market

Yes, it's expensive...but good God...the unit is simply a best of a router. If you're in need of range, speed, inputs, flexibility, ease of use...and just about anything else, buy this thing! I replaced a business class router (Cisco) at my home with this and I couldn't be happier...if you've got the cash, spend it. (almost forgot, it's wall mountable as well.)

This Netgear router was expensive, but so worth it! I have 17 devices connected to it (6 on LAN & 11 WiFi) and not one has any problems with signal strength or dropped connections. I also have a 5 port smart switch, and a Netgear server connected to this router. The Plex media server is a nice feature. (I use the Plex software that is built into my server) Having the 60GHz WiFi ready and the 10G LAN available for the future is a good move on Netgear's part. This router also has a lot of safety features built in. The My Genie interface is very similar to the older style. It could use an update, but it does allow you to control and make changes to the modem. Pair the X10 to Ready Cloud and now your talking! I look forward to many years of trouble free performance!

Let me just say, the X10 is the router I never expected to be able to buy. It supports VLANS, has a GBIC port for direct Fiber connection, port aggregation for a home SAN setup... I mean wow.... thats before even getting to the wifi. I am really into smart home technology. I am coming from an older Nighthawk, the AC1900 (which is a great device in its own right), but as you would expect, like all routers, the more devices connected to it, the more lagged it would get. (It never really got lagged, but you could see tell the difference between a few devices and the 80 I had connected to it)... The X10 has taken the 60-80 devices I have on my home network (mixed between wired, and wireless) and not broken a sweat. I HIGHLY recommend this router to anyone wanting to have the ultimate smart home. A good infrastructure is vital to having the best experience with all of your IOT devices throughout your home. 500 bucks for a router may seem excessive to a lot of people.. but here is what to keep in mind. The bandwidth needs of your home devices is doing anything but decreasing... this will be the only router you would need to buy for at least 3 to 5 years. It is fantastic.

Netgear Nighthawk X10 AD7200 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router is FAST and long distance range!! Netgear X10 keep All my smart devices running!! Its play Plex media server too. Yes I do recommend to buy it !! =)

Powerful wireless! On the 2.4 Ghz band, using professional wireless analytics software to help peak the performance I was able to bond channels 4+8 at a channel width of 40 to produce the maximum rate of 600 Mbps for 802.11 b, g, n. On the 5.2 Band at a channel width of 80, I was able to bond channels 28+32+36+40+44+48+52+56 or channels 149+153+157+161 for a max rate of 1733.4 Mbps for 802.11 a, n ,ac or load-up channel 153 at a channel width of 160 for 802.11 just on n,ac to achieve max rate of 3466.8. Loading up channel 153 produced the greatest throughput handsdown at 50 feet. At 75+ feet channel width of 80 and 802.11 a,n,ac produced the greatest throughput and at a distance of 200ft. the 2.4 Ghz band 'TRUMPED' them all. NOTE: If you are semi-technological very patient and have 2+ hours to burn, you can download a free app supplied by Netgear to measure, peak, and tweak, performance. Simply, the powerful residential router on the market. Additionally, it uses between 40 and 80 watts of electricity depending on type of usage therefore, take close look at your UPS specs...

This router has been running fine for the past few weeks. I'm mostly pleased with it. This router is more of a "prosumer" product with a lot of bells and whistles. It has a ton of features that most users will probably never touch. This NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 is probably overkill for most networks. It is also quite expensive. My reason for purchasing this router is that it supports IEEE 802.3ad LACP link aggregation. This allows a device that has 2 or more Gigabit NICs to share network traffic and i enjoy an increase in bandwidth and availability. My server's network interfaces were getting saturated and Link Aggregation has remediated the issue. It also has a 10GB LAN SFP+ Fiber Connection port for future that will allow for growing my network. One of the caveats of this device is that it has a wireless band that hasn't seen a lot of wide adoption. It is the 60 GHz 802.11ad radio. It's supposed to get up to 6GB per second, but there are very few devices that support this standard. The 60GHz radio also requires line of sight to actually maintain speeds and the device needs to be in the same room. This wireless standard has already been superseded by 802.11ax. The file server functionality of this router is a little on the hinky side as far as Time Machine support is concerned. It will corrupt HFS+ volumes. Otherwise, it works okay with ExFAT and Ext4 volumes. The LED's are also bright. They light up the room. They can be turned off with the exception of the power light. That light is also somewhat bright, but tolerable.

