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CES 2022: Netgear Launches Nighthawk RAXE300 WiFi 6E Router

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Netgear today announced the launch of its latest Nighthawk router, the Nighthawk RAXE300 Tri-Band WiFi 6E, which offers the 6GHz band for WiFi 6E-compatible devices.

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The RAXE300 offers up to eight WiFi streams and supports Gigabit+ WiFi speeds up to 7.8Gb/s in homes that are up to 2,500 square feet. Six antennas are included for improved signal strength and coverage, and there's a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port for Gigabit+ connectivity. Five additional Gigabit Ethernet ports are available for wired connections to other smart home devices.

The 6GHz WiFi band is only available on the newest devices, so it is less congested and is able to provide faster connectivity speeds with low latency. Apple devices do not yet support WiFi 6E, but Apple is expected to adopt it in the near future, perhaps as soon as this year.

This is Netgear's third WiFi 6E router, and it joins the pricier Nighthawk RAXE500 and the Orbi Quad-Band Mesh WiFi 6E System. The RAXE300 will be available in the first quarter of 2022 and it will be priced at $400.

Netgear is also announcing the launch of the Netgear Game Booster, a new service that provide Orbi users with the same tools that are normally limited to the Nighthawk ProGaming routers. Orbi owners will be able to enhance network performance and minimize lag by identifying and selecting the fastest game servers, as well as prioritizing network bandwidth to gaming devices and applications.

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Eduardo1971 said:
Granted, most routers are hidden away but this one is one ugly looking router.
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Ugh. I know, right? I’m disappointed in the trend for the last few years by some manufacturers to make their routers as distinctive and gaudy (and therefore ugly) as possible. It’s frustrating because under the hood some of them are pretty good. Very few people want their router to be pride of place, they want it to blend into their decor. And even those that do want to show it off would be ashamed by some of these design aesthetics. ASUS is definitely guilty of this.
 
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I recently got the Eero Pro 6, seems to be working fine. And the units are unobtrusive bland white boxes. This is like a giant scale model of a Batman plane and I would never buy it as it would never fit in! It would just sit in the hallway screaming LOOK AT ME I'M HUGE AND UGLY!
 
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steve62388 said:
Ugh. I know, right? I’m disappointed in the trend for the last few years by some manufacturers to make their routers as distinctive and gaudy (and therefore ugly) as possible. It’s frustrating because under the hood some of them are pretty good. Very few people want their router to be pride of place, they want it to blend into their decor. And even those that do want to show it off would be ashamed by some of these design aesthetics.
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I think it looks cool as hell and would certainly show it off, as would others ?
 
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I have the RX120 Wifi 6 router and it's upstairs in the middle of the house. It covers to the front yard, and almost all the way to the back fence at almost top speed. In the back yard, I'm getting 210 Mbps from a 200 Mbps Spectrum account. In the living room 219 Mbps. In the router room, 235 Mbps. The Nighthawk does a great job of using the modem's over-provisioning apparently. I would love to get this, but I can't justify upgrading the router after just a year.
 
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Quick survey... where do people keep their modems, routers, and other equipment like this?

My Spectrum cable goes into my office/den. I've got my modem and Eero on a bookshelf along with my Synology NAS, SmartThings hub, and 5-port switch. No one sees this stuff but me. It's not in the common area of the house.

Do people proudly display any of this equipment? Or is it typically hidden?

If it's the latter... who cares what a router looks like?

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Michael Scrip said:
Quick survey... where do people keep their modems, routers, and other equipment like this?

My Spectrum cable goes into my office/den. I've got my modem and Eero on a bookshelf along with my Synology NAS, SmartThings hub, and 5-port switch. No one sees this stuff but me. It's not in the common area of the house.

Do people proudly display any of this equipment? Or is it typically hidden?

If it's the latter... who cares what a router looks like?

:p
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Unfortunately I don’t have that option. In a common living area.
 
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