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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
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Netgear Nighthawk R7300 Router
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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
Netgear Nighthawk X6
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Editiorial reviews
9
4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4 editorial reviews
SmallNetBuilder provides networking and IT news, reviews, help and information for professional and prosumer home, SOHO and small business users.Read more
We check out the Best Buy exclusive NETGEAR Nighthawk R7300 AC1900 DST router to see how it performs and if you should buy it or not.Read more
Excellent throughput and range at the 5GHz band, lots of features (including full VPN)?plus a cool name?all make the Nighthawk one of the best routers we've seen from Netgear in a while, despite a few annoyances.Read more
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13
3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
28 %
1 stars
0 %
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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 %
40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
62
3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Number of LAN ports344
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
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of productWhiteBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Active cooling (fan)yes
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width3.86 in12.05 in11.63 in
Height6.61 in8.0 in8.93 in
Depth3.86 in10.3 in2.15 in
Weight2.09 lb1.98 lb2.43 lb
Number of units1
N/A
1
Rack-mount designno
N/A
no

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yes
N/A
no
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
  • 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
N/A
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections32360
N/A
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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • 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 supportno
N/A
no
Mobile broadband supportno
N/A
no
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps
N/A
806.4 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps
N/A
600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
2600.0 Mbps
External antennano
N/A
yes
MIMOno
N/A
yes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
3200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Type of mobile support
N/A
Built-in modem
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yes
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesno
Number of antennas
N/A
36
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yes
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
no

Memory

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

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