I probably would not have bought this if I did not have a gift card to subsidize the purchase. But I thought what the heck ! My direct connect speed is 200mbs and just now my iPhone speed test was 197mbs. Previously my WiFi speeds were never above 150 with iPad and my iphoneX was slower, but no device close to connect speed. Now all devices are very close to direct connect even upstairs.

This expensive router killed my network problems. I retired 3 range extenders because this baby didn’t need them. The control screens are so much better than my linksys or time Warner apps, it tells me everything about my network. Setup was sorta easy, but the rewards in speed and connectivity are phenomenal. And it looks great

No matter what people said I have this router since was launched and still I can’t find I competitor for it.!

I purchased the router as an upgrade to a Netgear Nighthawk X6, and it is amazing. I have two small children, so I am constantly streaming. My husband and I are, like anyone else, attached to our phones, tablets, etc. We also recently purchased a 4K television and XBox One S, so this beast completes the set. Our movies have never looked better. And, it wall-mounts! Can't beat that to keep it from little hands.

This router has been amazing since purchase. I had a Netgear Nighthawk A1900 and I had a lightning storm turn it into a brick. I have five Xbox One's running through this beast and it handles it perfectly. It even has 10G SFP port option. So many options on this device.

Forgive the unoriginal title, but this router truly left me speechless. As a system administrator, I'm always using the latest and greatest technology, so I can keep up to date and be current with the trends. I had a Netgear Nighthawk X6, but noticed that it started slowing down when I added more smart devices to my network (I currently have > 50 wifi-enabled devices connected to my router at a given moment). This router answered my prayers - I was truly taken aback by the performance of this router. Plugging it in, I was amazed to see an amazing boost in performance, reliability, and range. I have a 3000sqft home, and I previously designed a mesh network to cover the entire house. With this router in my basement, the entire house has a strong wifi signal (Even outside in my front yard). Performance-wise, this blows the X6 out of the water. I have a few 4K TV's, and noticed slow-downs when trying to run multiple streams at once from Netflix (Even though my Internet is > 200mbps). When I installed this, I could watch 4K streams on all of my TV's at the same time, while using my smart phone and tablet to check up on my other devices/read the news - all without running into lag (MU-MIMO is most likely to thank for this). Streaming 4K content from my NAS drive is a piece of cake with this - the included USB 3.0 ports are also great for when I need to share content across the entire network (Eg. Family photos from a vacation, or movies on a hard-drive). By far, my favorite feature is the built-in Plex server. My Plex library has > 5tb of content (1080p & 4K, DTS-HD-MA) that I use to stream to my home theater system. I was previously using my custom built work computer, but even my i7 processor was sweating a bit when it came to transcoding videos in real-time. From my observations, the X10 can handle two simultaneous Plex streams at the same time without slowing down (Thanks to its quad-core design). Being able to shift the responsibility of transcoding videos to my router was a godsend that I didn't know I needed until I tried it out for the first time. Last point - 802.11ad. 802.11ad isn't supported by many devices yet, and has its shortcomings (Mainly range/penetration through materials). By VR ready, Netgear is saying that this router is capable of supporting 802.11ad VR headsets when companies start releasing them. At the moment, I can't gauge how the 802.11ad performs (As I don't have devices that support 802.11ad), but I'll be very excited to see how this beast handles wireless VR gaming. Be warned though, this router is huge, and will take up a lot of space on your desk (It's about 25-40% bigger than the X6), but that's to accommodate the massive heatsink that's needed to keep everything cool. If you have $500 to spare, and you're a media/technology enthusiast like myself, get this router - you won't regret it!

I'll start off by saying that this router is very good. I've recently cut the cable cord and there is a lot more streaming going on now in my household. This router has solved my issues with buffering when there are multiple streams going. Range is good, speeds are good, I like the link aggregation and use it for my NAS. The problem is, that this router is not worth $500. It's powerful processor and RAM has solved my issues. However, the user interface is limited and lacking a lot of features for a premium router. There is a bug in the firmware that makes Nest Cam's disconnect frequently, and while Netgear says they are aware of it, no fix as of yet. The optical port and 802.11ad are practically useless since there aren't a lot of applications for this in a standard home environment. I don't want to come down too hard on this router, because it is great and helped me out, but I probably could have spent half of this to achieve the same results. I can't blame Netgear for ME spending that much money, it was my decision, but I think this router is overpriced. If you are like me and like having the latest and greatest, go for it, you won't be disappointed by it's performance, but you may experience a little buyers remorse when you see you bank account. I do not recommend this for the average user.

