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Netgear Nighthawk AX5200 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router Expired
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No reviews though.
Some comparison:
TP-Link AX3000
Dual-Core CPU
2X2 (Tx/Rx) up to 2.4 Gbps on the 5GHz
2x2 (Tx/Rx) up to 574 Mbps on the 2.4GHz
VS
Netgear AX5200
Triple-core 1.5GHz processor
4x4 (Tx/Rx) up to 4.8Gbps on 5GHz 1024 QAM 20/40/80/160MHz
2x2 (Tx/Rx) up to 460Mbps 256 QAM 20/40MHz on 2.4GHz
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Is it possible to simultaneously stream to 2 devices at the same time by splitting the 4 streams into 2x? That's the only scenario I can see benefitting from a 4 stream router (besides router mesh).
2x2 can reach similar high speeds as a 4x4 router, but the speed over range is significant lower when you factor things walls and interference. This is the reason certain higher 4x4 MIMO routers are marketed for 2500-3000 feet opposed to 1500-1700 feet with 2x2 designs. The difference is significant In my personal environment.
8x8 radio configs (3500ft marketing) also exist for even further range and MU-MIMO or MU-OFDMA capability, granted one SU-MIMO device/client will take over an entire radio stream. The device has to be AX or MU-MIMO capable to run simultaneous streams without bottlenecks (depending on router design). One device in SU-MIMO nullifies this capability.
You could always test this and abuse the return policy if you don't like it, though.
2x2 can reach similar high speeds as a 4x4 router, but the speed over range is significant lower when you factor things walls and interference. This is the reason certain higher 4x4 MIMO routers are marketed for 2500-3000 feet opposed to 1500-1700 feet with 2x2 designs. The difference is significant In my personal environment.
8x8 radio configs (3500ft marketing) also exist for even further range and MU-MIMO or MU-OFDMA capability, granted one SU-MIMO device/client will take over an entire radio stream. The device has to be AX or MU-MIMO capable to run simultaneous streams without bottlenecks (depending on router design). One device in SU-MIMO nullifies this capability.
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I use this router with Netgear cable modem CM600 and get great speeds.
If there was a heavy exodus to AX clients (baked in support), 2x2 routers would also be a lot more appealing due to general SNR advantages of -7 to -9db from the AX standard of client and router. (Certain 4x4 AC wave 2 designs are still superior in range though, just depends).
Will also improve QAM selection at distance.. Granted 4x4 makes more sense all around relatively speaking. White papers on AX standard promote 8x8 radio config heavily due to all of the above. I'm a sure 6x6 radio will also be a valid config down the road once transitions happen.
I think this was the general ideology when it came to marketing but its been 2 years (AX88U launched OCT 2018) and most clients are still AC and SU-MIMO for newer IoT devices.
Sucks!
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https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RT-AX58U/
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