NightHawk X8 R8500 wifi 2.4 Ghz collaps 1 week after purchase

It was before the update. I did a normal and a 30-30-30 reset without improvement. At some point I even could not login over UTP anymore. After contacting netgear netherlands the device has an RMA number. I hope I am just unlucky. Usually I avoid expensive versions of products because in my experience they are less reliable (smaller production, less feedback / testing, experimental features, more problems) so at this point it feels like i fell for the old “the more expensive, the better” illusion. But we’ll see how the replacement fares.