

In the past, the Netgear Nighthawk WiFi routers have been among the leaders in every battery of tests that we have performed here. This price certainly reflects the standing of the Nighthawk X8 as the leader in the Netgear series of routers but our expectations of what this router brings to the table are high as this is one of the most expensive home networking devices we have looked at. This router has hit shelves just in time for the holiday gift buying season and is priced at around $343 shipped from most major retailers. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Safari 1.4, Google Chrome 11.Today, we take our first look at Netgears flagship router, the Nighthawk X8 R8500 AC5300 WiFi Router. Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 10, Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS, UNIX, or Linux * Processor:Powerful dual core 1.4GHz processor Denial-of-service (DoS) attack prevention Double firewall protection (SPI and NAT) Customized free URL to set up personal FTP server Eight (8) high performance antennas with high-powered amplifiers MU-MIMO capable-simultaneous streaming of data for multiple devices Load Balancing distributes WiFi devices ensuring usage of both 5GHz WiFi bands Smart Connect intelligently selects the fastest WiFi band for every device * Number of USB Ports:Two (2) USB ports: 1 USB 3.0 & 1 USB 2.0 port Seven (7) 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports (1 WAN & 6 LAN) * Beamforming:Implicit & Explicit Beamforming for 2.4 & 5GHz bands * WiFi Band:Simultaneous Tri-Band WiFi - Tx/Rx 4x4 (2.4GHz) + 4x4 (5GHz) + 4x4 (5GHz) Control your home network with voice commands using Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant. Six gigabit Ethernet ports means even more wired devices can connect and with port aggregation 2 ports can combine to double maximum wired speeds. Four external Active Antennas plus four internal antennas amplify WiFi range. Tri-Band WiFi and Quad Stream performance boosts X8's combined wireless speeds to up to 5.3Gbps. Netgear Nighthawk X8 (R8500) AC5300 Smart WiFi Router is the next wave in WiFi.
