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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1610 reviews

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90%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers admire the Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Tri-Band Quad Stream Wi-Fi Router's impressive range, performance, and ease of use, with many praising its quick and simple setup. Positive feedback also highlights strong signal strength and good coverage, leading to improved streaming and gaming experiences. However, some customers find the router to be expensive and large. A few users also reported issues with the router's firmware.

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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great power

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

    Can't go wrong with this. Has yet to fail a test given to it

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quick connect and can handle multiple devices well

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

    This product has been great with handling all the demands of the five members of our family and all their various devices. They connect quickly and don't get bumped off of the system like our old one would fail.

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

    Great Range

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

    I bought this router after seeing it at Best Buy and reading the reviews online. It's probably more than I needed but I was tired of not getting reception in parts of my house. I have a 3 stories including my basement and my router is in the middle floor. Works great and no complaints. The app is ok and allows you to have parental controls.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Router...

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

    I have looked around quite a bit to compare various brands of routers and even comparisons of models sold by specific brands and I have found this router to be superb. Key areas of importance to me are cost, range, security, and manageability. This router has all of these features and more. One of my primary needs is to have a high strength 5GHz signal wifi connection that enabled private 'Guest' access while not interfering with other internal traffic or even other connections via the same SSID connection. As with other Netgear routers, this model continues to excel in this area.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Signal strength

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Top Notch

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

    Does everything i could ask it too! Stellar speeds and throughput for my high speed internet (120mbps down/20mbps up) . Definitely saw a huge performance increase in all of my wireless devices, and almost no signal drops. I typically have at least a dozen or more devices concurrently active on my wi-fi at home, so this was a perfect fit. FYI, the unit was much bigger than i expected and i had to wall mount it for optimal performance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The Goliath of routers

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

    Simple to set up. EAsy to customize. Saw a dramatic difference in speed from our last Amped wireless router. We have lots of laptops, ipads, iphones, tv's, and other items hooked up and they all work FAST.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Range
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    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing Router!

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

    This router did not dissapoint! A little expensive but for a tech enthusiast it's worth every penny, and the range on this router is extremely good. If you're a gamer, or streamer, this is a no brainer!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Signal strength

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great WIFI

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

    Spreads signal throughout 121 year old two story house.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Range
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    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So far so good

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

    I have had this router for several weeks now and it has worked well for me. I upgraded from a Nighthawk 1900 due to issues with range in my house. So far the new router has been up to task. It is big though.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better than expected

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

    I had been having connectabiity issues with my ISP router and was told to ditch their router. I couldn't be happier with the performance and range of this router. Great product and worth every penny.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

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

    Very good router. Powerful for all our needs at home .

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

    GREAT PERFORMER!

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

    Has three radios, two band frequencies, keeps wifi devices running at their maximum. WIFI performance on phone is as fast and reliable as a CAT-5E connection on a computer itself. I can run everything I have off of wifi without sacrificing network performance! Great product, most highly recommend. You get what you pay for . . .

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great router for our house.

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

    Good product, easy to install, I like the 3 antenas.

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

    Great router

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

    Excellent router for a house over 4000 square feet

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Range, Speed

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Not stable

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

    Purchased this item to beef up the WiFi in my home. The range was excellent - more than any other router I have ever tried (even the X10) and when it worked, it was very fast - however the data speeds would just randomly slow down to a crawl and require a reboot. I read similar complaints so I returned the router and got the Netgear Nighthawk X10 which I love. The X10 doesn't have the same range in the 2.4 band but it is stable so far and very fast. If you're going to spend this much money on a WiFi router you might as well get the X10 for just a little bit more.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Wireless Router/AP Yet from Netgear

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

    Works where other routers fail, highly reccomended

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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

    This is a great router and was very easy to set up.

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

    Great product

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

    Setup was very quick & easy. We now have complete coverage in a two story house even though the router is in the basement. Sorry I didn't upgrade sooner.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy Set Up

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

    Reaches all corners of 3000 sq ft home and beyond.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance, Signal strength

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great signal strength and speed

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

    Set this up about a month ago and have experienced excellent signal strength and speed. Have not had to re-boot once. It's more costly but the additional $ was worth not having the inconvenience.

    I would recommend this to a friend