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There are NO Netgear routers that are "Wi-Fi 6 Certified"
https://www.wi-fi.org/product-finder-results?sort_by=certified&sort_order=desc&categories=6&capabilities=17
After looking into the website, it shows that the broadcom BCM94908R43684AX chip is wifi 6 certified, and the rax80 and rax200 use it I think.
Yes, in general every chipset will absolutely support Wi-Fi 6. But the worry is that Netgear's firmware is not up to par with others and will not implement some critical feature. And even if Netgear has the feature, we won't know if it works properly, or interoperates with others.
Being "Wi-Fi 6 Certified" is a stamp of approval (that is rather blatantly missing on Netgear's 802.11ax offerings).
Asus has an 802.11ax router that prominently displays the Wi-Fi 6 Certified logo.
And I'm personally considering the Netgear RAX200 and the Asus rog Rapture AX 11000. Might go with the asus in that case, eventhough the netgear does look better.
I have a RAX80 sitting in a box because the firmware is garbage. I'm using an Asus RT-AX88U and it's a night and day difference. Everything works as it should, don't have to mess with it at all.
Theres people on here who will tell you Asus routers have the same issues but I haven't seen it, and
I don't think they've even used it.
Bottom line you want constant problems, reboots, lost connections, a Netgear support staff who's only answer is update to the latest firmware and open a trouble ticket which never gets fixed or they go silent. Personally I'd never buy a Netgear router again, and there's tons of posts with exactly the same sentiment.