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Netgear R6300

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The Netgear R6300 is one of the first 802.11ac routers on the market and currently is one of the best. It offers fast Wi-Fi and wired speeds and lots of advanced features, which can be managed via its Netgear Genie mobile app.

4.0 stars
    Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)

CNET Editors' Rating

3.5 stars

Average User Review

out of 16 user reviews

Starting at: $179.99

The good: The NetGear R6300 WiFi Router supports 802.11ac and offers superb performance. It comes with a nice mobile-app-enabled Web interface that's easy to use.

The bad: The Netgear R6300 WiFi Router is bulky. Its mobile app only works within the local network and the performance of its network storage and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi band could be better.

The bottom line: The Netgear R6300 WiFi Router is for a high-standards, low-ego type of user: it's not something you can show off aesthetically, but a powerhouse for a robust, fast home network, both for now and tomorrow.

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October 31, 2012 9:29 PM PDT

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