NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router Reviews

Review score: 8.1 / 10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £188.99

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Overall Customer Rating

Overall rating

8.1

8.1 average based on 85 reviews.

How customers rate NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router

Compatibility

8.7

Performance

8.4

Reliability

8.5

Value for money

7.4

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Brand – Netgear
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Summary
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NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router features

	NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router
Type	Cable & fibre router
Rating	AC 3200
Data transfer speed	Up to 1300 Mbps
Wireless band	Tri-band (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz + 5 GHz)
Wireless connectivity	WiFi
Wired connections	– Gigabit Ethernet port x 5
Beamforming	Yes
Number of antennas	6
Encryption	WPA/WPA2 – PSK
Firewall	– NAT
Guest network access	Yes
Network standards	– IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
System requirements	– Windows 2000 or later
Colour	Black
Box contents	– Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000 WiFi Cable & Fibre Router
Dimensions	295.5 x 226.8 x 54.5 mm (H x W x D)
Weight	1.1 g
Manufacturer’s guarantee	1 year
Price	£188.99
Number of Reviews	85
Review Score	8.1 / 10 Average score in category: 8.4 / 10
Buy	Find Best Price

Quality

As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Routers. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?

Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.

You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Routers are made from.

There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Routers. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Netgear are really well respected for making great Routers.

It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Routers. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.

Comparing Prices

That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router and seeing how that compares to other Routers and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Netgear.

It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Routers. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.

Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.

The price that we found NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £188.99.

Customers are obviously impressed with the value of NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 7.4 out of 10.

How much do Routers cost on average?

We searched for all of the Routers that we could find at Currys. In total we found 46 different products available.

The average price of Routers was £178.80, which makes NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router above average in terms of price.

We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Routers can vary. Of the 46 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £29.99 and the highest price we saw was £466.80.

In the Routers category, 16 products cost more than NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router and 29 cost less.

How much are Netgear Routers?

Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Routers made by Netgear. We managed to find 4 options at Currys.

The average price of these 4 products was £189.74. With the cheapest coming in at £139.99 and most expensive currently showing as £249.99. Based on this price analysis it shows that NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router is below average against other Netgear Routers.

NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router Reviews

Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.

We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 85 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router is just what you’re after.

NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router has a customer review score of 8.7 and our review score is 8.7 out of 10. The average review score in the Routers category is 8.4 with an average of 32 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Netgear is 7.7 based on an average of 76 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router

The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Routers. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.

It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are Nighthawk AX4 RAX40-100 WiFi Router reviews, NETGEAR Nighthawk R7000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router reviews or TP-LINK Archer Next-Gen Wi-Fi Cable & Fibre Router reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like Tp-Link Archer C5400X WiFi Cable & Fibre Router reviews or even Tp-Link M7650 Mobile WiFi reviews.

Buying Netgear branded products

Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Routers.

It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Netgear then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.

YouTube Video of NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router

Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.

Summary

Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 Wireless Cable & Fibre Router and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Routers. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 8.7/10 overall.

All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 85 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.

Further product details

- Product ID 1: 3239497533

- Product ID 2: 10119508

- Brand: Netgear

- Model number: X6

- EAN: 606449104363

- Description: Top features: – AC rated WiFi offers faster, more stable connections – Tri-band connectivity offers fast loading for a number of devices – USB connectivity lets you share devices wirelessly AC rated WiFi As an AC rated wireless router, the Nighthawk X6 delivers more stable connections as well as faster WiFi speeds across a greater range. Thanks to powerful amplifiers and six external antennas, you can enjoy strong WiFi coverage anywhere in your home without worrying about lost connections. Beamforming+ technology also helps to focus WiFi signals for a stronger, more reliable connection. Tri-band The Nighthawk X6 boasts tri-band WiFi to give you the flexibility of one 2.4 GHz and two 5 GHz WiFi bands. The 2.4 GHz band is great for browsing on your phone, playing on an app or other small online tasks. But when you need faster connectivity on more demanding tasks like downloading large files, streaming a HD film or playing a MMO game, the two 5 GHz bands will automatically take over. Your whole family can now enjoy high-speed, lag-free WiFi up to 3.2 Gbps, which is ideal for simultaneous HD streaming to multiple devices. USB connectivity With two USB ports, you can connect to external storage devices and printers for easy wireless access. Play music, watch videos or print photos from any device that’s connected to the router in moments.