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Introducing: Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFI Router XR500
Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 Router with DumaOS
This new groundbreaking NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFi Router (XR500) leverages advanced cutting-edge software to optimize network connections by stabilizing ping, reducing lag spikes, and keeping you always-on with reliable wired and wireless connectivity for advanced online gameplay. The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500's Gaming Dashboard, Geo Filter, Quality of Service (QoS) and Network Monitoring capabilities make it the best gaming router and enables customization and gaming performance unmatched in the router space. The Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFi Router includes best-in-class hardware features such as a dual-core 1.7GHz processor, Quad-stream Wave 2 WiFi with MU-MIMO, and four external high-power antennas wrapped up in an aggressive and formidable enclosure.
Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFi Router (XR500)
With the new Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFi Router, you’ll enjoy frustration-free online and network gaming. Its MU-MIMO WiFi streams simultaneously to multiple devices on the same network so you and your pals can smoothly game online at the same time without affecting each other’s performance. Here are some of the other key reasons you’ll want to make the Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router the centerpiece of your gaming experience:
- Gaming Dashboard — On a single screen, view real-time bandwidth utilization by device, ping delays, and many other parameters.
- Geo Filter — Fix your gaming lag by limiting distance to servers or other players, get a guaranteed local connection, and create black/white lists of your preferred servers.
- Quality of Service (QoS) — Prioritize gaming devices and allocate bandwidth by device to eliminate lag due to queuing at the ISP network.
- Gaming VPN — Protect your network identity, prevent DDoS attack, and use the VPN client to connect to the VPN server.
- Network Monitor — Check on bandwidth-hogging devices and identify the applications which could be causing lag.
- Gigabit Ethernet Ports — Maximize speed with four (4) GbE LAN ports for wired connections, ideal for fast-paced gaming and high-quality streaming.
- 11ac WiFi — Enjoy Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) for simultaneous streaming, Quad-Stream, and 160MHz for faster speeds.
- Dual-Core 1.7GHz Processor — Support more devices for better 4K streaming, VR gaming, surfing, and more with this powerful, faster processor.
- AC2600 WiFi — Take advantage of up to 800+1733 Mbps* wireless speed, and double the available bandwidth with simultaneous dual-band WiFi.
- High-Performance Antennas — Get better WiFi coverage and faster speeds with four (4) external antennas.
- Memory — Enjoy plenty of headroom with 256 MB flash and 512 MB RAM.
- Beamforming+ — Enjoy more reliable connections for fewer drops, providing jitter-free network performance.
Pricing and Availability
The NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFi Router (XR500) is now available. You can purchase it in retail shops and online at an MSRP in the U.S. of $299.99.
For more information and discussion, visit the new Nighthawk Pro Gaming forums.
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17 Replies
- Has there been a confirmed release date for this in the UK / EU yet? Hoping to grab it on launch.
This new router looks ace except for one strange thing. If they made the WiFi that powerful (up to 2.6 Gbps), then why only 1Gbps Ethernet? Talk about wrong priorities. 4x10GbE should've been the obvious choice, or at least matching that of the WiFi.
Now I need to add a switch for my NAS and workstation but can't get full wireless speed to/from other wired units because of the extremely old 1Gbps Ethernet ports on the router. What were they thinking? Either it's supposed to be an extreme router or it's not. This is the latter.
Thoughts?
Aje wrote:If they made the WiFi that powerful (up to 2.6 Gbps), then why only 1Gbps Ethernet?
...Thoughts?
Yes - start with a reality test. Using your WiFi client (what WiFi interface, what operating system?) - can you reach some 108...110 MB/s throughput from/to your NAS?
I was soooo happy that a router vendor does avoid using these summed-up marketing classifications on a new product finally. Yes, this is an AC2600 product. And your WiFi client does either use the 5 GHz _or_ the 2.4 GHz band. So the theoretically and marketing-wise added link rates - which are by far not the real-world throughput numbers each of these will ever reach. But please start with the test above, and provide your environment and computer tech details.
Hi,
Im really interested in buying the nighthawk xr500 just need some information.
1. At the earliest guess possible when would it be available in Australia?
2. What is the power adapter to the xr500 voltage wise (110v only or 110-240v).
Reasons why I ask both if its going to take 6-9mths or longer to get to australia I will purchase 1
from America if it has dual V for power so i only need a adapter not anything else to change
the voltage to the correct one
