expertreviews.co.uk Updated:
2015-10-01 05:50:27
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To help with carrying so much bandwidth, the R7500 has four external high-power antennas. The rest of the design is the usual fare we’ve come to expect from the Nighthawk range; sleek black lines and harsh, aggressive angles. White LEDs show you when ther...
The Netgear R7500 has plenty of speed but to take advantage of the higher throughput you’ll need extra equipment...
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The Netgear Nighthawk X4 is a quad-stream 802.11ac router promising faster wireless speeds than we've seen so far from triple-stream routers. Technically, 802.11ac allows for up to eight separate 5GHz wireless streams, each of which can send data at 433Mb...
Fast 802.11ac wireless performance, Excellent speeds from the built, in USB 3.0 ports, Funky and futuristic design...
Limited client support for faster 4x4 802.11ac speeds, Bland looking software, Relatively expensive compared to rivals...
The Nighthawk X4 is a powerful router in all respects, especially when set up with a client that supports quad-stream 802.11ac – but that power certainly comes at a price...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2015-10-01 05:50:27
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The Netgear Nighthawk X4 is a quad-stream 802.11ac router promising faster wireless speeds than we've seen so far from triple-stream routers. Technically, 802.11ac allows for up to eight separate 5GHz wireless streams, each of which can send data at 433Mb...
Fast 802.11ac wireless performance, Excellent speeds from the builtin USB 3.0 ports, Funky and futuristic design...
Limited client support for faster 4x4 802.11ac speeds, Bland looking software, Relatively expensive compared to rivals...
The Nighthawk X4 is a powerful router in all respects, especially when set up with a client that supports quad-stream 802.11ac – but that power certainly comes at a price...
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For many of us, connecting to the Internet is life. While technically not as important as drinking water or breathing oxygen, being connected can feel that way sometimes. It is for this reason that I am often perplexed that people choose to skimp on their...
Extremely fast.
High price point.
Should you buy the Netgear R7500 Nighthawk X4 Smart WiFi Router AC2350? If you are in the market for a new router, absolutely. It is fast, has long range and most importantly, it is extremely stable. Plus, the USB 3.0 and eSata ports will enable you to co...
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Netgear's latest flagship router sports the newest innovation in Wi-Fi: it adds support for the fastest AC2350 transfer speeds. This ups the ante over last year's AC1900 models by delivering a welcome performance bump and improved multi-user performance...
All told, the Netgear Nighthawk X4 R7500 is an excellent performer that is a good choice for those that crave the best performance and range from their router. We'd prefer a slicker UI, and there are definitely still concerns over how few devices can conn...
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In the past few months, we have seen quite a few high-end routers from the 802.11ac market come through the lab. For myself, it all started with the Linksys WRT, which was quickly followed up by the launch of the R7000 Nighthawk from Netgear. At this poin...
The crutch for each of the Wave 2 solutions we have tested in the past has always been the client-side options for connecting and utilizing the full potential of a solution, whether it is the RT87U, or the E8350 from Linksys. At this point in time, the s...
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What is the Netgear Nighthawk X4 R7500? This is the second of a new generation of ‘AC2350' 802.11ac routers. It follows the Asus RT-AC87 which exaggerated somewhat in describing itself as an ‘AC2400' device. The AC87 was very fast, but not quite the speed...
The fastest router we've ever tested, Stylish, aggressive design, Futureproof connectivity...
Little faster than the best AC1900 routers, Overly expensive, UI needs updating...
Netgear has produced the fastest router we've ever seen, but not by much. Consequently, despite a fancy design and next-generation wireless standard, we don't think the big increase in price is worth it compared to current AC1900 bargains such as the D-L...
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uk.hardware.info Updated:
2015-10-01 05:55:58
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The 802.11ac-router express has only really begun gathering steam over the course of this year. Almost all of the larger manufacturers have at least one model on offer, and many already have a complete line-up. Up until now, we've seen two distinct...
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hardwareheaven.com Updated:
2015-11-13 05:54:27
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Today's review product is designed to appeal to consumers who consider themselves gamers and streamers. With interesting styling and impressive specifications it certainly stands out in the Netgear product range. Especially when we think back to the squar...
Starting off with the build quality and design of the Nighthawk X4 we have a router which very much stands out in its marketplace. The angled design looks like some sort of spacecraft and the nice chunky antenna add an extra aesthetic appeal to it. We lik...
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The router's weight is a fairly substantial 778g and that is before you even add the four antennas that are required by this device. To give you some comparison with regards to the weight issue of this router, I weighed by current router which, unlike the...
