The most striking aspect of the R8500 when compared to the other XStream Gen 2 routers is the presence of only four external antennae instead of eight. Instead, the focus of this piece will be on the differentiating aspects in the Nighthawk X8. Wi-Fi aspects have been covered in our D-Link and Asus router launch articles, and I won't go into detail here. The setup is capable of using 1024 QAM (Broadcom-proprietary NitroQAM, works only with clients having Broadcom Wi-Fi receiver chipsets) to boost performance. Unlike the announcements from other vendors, the R8500 is available for purchase today.Īs a recap, the tri-band Wave 2 XStream platform integrates two 4x4 5 GHz radios (at 2.1 Gbps each) and one 4x4 2.4 GHz radio (at 1 Gbps). Today, Netgear is announcing the Nighthawk X8 (R8500) based on the second generation XStream platform. Posted: Thu 19:09 Post subject: Nighthawk X8 R8500 AC5300 router available $400 msrp.
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