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*HOT* Netgear Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router R8000 $220+FS
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- caio4686
- Newbie
- Feb 15, 2012
- 40 posts
- 21 upvotes
- NathanCS
- Sr. Member
- Dec 10, 2006
- 581 posts
- 163 upvotes
- Kitchener
Thanks! I tried like 20 different things and none of them were available for store pickup. Very annoying!
- NathanCS
- Sr. Member
- Dec 10, 2006
- 581 posts
- 163 upvotes
- Kitchener
is the different between this and the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 worth the price difference? I posed the same question in that thread.... but I have a ton of devices on my network. Some wifi some using powerline adapters. My current router can't handle all these devices and I'm constantly loosing wifi internet access. Is the price upgrade worth it?
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- donbb7
- Newbie
- Oct 6, 2012
- 33 posts
- 16 upvotes
It depends on the needs of your network. The difference is the AC3200 has 1 extra 5Ghz band in which provides better and balanced throughput for compatible devices. In terms of range, connectivity, and speed, the AC3200 is not a significant upgrade from the AC1900.NathanCS wrote: ↑is the different between this and the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 worth the price difference? I posed the same question in that thread.... but I have a ton of devices on my network. Some wifi some using powerline adapters. My current router can't handle all these devices and I'm constantly loosing wifi internet access. Is the price upgrade worth it?
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- NathanCS
- Sr. Member
- Dec 10, 2006
- 581 posts
- 163 upvotes
- Kitchener
Okay, thanks for the advice. Hmmmm, Maybe I'll just get the X6 and not have to worry about upgrading again....ever lol. I'm using a currently using a DLink DIR-880L Wireless AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router and am not happy with it even with dd-wrt firmware installed.
- Raptor200637
- Sr. Member
- Jun 5, 2008
- 681 posts
- 414 upvotes
- Montreal, QC
I hesitated between this and the AC1900. Went with the latter as I've not enough 5 ghz devices to justify 100 bucks extra for the same hardware.
- elitekillah
- Jr. Member
- Aug 20, 2015
- 195 posts
- 85 upvotes
- Calgary
bought this router, some pencils and erasers totalling $6 (as i need them anyways lol) for $226 before gst, after GST, total is 237.30
great deal on this router
thx RFD and OP
great deal on this router
thx RFD and OP
- Keigotw
- Deal Expert
- Mar 25, 2003
- 17147 posts
- 5655 upvotes
- Markham
48TB Node 304 / i5-3570 / Server 2016 Essentials
12TB HP Mediasmart EX 495 (E8400, 3.0GHZ, 4GB Mushkin), with Server 2016 Essentials
16TB Qnap TS-459 Pro
12TB HP Mediasmart EX 495 (E8400, 3.0GHZ, 4GB Mushkin), with Server 2016 Essentials
16TB Qnap TS-459 Pro
- OakAged
- Deal Addict
- Jan 22, 2014
- 3232 posts
- 2876 upvotes
- GTA Ontario
I suspect that there really isn't much of a market for a high-spec consumer-class AP because most consumers just want a plug & play box and don't even know about pfSense. That would mean your choices are probably expensive industrial/commercial-class APs or high-spec consumer-class routers (or extenders) repurposed as an AP (with its other functions doing nothing but adding to its price).BinaryJay wrote: ↑Meh... I just need a good reliable wifi AP *not* a router... nobody outside of very pricey commercial stuff seems to sell a decent AP that isn't trying to be a router and NAS and game console all in one these days for hundreds of dollars. After I switched all of my firewall and routing duties to pfsense I just can't go back to regular router land again no matter how "good" they are.
Can anybody recommend something more inexpensive than this that has just as good of a wifi chipset and antenna array? I really don't care about the other specifications.
But you can at least DIY the antenna side of things, so maybe you can settle on a decent router with replaceable antennae and use high-gain ones (which you can make yourself, cheap) aimed at your useage areas. Unless you really need omnidirectional, in which case you probably can't do much with the signal (except boost it at the transmitter beyond legal limits and mess up everyone around you, of course; but even then you'd still need to boost every device as well, or use boosted extenders throughout your useage areas - so much for cost & convenience).
- jadoogar
- Deal Addict
- Oct 13, 2008
- 2199 posts
- 4608 upvotes
- Mississauga
The 30$ coupon is no longer working as it keeps saying that this coupon has been used before.
- Keigotw
- Deal Expert
- Mar 25, 2003
- 17147 posts
- 5655 upvotes
- Markham
$30 coupon still works
if you have ebates
got thru ebates get 3% cash back
48TB Node 304 / i5-3570 / Server 2016 Essentials
12TB HP Mediasmart EX 495 (E8400, 3.0GHZ, 4GB Mushkin), with Server 2016 Essentials
16TB Qnap TS-459 Pro
12TB HP Mediasmart EX 495 (E8400, 3.0GHZ, 4GB Mushkin), with Server 2016 Essentials
16TB Qnap TS-459 Pro
- bibowski
- Deal Addict
- Dec 13, 2006
- 1838 posts
- 268 upvotes
- Grimsby, ON
I'm going to give the OnHub a shot. As long as I can change the DNS I'm happy. If it actually works in my bedroom and on my deck, it will be worth every penny.
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