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Netgear Nighthawk R7300

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User ratings:
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4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Consumer ratings:
3.5 / 5
Editorial reviews:
4
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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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Pros

  • ability to sustain good throughput at further distance is among the best
  • The instructions are clear
  • concise

Cons

  • Not hot
  • just a little warmer than room temperature
  • R7000 runs a tad warm

Key specs

  • 4
  • 1
  • yes
  • yes

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Netgear Nighthawk R7300 - Pros & Cons

Netgear Nighthawk R7300

Pros

  • ability to sustain good throughput at further distance is among the best
  • The instructions are clear
  • concise
  • and easy to follow
  • improving throughput and signal strength
  • QoS feature is excellent at optimizing video streaming
  • it feels solid and sturdy
  • The R7000 offers everything found in the previous model
  • excellent network storage performance
  • is easy and fairly run of the mill

Cons

  • Not hot
  • just a little warmer than room temperature
  • R7000 runs a tad warm
  • The brick on the power cord is huge
  • video clip to the attached My Passport
  • Painful Bridge mode configuration
  • much slower than the Asus
  • Web interface doesn't offer access to its parental control feature
  • only permits customizing a limited amount of settings
  • It could also support hard drives of top capacities
  • the Netgear Genie app will not work at

Netgear Nighthawk R7300 - Technical Overview

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IconNumber of WAN ports
1
Best:
Cisco MWR 2941-DC
Number of WAN ports: 16
IconNumber of LAN ports
4
Best:
Cisco CISCO7206VXR
Number of LAN ports: 60

Netgear Nighthawk R7300 - Full Specifications

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Connectivity
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports4
Number of WAN ports1
USByes
Total USB ports2
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
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Dimensions
Width12.05 in
Height8.0 in
Depth10.3 in
Weight1.98 lb
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Memory
Included flash memory128.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Communication
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
Type of mobile support
Built-in modem
Mobile 4G (LTE)yes
Wireless networkyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
5GHz wireless networkyes
Detachable antennayes
Number of antennas3
Wireless security
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
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Security
Encryption Algorithm
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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