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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
Netgear Nighthawk X6
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9
4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
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4.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
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3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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User rating
46
4.0 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
75
3.9 out of 5
75 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %
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3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
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Connectivity

Number of LAN ports384
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports122
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports011
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
00

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Active cooling (fan)yesnono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in11.81 in11.63 in
Height6.61 in3.3 in8.93 in
Depth3.86 in7.4 in2.15 in
Weight2.09 lb2.09 lb2.43 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBBuilt-in NASVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yesyes
Support for mesh network
N/A
yes
N/A

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4yesyesno
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections3236035938
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyesno
Mobile broadband supportnoyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps930.0 Mbps806.4 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesyes
MIMOnoyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps3167.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
no
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
no
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yes
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesno
Beamforming
N/A
yesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
yesno
Number of antennas
N/A
46

Compatibility

DynDNSnoyesno
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home users
Routing protocol
N/A
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
DD-WrtDD-Wrt

Memory

Included flash memory32.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB512.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum flash memory
N/A
128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum RAM
N/A
512.0 MB256.0 MB

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 914.1 - 21.2
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

DMZyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
VPN clientnoyesyes
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
1
N/A
VPN server
N/A
yes
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

Often compared with Apple AirPort Extreme

Often compared with Asus RT-AC88U

Often compared with Netgear Nighthawk X6