R8500 Vs R6700v2

[JJW76]

I'm trying to evaluate which model is best as I use the R6700 and recently acquired the R8500.  Appreciate your thoughs or direction to resources to compare.  Thanks.

[plemans · Accepted solution]

The R8500 is also a triband device. You could try reading a few reviews on them to see how they perform. 

NETGEAR R8500 Nighthawk X8 Smart WiFi Router Reviewed - SmallNetBuilder

[microchip8]

The R8500 has a stronger/faster CPU from Broadcom and has more RAM. The R6700v2 uses a weaker MediaTek one with lesser RAM

R8500: http://en.techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Netgear_R8500

R6700v2: http://en.techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Netgear_R6700_v2

[JJW76]

Thanks for your reply.  How about signal strength and security? 

Would you recomend the R8500?

[plemans · Accepted solution]

The R8500 is also a triband device. You could try reading a few reviews on them to see how they perform. 

NETGEAR R8500 Nighthawk X8 Smart WiFi Router Reviewed - SmallNetBuilder