Testseek.co.uk have collected 86 expert reviews of the Netgear XR500 Nighthawk Pro AC2600 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Netgear XR500 Nighthawk Pro AC2600.
June 2018
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86 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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The editors liked
Easy setup
Gaming appearance
Removeable antennas
Good range
Great speeds
DumaOS is fantastic
Gaming specific features
Can turn off the LEDs
USB Connectivity
Neutral
- Expensive
Gamers have total control with tons of options to reduce lag
Stabilize ping and ensure local connections while playing console games. The menu has helpful pop-up screens to explain what each setting does. The router's range on 2.4GHz was impressive
Super-fast
Amazing DumaOS software
Not fazed by tricky architectural conditions
Unusually intuitive software
Great extra features for gamers
Solid performance
Very easy to install and configure
DumaOS gaming dashboard
Excellent features
Superb specification
The editors didn't like
Plastic body feels cheap
No mounting hardware
Sticker almost impossible to remove
Some of the gaming features don't work for PC games. Its top speed on 5GHz was a little slower than I've seen with other similar routers and there's no useful app
Published: 2018-05-10, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
Easy to install, Gamer-friendly management software, Good close-range throughput and file-transfer performance in testing,
Middling long-range performance in testing, Costlier than competing models
The Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 is an AC2600 dual-band router that offers a gamer-friendly management interface and solid close-range throughput performance...
Abstract: Gaming these days needs all the edge it can get. The Netgear Nighthawk XR500 Pro Gaming Router aims to give gamers that edge.Out of the box, the Netgear Nighthawk XR500 Router comes with four antennas, power adapter, an Ethernet Cable and a Quick Start...
Published: 2018-08-13, Author: Phil , review by: ausdroid.net
If any of the notes along the way have resonated with you in terms of the functionality and control that you require on your network then you should definitely put the Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming router at the very sharp end of a very short shopping list...
I have been following the Nighthawk brand since March of 2014, in those now four years, we have seen so many platforms come through the lab, the mind boggles. That said, the Nighthawk solutions, for the most part, stick out not only for the design of some...
Gamers have total control with tons of options to reduce lag, stabilize ping and ensure local connections while playing console games. The menu has helpful pop-up screens to explain what each setting does. The router's range on 2.4GHz was impressive
It would have been nice if geo-filtering worked for more PC games, even though similar features are available through the actual games themselves. Its top speed on 5GHz was a little slower than I've seen with other similar routers and there's no useful ap
Netgear and NetDuma teamed up to create a gamer's delight inside a futuristic-looking router. The XR500's speed and range are more than enough for a medium-to-large home. The DumaOS interface has lots of customization options and helpful hints for even n...
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Published: 2018-05-31, Author: Dane , review by: nag.co.za
Abstract: It's another NAG video review, starring the ruggedly handsome Regardt van der Berg wearing a hat!The Netgear XR500 Nighthawk Pro is what Reej has his sights on this time. In case the name hasn't already given this fact away, the Nighthawk Pro is a route...
Fantástico rendimiento en todas las distancias, Gran Diseño exterior, Geofilter para reducir la latencia en los juegos, Funcionalidades extra: Servidor VPN, uPnP, ReadyShare, Sistema Operativo Sencillo, potente y altamente configurable, Gestión desde el
El interfaz de DumaOS necesita alguna mejora a nivel visual, Unificación en una sola App para la gestión desde el móvil,
Viendo las especificaciones no me cabía la menor duda de que estábamos ante uno de los mejores routers a nivel de rendimiento. Lo que no me esperaba es que rindiera tan bien cuando el router no se encuentra situado en la misma planta y a una distancia con...
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Published: 2018-06-19, Author: Javier , review by: geeknetic.es
Potente sistema Wifi, Una de las mejores CPU para Routers del momento, Sistema operativo DumaOS, Potente sistema QoS y geo-filtrado
Velocidad de almacenamiento deficiente, No cuenta con doble WAN, como otros routers de su gama, Las antenas laterales quedan ocultas y no son fáciles de sustituir
Netgear ha combinado un hardware que ya han usado en otros modelos como el Nighthawk X4S para albergar un sistema operativo con buenas criticas entre jugadores y que ha ganado atención durante los últimos meses gracias sobre todo a sus prestaciones QoS mu...
Published: 2018-06-19, Author: Javier , review by: geeknetic.es
Potente sistema Wifi, Una de las mejores CPU para Routers del momento, Sistema operativo DumaOS, Potente sistema QoS y geo-filtrado
Velocidad de almacenamiento deficiente, No cuenta con doble WAN, como otros routers de su gama, Las antenas laterales quedan ocultas y no son fáciles de sustituir
Netgear ha combinado un hardware que ya han usado en otros modelos como el Nighthawk X4S para albergar un sistema operativo con buenas criticas entre jugadores y que ha ganado atención durante los últimos meses gracias sobre todo a sus prestaciones QoS mu...
