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stanfrench
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Sep 15, 2018
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R7500 vs. R9000

I currently own/use a Nighthawk X4 (R7500) router and find I may have exceeded its capabilitiies. I run a 1GBPS internet service and have 35 devices connected. I am thinking to upgrade to the new R90...
  • stanfrench's avatar
    Sep 23, 2018

    Latest update: a week ago I went ahead and bought the Nighthawk X10 (R9000). The difference to the X4 (R7500) is night and day. My old wifi speed was max 150 mbps from a 1gbps cable internet. Now I routinely get more than 400 mbps. Furthermore the X10 is much more stable and can handle my 35+ devices no problem. I haven’t even looked into the various storage, Plex media server or back-up options the X10 offers which the X4 doesn’t. Definitely worth the price for me.