The Nighthawk X10 (AD7200) router is the fastest router I have ever used! I upgraded from the Nighthawk X4S and have seen a huge increase. I pay for Comcast Pro Blast Service which gives me up to 200Mbps down. The X4S was fantastic, but I felt like some of my devices were not always running at the fastest possible speed. I run a switch off the X10 which plugs into a NAS, an Arlo Security System, 2 televisions, and an iMac. Add on that the number of mobile devices in our house, tablets, laptops, chrome casts, and more and you can see we run a pretty heavy system. We also run a private plex server, and the fact that the X10 has Plex baked right in is phenomenal. We can transcode 2 shows at the same time while still enjoying internet through on all of our devices. We have had zero latency issues, and are enjoying the full speed we pay for everywhere in the house. On top of that, the Nighthawk X10 is 802.11ad capable. While I don't have any .ad devices now, I know that they are coming this year and I will be ready. This is a pricier router than others available, and thats for a reason. This router does it all. I received the X10 for free for an unbiased review. This review is a true review, and I honestly think this is the best router I have ever tested. 10/10 would recommend.

Awesome coverage and speed for data intensive TradeStation and TOS platforms w/o direct wiring. No dropping signals or freezing now for > 6wks. Tablo, our go to Apple TV connected DVR-antenna-recording alternative to cable, is now almost instantaneous once channels are selected in changing stations. I'm using the NETGEAR - Nighthawk X10 Wireless-AD7200 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router with the NETGEAR - DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem.

Bought this for the GF's house. The kiddos do a lot of gaming and streaming on her 100Mb Internet connection (she's on a budget), so anything I can do make this work better for them is good. This device helped her wireless connect speeds go from 103Mb to 137Mb (she has a cable modem that maximizes her connection). I don't like the web interface...very dated looking and not intuitive. They need to update the firmware with something more useful and user friendly. Things like timed access and goal wireless/wired disconnect are standard features on other wifi routers and are easy to config, but on this one, it's a PITA. Overall, I'm happy her kids can game better (pace prioritization) and that her 2.4 and 5GHz signals seem to reach every concern of her 4500 sq ft home now with this single device. It is pricey, though....

When I opened up the box, my first thought was, this thing has a heatsink fan on it. When NetGear built this router, they were not fooling around. I first heard of the X10 from a Plex e-mail. I have a large Plex library and was keen to try this router out. I came from the Netgear X4 (pretty good router) and then the Orbi. This time I was replacing the X4. The X10 is just bigger in every respect. After opening the box, I found that I had just enough space to place it in the computer room. I took the X4 out of band, put the X10 in - changed a few network settings, and everything was up and happy again. My network is not a normal network, so I as pleasantly surprised. As an additional plus, NetGear also prints in a big font, for you to upgrade the firmware. I did this twice, and it makes the admin experience so much more enjoyable. So - After the router up and running, it was time for be to kick the tires. Like I said previously, I have a big Plex environment. I was able to get this router up and running with a small USB drive, but my current environment leverages a NAS and some other x86 systems. I was looking around, but could not find a way to NFS mount the storage. Right now the router wants you to hook up the drives to router itself, not something I'm too jazzed about. I'm really hoping as Plex and Netgear keep on pushing out code updates, that this will be something I can change. Gaming, Video streaming, a HUGE IoT setup (I have multiple devices), a Satellite receiver, this router is currently handling them all without sweating. The MU-MIMO works like a dream, and the Amazon Drive functionality, though I just set it up, seems to be working just fine as well. I'm very pleased with this router so far. There are some elements that I can't test right now (10G interface, 802.11ad) which is the only reason I'm giving the X10 a 4 star review. If I can get some of that tech in my home, I'll revise this review. Overall, if you want to lower your computer footprint at home, and want to have a fast router, with the ability to transcode your Plex library I would recommend that your buy this router. It collapses a lot of different pieces of what you would need laying around your house. With the power, ease of setup and ease of use, this router can't be beat.

Purchased during the holidays and got it for $279. I think the $450 price tag is a little high for this product but it is one of the best and the fastest. Easy to set up and easy-to-use, tri-band, lots of antennas, great for big homes.

Excellent product. It is really fast since I have good speed from the internet provider. I really like that it can handle so many different devices at one time. Great coverage through the house and back yard. Was very easy to setup.