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expiredcitan359 | Staff posted Feb 17, 2021 02:39 PM
expiredcitan359 | Staff posted Feb 17, 2021 02:39 PM

Costco Members: Netgear Nighthawk Tri-Band 8-Stream AX6200 WiFi 6 Router

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$230

$300

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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: Netgear Nighthawk Tri-Band 8-Stream AX6200 WiFi 6 Router (AX8 RAX 78-100NAS) on sale for $229.99. Shipping is free.

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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: Netgear Nighthawk Tri-Band 8-Stream AX6200 WiFi 6 Router (AX8 RAX 78-100NAS) on sale for $229.99. Shipping is free.

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Analog
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This looks like a Star Wars Empire spacecraft.
sandeep38
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its costco model only and RAX78 is tri band(0.4Gbps,1Gbps,4.8Gbps) has 4 LAN port and 1 usb where as RAX80 is dual band (1.2Gbps,4.8Gbps)has 5 LAN port and 2 usb
p0tempkin
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Too many variables to consider, such as:

1) Speed of service
2) Distance of device from node
3) Max transmit rate from node to device

If you're using a WiFi 5 device, and you have a WiFi 5 mesh system, it could be just as fast or faster. WiFi 6 devices will connect to a WiFi 6 router like this at a higher transmit rate, but depending on the distance from node to device, overall throughput could be lower than if it was connected to a closer WiFi 5 mesh node.

But if you have a WiFi 6 mesh system, that rules above all at this point in time. You get max coverage and max transmit rates. Hopefully you have at least Gigabit service from your ISP to take advantage of it, because you'll be ISP limited at anything 500Mbps or less (that's where WiFi 5 systems max out).

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Feb 18, 2021 01:47 AM
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daveyd128Feb 18, 2021 01:47 AM
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Quote from VTXRover :
Serious question. Why buy this verses a mesh network for $300?
Some people live in apartments, or smaller homes who don't need mesh.
Feb 18, 2021 01:50 AM
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TXGoatFeb 18, 2021 01:50 AM
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When did the Emperor black out his ride?
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Feb 18, 2021 02:02 AM
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FondgainFeb 18, 2021 02:02 AM
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Quote from rswoan :
dual band is better than tri-band?
Sorry, I missed that part.

Tri-band is effective when you have many devices connecting together. Thinks of it as having traffic signals with fast and faster lanes.

However, it will not increase your wifi speed. It just manages many of your devices with various speeds work optimally without one slowing down the other.
Last edited by Fondgain February 17, 2021 at 07:05 PM.
Feb 18, 2021 02:06 AM
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grdaxFeb 18, 2021 02:06 AM
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Quote from lelcomedygold :
$230 paperweight.

Netgear routers are trash and will always be trash.
I have 2 nighthawks are they've been rock solid for years.
Feb 18, 2021 02:10 AM
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Rand4Feb 18, 2021 02:10 AM
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any particular reason this looks like a stealth bomber with folded wings?
vs the other type with 4-8 or more antennas sticking up?

Currently using a tplink a2300
but it never gets updates and I wouldnt mind ditching the garage WAP.

my house is only 1200sq ft but internet is on second floor of a colonial with triangle on box type construction.. ie odd walls around it.

Current router does ok except at about a 45degree angle to my back deck.. So I would consider mesh.. but I torrent alot and dont want a router that chokes. Have about 20 devices on network.

Considering this one, mesh, full on PC router such as PFsense with 2 WAPs etc.

Internet is spectrum 440/22
Last edited by Rand4 February 17, 2021 at 07:15 PM.
Feb 18, 2021 02:16 AM
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BrianH5624Feb 18, 2021 02:16 AM
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The new AX11000 have 2.5gbe. They come out March or April. The 6 ghz band has not been fully rolled out yet tho. Not like devices other then Intel AX 210 can do anything with it anyways.
Last edited by BrianH5624 February 17, 2021 at 07:33 PM.
Feb 18, 2021 02:17 AM
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AkP9592Feb 18, 2021 02:17 AM
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I currently have the Cell Spot Router from T Mobile. Looking to upgrade. Trying to decide between RT-AX88U / RT-AX86U vs RAX-78. I can't decide on a clear winner.

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Feb 18, 2021 02:35 AM
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ThoreauHDFeb 18, 2021 02:35 AM
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Quote from GoatSaver :
Maybe you replied to the wrong comment, but this person wanted better wired ports to go along with the fancy wifi features. I'm with them, 2.5 Gbps LAN ports would be nice.
I might have done. I don't recall reading about port speed, but yes, that would also be a nice to have. But it's not technically useful. You get a 10gig switch if you want a 10gig lan. And I don't know what the point of 2.5 is. That's an intel thing. AMD has 10G wired into their new motherboards.

This router- or rather, no residential router- has a 10Gbps uplink to the internet. And 2.5, ..is there a dual and a half fiber uplink? I don't know, but if you are hoping for routers to max out your lan speed, that is never going to happen. They always lag behind, because that's not what they're made for.

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Feb 18, 2021 02:44 AM
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ThoreauHDFeb 18, 2021 02:44 AM
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Quote from BabyTantrum :
No way Jose! Nice things are expensive but if I can't feel the difference in my use case. I see no need.
If you have a good signal and low interference(noise), aka if you are 5 by 5, then there is no reason to get anything. And I think Enrique is Spanish for Henry.
Feb 18, 2021 02:48 AM
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TheRockerFeb 18, 2021 02:48 AM
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How better is it compared to "NETGEAR Nighthawk 6-Stream AX4300 WiFi 6 Router" which is current $179 $30 off. What is difference between these two. Both are wifi6
Feb 18, 2021 02:52 AM
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DarcyC2143Feb 18, 2021 02:52 AM
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i bought this router a month ago, experience is not ideal, especially when you have lots of 2.4g IOT devices, they do not work with the router well when you have fancy features turned on; also the qos feature is basically defective, do not turn it on. conclusion, you need to have a lot of tuning and compromising before it works for your home.
Feb 18, 2021 03:06 AM
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askanisonFeb 18, 2021 03:06 AM
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Looks like a Romulan ship.
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Feb 18, 2021 03:07 AM
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RayFoxIIFeb 18, 2021 03:07 AM
101 Posts
Stay away from their RAX line of routers. Bought one, internet kept dropping out or was slow on wireless. Had an older router in the exact same spot that worked fine. Ended up RMA'ing it and the new router they sent me also had the same problems. Argued with support for months before they finally took it back and refunded me.
Feb 18, 2021 03:28 AM
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BarryT82Feb 18, 2021 03:28 AM
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I have the RAX80 and had issues with it in the past due to firmware. Right now it's solid.

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Feb 18, 2021 03:30 AM
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luvfl923Feb 18, 2021 03:30 AM
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Like others I too had problems with the 2.4ghz channel. It was still under warranty and I wasted hours of my life and with gearheads who couldn't fix it. After days of crawling internet finally had to replace it.

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