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NETGEAR AC5300 Nighthawk X8 Tri-Band WiFi Router (R8500-100NAS) (Discontinued)

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Style: without expert installation


Features

  • Get fastest speeds available up to 5.3Gbps. Up to 1,000 Mbps @ 2.4GHz 1024 QAM. Up to 2,166 Mbps @ 5 GHz 11ac 1024 QAM
  • Tri-band WiFi/Quad Stream/MU-MIMO delivers more WiFi to your devices. Smart Connect intelligently selects the fast WiFi band for every device.
  • 4 active antennas and 4 internal antennas to amplify and maximize range. 6 Gigabit Ethernet ports-aggregate two for faster file transfers
  • Dynamic QoS prioritizes bandwidth by application and device
  • Easy Setup - The NETGEAR Up app makes setting up and managing your network a breeze

Description

The Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart Wi-Fi Router is the next wave in Wi-Fi. With Tri-Band Quad Stream performance, delivers combined wireless speeds of up to 5.3 Gbps. Four external Active Antennas combined with four internal antennas amplify and maximize Wi-Fi range. X8's Powerful 1.4GHz Dual Core Processor gives you a high-performance networking engine for faster connections. Aggregate 2 of the 6 Gigabit ports to double your wired speeds to network attached storage. Quad-Stream with MU-MIMO support allows you to enjoy simultaneous streaming to your devices for speeds up to 4x faster than traditional Wi-Fi. Beamforming - Implicit & Explicit Beamforming for 2.4 & 5GHz bands

Brand: NETGEAR


Model Name: R8500


Special Feature: anti-shock


Frequency Band Class: Dual-Band


Wireless Communication Standard: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac


