Walmart has
Netgear Nighthawk AX4 AX3000 Wireless 4-Stream Router (RAX35-100NAS) on sale for
$49.88.
Shipping is free.
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Features:- 1,500 square feet of WiFi 6 coverage
- Connect 40 plus devices at once
- 3 Gbps WiFi speeds for buffer-free 4K streaming on all your devices
- Number of ethernet ports: five (5) 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit ethernet ports (1 WAN & 4 LAN)
- Processor: dual-core processor
- Security: standards-based WiFi security (802.11i, 128-bit AES encryption with PSK)
- Automatic firmware update delivers latest security patches to the router
- Guest network access-separate & secure
- VPN support - secure access to your home network away from home
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Similarly, TP-Link has the Archer AX3000, which is the Walmart version of the Archer AX50, where the USB3 port gets downgraded to a USB2 port.
There are two versions of the RAX35 and RAX40. RAX35v1/RAX40v1 used the Intel WAV654 chipset (the exact same chipset found in the TP-Link Archer AX3000/AX50).
Intel entered the WiFi router chipset business (separate from its own in-house WiFi client business that makes the Intel WiFi cards in laptops) when it bought Lantiq, but it exited the business pretty quickly and sold it off, which is why companies that used the Intel WAV654 have all made new versions of their routers using the Broadcom BCM6756. The new Broadcom versions of the Netgear routers are called RAX35v2 and RAX40v2, while TP-Link named theirs Archer AX55.
It's not clear if what you're getting is the v1 with the discontinued Intel chipset or the v2 with the Broadcom chipset. Either way, if you want to look for reviews and benchmarks, you might want to look at RAX40 reviews, since that's basically the same device, sans USB.
(Also, not sure what the first commenter has against TP-Link. The RAX35 and Archer AX3000 are comparable, and I wouldn't say that one is definitely better than the other.)
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no open source firmware.
still better than tp-link
no open source firmware.
still better than tp-link
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Similarly, TP-Link has the Archer AX3000, which is the Walmart version of the Archer AX50, where the USB3 port gets downgraded to a USB2 port.
There are two versions of the RAX35 and RAX40. RAX35v1/RAX40v1 used the Intel WAV654 chipset (the exact same chipset found in the TP-Link Archer AX3000/AX50).
Intel entered the WiFi router chipset business (separate from its own in-house WiFi client business that makes the Intel WiFi cards in laptops) when it bought Lantiq, but it exited the business pretty quickly and sold it off, which is why companies that used the Intel WAV654 have all made new versions of their routers using the Broadcom BCM6756. The new Broadcom versions of the Netgear routers are called RAX35v2 and RAX40v2, while TP-Link named theirs Archer AX55.
It's not clear if what you're getting is the v1 with the discontinued Intel chipset or the v2 with the Broadcom chipset. Either way, if you want to look for reviews and benchmarks, you might want to look at RAX40 reviews, since that's basically the same device, sans USB.
(Also, not sure what the first commenter has against TP-Link. The RAX35 and Archer AX3000 are comparable, and I wouldn't say that one is definitely better than the other.)
And while it does indeed say that, it doesn't speak to if it can be run in wireless bridge mode... anyone know by chance if it can?
Similarly, TP-Link has the Archer AX3000, which is the Walmart version of the Archer AX50, where the USB3 port gets downgraded to a USB2 port.
There are two versions of the RAX35 and RAX40. RAX35v1/RAX40v1 used the Intel WAV654 chipset (the exact same chipset found in the TP-Link Archer AX3000/AX50).
Intel entered the WiFi router chipset business (separate from its own in-house WiFi client business that makes the Intel WiFi cards in laptops) when it bought Lantiq, but it exited the business pretty quickly and sold it off, which is why companies that used the Intel WAV654 have all made new versions of their routers using the Broadcom BCM6750 (the chipset used in the Asus RT-AX3000). The new Broadcom versions of the Netgear routers are called RAX35v2 and RAX40v2, while TP-Link named theirs Archer AX55.
It's not clear if what you're getting is the v1 with the discontinued Intel chipset or the v2 with the Broadcom chipset. Either way, if you want to look for reviews and benchmarks, you might want to look at RAX40 reviews, since that's basically the same device, sans USB.
(Also, not sure what the first commenter has against TP-Link. The RAX35 and Archer AX3000 are comparable, and I wouldn't say that one is definitely better than the other.)
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The router would drop connection about once a day and would not work again until rebooted. I ended up taking it back to Walmart and getting my money back. Problem occurred with original and latest firmware at the time. The lack of custom firmware compatibility was also a downer for me.
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