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Should i upgrade my XR500 to the XR700
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Should i upgrade my XR500 to the XR700
So i saw there was a XR700 gaming router an i was debating on buying one becuase i dont want to have a router that netgear will stop supporting updates for or come out with updates the XR700 would get that would be awesome for the XR500 but that feature is only Avalable to the XR700. Is the XR700 Worth it & does it comes with more DumaOS features than the XR500 currently has.
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Re: Should i upgrade my XR500 to the XR700
The XR700 has the same DumaOS features as the XR500, but Netgear has added some extra features themselves. The biggest one is that the XR700 can be used as a Plex Media Server.
If you're only thinking about upgrading because you're worried that Netgear will drop support for the XR500, then you needn't be worried. Netduma is planning to keep DumaOS up to date on all of our current supported routers, and we're not planning to stop updating the XR500.
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Re: Should i upgrade my XR500 to the XR700
I was added to the beta channel months ago for the supposedly upcoming xr500 beta, and it was never released. Instead, only the 700 was. I have gigabit fiber and need a router that’s able to take advantage of those speeds. The 500 has never been able to do that.
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Re: Should i upgrade my XR500 to the XR700
So in summary, would upgrading to the 700 only have an improvement with WiFi? If that’s the case, I’ll look elsewhere for my next router.
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Re: Should i upgrade my XR500 to the XR700
The main improvement is to WiFi. It has better hardware in terms of processing power but right now there's not much to take advantage of it. There will be though in future updates.
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