Compatible Devices: Personal Computer


Frequency: 5 GHz


Recommended Uses For Product: Home


Connectivity Technology: WiFi


Color: Black


Wireless Type: ‎802.11a/b/g/n/ac


Brand: ‎NETGEAR


Series: ‎R8500


Item model number: ‎R8500-100NAS


Operating System: ‎Windows 7, Mac OS


Item Weight: ‎7.45 pounds


Product Dimensions: ‎13.79 x 11.62 x 4.57 inches


Item Dimensions LxWxH: ‎13.79 x 11.62 x 4.57 inches


Color: ‎Black


Voltage: ‎100240 Volts


Manufacturer: ‎Netgear Inc


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: ‎No


Date First Available: ‎October 1, 2015


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- - - Update - Ended up with Synology RT2600ac after returning the RT-AC5300 I was looking at replacing a Netgear R6300 v1 (1300 Mb) because it's been 1.5 years since the manufacturer updated it and one existing security flaw only has a workaround; I’m sure there are other undisclosed flaws. Unfortunately these consumer devices are not maintained for long by manufactures and are abandoned with security flaws waiting to be exploited. I’ve been segregating wireless devices with separate WiFi routers and the newer “tri-band” models combining two 5GHz radios into one unit showed promise. This thing is HUGE, gets hot quickly on the bottom and not sure what they were thinking when they created the warped top casing. Maybe they were getting warped due to the heat and wanted it to look like it was part of the dumb design? I've used Linksys, D-Link, Netgear and Asus consumer wireless products and Netgear continues to use their dated and tired looking interface. For those that have complex configurations, it’s a tedious process of make entries, click apply and wait, reboot and wait some more; repeat often. I don’t know why they stopped allowing you to use HTTPS on a LAN segment to manage the router; older units had this function but later firmware killed the option. The only way to use the HTTPS feature is if you allow WAN administration. I’m forced to use an Ethernet connecting every time I want to administer any Netgear router and one reason I’m done with them. They also still don’t allow you to configure your own NTP server IP address and have their own built-in database of what they want you to use. Their feature set is limited compared to ASUS’ and the logging is anemic; good luck troubleshooting firewall rulesets. Luckily I’m using it in AP and don’t have to deal with the basic firewall that’s integrated into the unit. It’s pricy as is ASUS’ equivalent the RT-AC5300, even at a sale price of 280. I upgraded to 1.0.2.80 firmware and then to 1.0.2.86 after it came out. This was apparently for the web exploit Netgear claimed didn’t affect the R8500; a LOT of Netgear routers had the same vulnerability. I’m not sure if it was coincidence but my 2.4GHz quit working at least a day afterwards. The light showed it was active as did the software and enabling the Guest network didn’t revive it. No wireless devices were able to pick it up and none of my wireless scanning tools detected the MAC address that was once on the air. I worked with support and got to second tier where they wanted me to downgrade which I already did as well as multiple resets (soft and hard). The second tier person wanted me to keep trying to downgrade further down; guess he was hoping it would magically revive it. I gave up and got an RT-AC5300. I read of radio issues with the ASUS model as well as this one but gave it a shot. They both share the same Broadcom chipset and wondering if they all have issues because of it. I’ve read others saying it could be the Vietnam units having issues. There appears to be at least some power supply issue, radio issue and reboot loop issue…pretty bad. I actually had a previous unit from Best Buy from China with a 4D serial but returned it because they wouldn’t price match a 96 buck price drop from Amazon. I didn’t have it long enough to test if it had an issue. The first one from Amazon was from Vietnam and a 4P serial number. Unfortunately I didn’t capture the SN or country of origin on the Amazon replacement unit I mention below (3rd). After getting the ASUS I didn’t have the radio issue but was getting BSoDs using their own USB-AC68 but that’s for another review. That adapter worked well with this model. I got a replacement R8500 and upgraded it to 1.0.2.86 and one of the 5GHz radios died the same death the following day. I contacted support again and gave them the previous case and was told the notes said I declined second level engineering support which I didn’t; I wasn’t going to play the downgrade game. While she was on the line running through basics I was working on the first unit downgrading to the initial 1.0.0.28 release but said it wasn’t compatible. I started going up from there and got the same error until I hit 1.0.2.54 and then it got stuck in a reboot loop with a solid amber light, dim white lights, blue antenna lights, off and repeat. Not even a hard reset saved it. The shipping version was 1.0.2.64. The sad thing is that the support person wasn’t interested in waiting to hear about my results with the downgrading that the first support person wanted me to play with. She would only offer me an RMA which I quickly declined saying I didn’t want another’s problem when I could get a new one from Amazon. I was fed up with the tri-banders. I initiated a return for refund on the second R8500 and wasn’t going to place another order and wait around for deliveries that may not come before heading out of town and headed to Best Buy where I picked up an ASUS RT-AC3100 and RT-AC1900P with an Amazon price match; it’s only a 5 minute drive and either one charges me sales tax. To make an already too long story shorter I got the same BSoDs with these ASUS models but I found a wireless setting that was causing it and since performance was less than the RT-AC5300 and the price is higher for both units compared to one, they’re going back and staying with the RT-AC5300…for now. I ran through typical use cases but transfers are something I really care about between clients and my NAS. Even though the R8500 is faster overall, it’s the only thing going for it and everything else wrong with it outweighs it. I kept MIMO on the R8500 with no issues and that could be the reason it outperformed the RT-AC5300’s broken (STILL alpha!) MIMO with erratic results. Used an ASUS USB-AC68 USB 3.0 3x4 (1300 Mb), PCIe Half Mini Card Intel AC 7260 2x2 (867 Mb) and Netgear A6200 USB 2.0 (867 Mb) adapters for testing. * Only adding notable comments for RT-AC3100 USB-AC68 using 3.0 client: RT-AC5300 just couldn’t keep up with R8500, even with MIMO R8500 – 320 Mb peak / 224 Mb typical download 432 Mb peak / 320 Mb typical