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Netgear R6300 vs TP-Link Archer C50

    8.07 in
    10.04 in
    Netgear R6300 Router
    Netgear R6300
      9.06 in
      1.38 in
      TP-Link Archer C50 Router
      TP-Link Archer C50
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      12
      4.1 out of 5
      5 user ratings
      5 stars
      		40 %
      4 stars
      		40 %
      3 stars
      		20 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      3
      3 editorial reviews
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      User rating
      40
      4.3 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		55 %
      4 stars
      		20 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      173
      3.6 out of 5
      173 user ratings
      5 stars
      		35 %
      4 stars
      		17 %
      3 stars
      		26 %
      2 stars
      		12 %
      1 stars
      		8 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      TP-Link Archer C50TP-Link Archer C50
      Number of LAN ports44
      Number of WAN ports11
      USByesyes
      Total USB ports21
      Number of USB 2.0 ports11
      Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports10
      Number of USB 3.1 ports00

      Design

      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      TP-Link Archer C50TP-Link Archer C50
      Colour of productBlack
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Grey
      • White
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      TP-Link Archer C50TP-Link Archer C50
      Width8.07 in9.06 in
      Height10.04 in1.38 in
      Depth3.03 in5.67 in
      Weight1.43 lb0.53 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      TP-Link Archer C50TP-Link Archer C50
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      File serverVia USBVia USB
      Built-in printer serveryesyes
      Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

      Communication

      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      TP-Link Archer C50TP-Link Archer C50
      Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
      6to4yesyes
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Quality of Service
      • Virtual LAN
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • Virtual LAN
      • 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
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Wireless standards
      • 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 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Mobile broadband supportnono
      Throughput WAN-LAN783.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
      External antennanoyes
      MIMOyesno
      Total wireless data transfer rate1750.0 Mbps1167.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS

      Compatibility

      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      TP-Link Archer C50TP-Link Archer C50
      DynDNSyesyes
      Target audience
      • Smaller offices
      • Home users
      • Smaller offices
      • Home users

      Memory

      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      TP-Link Archer C50TP-Link Archer C50
      Included flash memory128.0 MB8.0 MB
      Maximum flash memory128.0 MB8.0 MB
      Included RAM128.0 MB64.0 MB
      Maximum RAM128.0 MB64.0 MB

      Power

      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      TP-Link Archer C50TP-Link Archer C50
      Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 12< 18
      Power over Ethernet (PoE)noyes

      Security

      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      TP-Link Archer C50TP-Link Archer C50
      DMZyesyes
      VPN clientnono

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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