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pcauthority.com.au Updated:
2018-02-06 04:20:41
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The test router we used in this roundup costs a mere $370 or so, while this extender costs two thirds of that, at a whopping $222. However, it's aimed more at small office environments spread over a larger area than your general home environment, as witne...
The next generation of extender...
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Today we are evaluating the newest Netgear 802.11ac router, the Nighthawk X4 R7500 that is the first high-end Netgear router to feature Quantenna's QSR1000 4×4 chipset for MU-MIMO support to help boost performance for multiple users of the same router. Th...
The Netgear Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart Wi-Fi Router runs $249.91 shipped and really is packed with a ton of features that would normally make it a flagship networking device for anyone other than Netgear. Released this past fall, the R7500 is the latest re...
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missingremote.com Updated:
2015-10-01 05:52:11
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The pace of innovation in the 802.11AC space over the last couple years has been breathtaking. With the iteration from AC1750 -> AC1900, the main improvement was realized in 2.4GHz bandwidth, and not focused on enhancing the speed of the primary 5GHz radi...
Stable, Fast WiFi, Decent “NAS” performance, Status lights can be toggled via a switch, “WAN” port adds fifth LAN connection in Media Bridge mode, Excellent range, ReadySHARE Vault...
Router overrides Client DNS, UI is slow and feels dated, Power LED is not togglable, Dynamic QoS needs work...
As odd as it sounds, it's really hard to review something that just works, but that is exactly the category that the NETGEAR Nighthawk X4 AC2350 (R7500) 802.11AC Wi-Fi router falls into. It is the fastest Media Bridge and most stable router I have ever t...
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Netgear's Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart WiFi Router ($279.99) boasts the beefiest hardware specs of just about any consumer router on the market. Unfortunately, its souped-up components don't boost throughput and range, and its high price tag makes...
Easy setup. Full feature set. Excellent NAS functionality. Robust QoS capability.
Expensive. Disappointing throughput. So-so range on the 5GHz band. Dropped Internet connection once during testing. Antenna labels are difficult to read...
The Netgear Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart WiFi Router's next-gen hardware doesn't translate to next-gen throughput and range...
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I'm a bit late to the party in reviewing NETGEAR's first 4x4 router, which was prematurely outed back in June by an overzealous NETGEAR partner in Taipei. Some of my foot-dragging is a (futile) attempt to slow down over-excited buyers and protect them fro...
Has Client Bridge and AP modes, USB 3.0 (x2) and eSATA (1) ports, WOWZA! read speeds, StreamBoost bandwidth shaping...
Disappointing range on both bands, No site survey in client bridge mode...
I guess I'm going to have to do some comparative testing with AC adapters like the tests recently run with N (Does An AC Router Improve N Device Performance?) to convince people they are throwing money away on 4x4 routers at this point. This time I have e...
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I won't beat around the bush: Netgear's Nighthawk X4 Wi-Fi router is a major disappointment. It's not just slower than the first 802.11ac Wave 2 router to reach the market, the Asus RT-AC87U, it's considerably slower than its competitor—on every benchmark...
Dynamic Quality of Service (QoS), Supports four spatial streams (4x4), Dual USB 3.0 ports, plus eSATA...
Asus RT-AC87U still much faster when paired with an 802.11ac bridge, MU-MIMO support yet to be delivered (same goes for Asus)...
Adaptive QoS is the only reason for not giving this router a lower score. We'll revisit this review when Netgear releases firmware that takes better advantage of its hardware...
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NETGEAR has made great contributions to the networking field over the years and has delivered lots of high quality routers (especially with Nighthawk R7000 ). Almost a year and a half ago, NETGEAR released the Nighthawk X4 AC2350, a second wave router, w...
Great Speed and Coverage, Nice Design, Usable MU-MIMO, Improved QoS, Great NAS Capabilities...
The Interface Is Dated And It Isn't User-Friendly, Lack Of Clients That Support 4x4 Streaming...
NETGEAR Nighthawk X4 is a capable router and because of the latest upgrade (which enables MU-MIMO), it is now a lot more valuable than before. It features great speed performance and coverage, the same interesting design and although the software is a bit...
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Three years ago, the first wave routers were the next big thing, featuring data rates of up to 1.3 Gbps, three spatial streams and explicit beamforming. It was an obvious improve to the usual 802.11n routers and it was awesome. But technology never stops...
Both routers performed well, both take full advantage of the new MU-MIMO technology, which will undoubtedly become a lot more widespread, so having any of these routers means you will be one step closer to the future.By the looks of it, ASUS RT-AC87U won...
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