upload RT-AC5300 – 128 Mb peak / 128 Mb typical download (RT-AC3100 136 Mb peak / 112 Mb typical download) 240 Mb peak / 232 Mb typical upload (RT-AC3100 272 Mb peak / 256 Mb typical upload) 232 Mb peak / 168 Mb typical download w/MIMO 200 Mb peak / 264 Mb typical upload w/MIMO (RT-AC3100 32 Mb peak / 24 Mb typical upload) USB-AC68 using 2.0 client: R8500 slightly better in download but same on upload R8500 – 272 Mb peak / 240 Mb typical download 224 Mb peak / 216 Mb typical upload RT-AC5300 – 256 Mb peak / 248 Mb typical download 224 Mb peak / 216 Mb typical upload (Same upload rates on RT-AC3100) 32 Mb peak / 24 Mb typical upload w/MIMO enabled! (RT-AC3100 maintained same rates w/MIMO) Internal 7260: R8500 best performance with RT-AC5300 not far behind as long as MIMO wasn’t used R8500 – 368 Mb peak / 312 Mb typical download 224 Mb peak / 176 Mb typical upload AC5300 – 328 Mb peak / 304 Mb typical download 184 Mb peak / 168 Mb typical upload (RT-AC3100 192 Mb peak / 184 Mb typical upload) 128 Mb peak / 120 Mb typical download w/MIMO (RT-AC3100 320 Mb peak /168 Mb typical download) 288 Mb peak / 272 Mb typical upload w/MIMO A6200 USB 2.0 adapter: R8500 crushes on the download but about same on upload R8500 – 232 Mb peak /224 Mb typical download 200 Mb peak / 192 Mb typical upload RT-AC5300 – 88 Mb peak / 88 Mb typical download 200 Mb peak / 184 Mb typical download Gigabit Ethernet: R8500 consistent performer with RT-AC5300 having higher upload speeds but bad download. Maybe the reason we tend to see better upload performance on that unit. R8500 – 912 Mb peak / 864 Mb typical download 912 Mb peak / 888 Mb typical upload RT-AC5300 –536 Mb peak / 504 Mb typical download 920 Mb peak / 904 Mb typical upload ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2017 by Con Sumer
    • The best router you can find for under $150... But you probably shouldn't buy it.
On my current gigabit ethernet connection, it is the best router I’ve ever owned. Why then do I recommend against buying it? We’ll get to that. But first, let’s talk about the good things about this device. The overall design is aesthetically pleasing without being offensively futuristic like some of the devices on the market. For those of you that leave it out in the open, your guests won’t be stuck wondering why an alien spaceship has landed in your living room. Like other high-end routers, it has 3 bands, it does 1000 megabits over its 2.4GHz 802.11n band and 2166 megabits over each of its 802.11ac 5GHz band for a total rating of AC 5300. It also supports MU-MIMO, so it can communicate with multiple devices. For power users there is an open source firmware available through DD-WRT. It is one of the only consumer level routers on the market and probably the only one at its price point to have 6 Gigabit ethernet ports, two of which support port aggregation for double the bandwidth. The latter of which is a huge plus for NAS users as it allows you to transfer files between devices at 2 Gigabits (which is about 256Megabytes/s). Other than the 6 ethernet ports, on the router is a power switch, a reset button, a USB 3 port and a USB 2 port. On the front of the router are 3 buttons, one to toggle the LEDs (this is important for those of you who like me, keep your routers in your bedroom), one to toggle Wi-Fi and another for WPS which let’s you connect devices without having the enter the password. Netgear advertises this router as being “smart home compatible” with the Google Assistant and Alexa which means you can reboot the router, enable and disable guest networks and run a speed test all by voice provided you have an Amazon Echo or Google Home. Despite repeated attempts on multiple firmwares I never got it working on my Amazon Echo this is all I got “play video”. As for Google Home, well the netgear app isn’t even listed in the services section of my Google Home app, so no luck there either. As far as I’m concerned this router does NOT work with smart home devices. But this really doesn't matter to me. Set up is as simple and straightforward as any other router on the market and the interface is easy to use, for those of you that won’t be setting it up over ethernet there is an app to assist with the setup. With that said however the GUI for setting up the router on a PC is ugly and hasn’t changed in years. I’m not asking for a complete overhaul but at least adopting material design would be nice. This drop shadow is straight out of the 90s and the website is not responsive, yes, I know that’s what the mobile app is for, but still, not everyone wants to install an app on their phone. In the two months I’ve owned this router it hasn’t once had an issue that has affected the internet connection, so why then do I not recommend it? Coil Whine! If you don’t know what coil whine is, it is this annoying buzzing sound that emanates from some electronics, laptops, motherboards, graphics cards, and sadly routers. The router constantly emits a low volume whine but the moment the router is under any kind of stress, it will sing you the song of its people. The worst part is, the router isn’t the only thing either, the power adapter has its own coil whine, while this is lower pitched and less noticeable it is still annoying. Making matters even worse was the fact that Netgears’ support is something I’d rate below average. I called their helpline and was greeted by a bot. The phone tree wasn’t that bad and within 5 minutes I was talking to a human. Unfortunately, the rep on the other end was a lady with a very thick accent who couldn’t understand most of what I was saying. I had to spend ten whole minutes to get her to understand my email address. After that I spent an additional 20 minutes trying to explain to her what coil whine was only for her to ask me if I had tried turning it on and off again. She kept putting me on hold, so she could talk to “the senior technician” who she wasn’t allowed to patch me directly to. This whole process from the moment I called them to the moment she sent me the RMA form took over an hour. For the record, no hate to the lady, she was trying her best and that was all that mattered to me. My problem here is with Netgear. No “senior technician” should tell people that turning something off and on again is going to fix coil whine. And it should not take over an hour on the phone just to issue an RMA number for what is obviously a hardware defect. Bottom line then, for $150 which is its current list price on Amazon, you would be hard pressed to find a better router than the Netgear Nighthawk X8... Provided you don’t have coil whine. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2018 by Shawn Miranda

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