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Dustin_V
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Mar 27, 2019

Nighthawk Tri-Band AX12 & Nighthawk AX12 - What's the Difference?

While the Nighthawk AX12 router (RAX120) and Nighthawk Tri-Band AX12 (RAX200) router share a similar name, there are some key features that differentiate the two.   Tri-Band vs Dual Band - As...
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Teamdre84
Tutor
Jul 12, 2019

Dustin_V thanks for the information, but it’s not clear to me what the major differences are. Besides Tri-band technology, does the RAX200 have any other advantages over the RAX120? 

  • avtella's avatar
    avtella
    Prodigy
    Jul 12, 2019
    The RAX200 is essentially an RAX80 with an extra 5Ghz band and 2.5 Gbps Eth port. Same CPU and WiFi chipsets. These are Broadcom chipset based.

    The RAX120 is a Qualcomm based unit with a slightly faster CPU and a more advanced WiFi chipset. Qualcomm usually does a better job of implementing advertised features.