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NETGEAR - Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Tri-Band Quad Stream Wi-Fi Router

Model:
R8500-100NAS
SKU:
4446201
Highly rated by customers for:
Your price for this item is $399.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1610 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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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.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

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  • Powerful Router

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    This is worth the money spent as it is a powerful router that is great for a lot of devices and a big house!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Amazing router for gaming

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    Loving this replacement of my old netgear router. Netgear surpasses all the old linksys ones i used to own

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great for concrete walls

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    Had problems with internet in small place but had concrete walls, really increased my internet speed.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Awesome Router

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    Incredibly easy to configure. Increased coverage and connection speed throughout my three story townhouse.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Superior WiFi Router

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    I needed to upgrade our home WiFi since it was several years old and TWC speed had surpassed it. Works great!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works well

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    This product works ok but did not cover the area needed. I had to add an extender to make it work as I needed

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great Router

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    Great product. Have 3 floors in my home & have no problem whatsoever getting wifi all over the house

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Lightning

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    Just call it Flash. Super good, you won't be let down that's for sure.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great Performance and Pricing

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    Price matched and saved about 50.00. Works great. love it. wish the parental controls were better though.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Definitely helps

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    Got this to speed up my home wifi. Does the job well, but not the most user friendly device to set up.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Doing the job

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    I wish I could say that our Hulu is working awesome but it is working better now that we have this product

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works as expected

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    We live in a rural area where internet is weak and our home is large. This has helped us tremendously.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • GREAT ROUTER POWERFUL

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    SO FAR NO COMPLAINTS JUST WOULD LIKE A BETTER PRICE BUT YOU PAY FOR QUALITY AND I BELIEVE I GOT THAT

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Blazing Fast WiFi!

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    If you are looking for the fastest WiFi, and have a compatible device this is the router for you!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Very easy diy project.

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    Easy to setup. Netgear tech support were awesome. They answered all my questions. Great team.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Needed to upgrade

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

    I have always had netgear routers. As time has passed, we just needed to upgrade. So far so good.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good value, easy to setup router.

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    This is still working and great value for cable modem.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great but for 1 thing

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    A great and powerful unit however it is easy to turn off the Wi Fi button in the front by accident.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great Router

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    Pretty neat how this router works so well in the background.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • works perfectly

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    This router does everything I was told it would do. Thank you to the salesman and Geek Squad.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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