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BWhitt
Jan 26, 2025Follower
Reuse/Recycle Old Router and Extender
I just replaced my old Nighthawk X6, AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router, model R8000, and Nighthawk WiFi Range Extender AC1900, model EX7000 with the new Orbi Mesh system. Is the old equipment worth an...
plemans
Jan 27, 2025Guru - Experienced User
michaelkenward has steered you correctly. But I probably wouldn't throw it away. They're both old equipment, but people still use old N300/N600 stuff. It'd be an upgrade for them. We frequently recommend users upgrade when they don't realize their equipment is bottlenecking their system.
maybe alpha754293 would be interested in your wares after not being able to fix their older N600 setup 🙂