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NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR700 WiFi Router with 6 Ethernet Ports and Wireless Speeds Up to 7.2 Gbps, AD7200, Optimized For The Lowest Ping

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Brand NETGEAR
Model Name Netgear Nighthawk X10
Special Feature WPS
Frequency Band Class Single-Band
Wireless Communication Standard 802.11ad
Compatible Devices Smartphones, Tablets, Computers, Game Consoles, etc.
Frequency 5 GHz
Included Components XR700 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router, Ethernet cable, Power adapter, Quick Start Guide
Connectivity Technology Wireless, Wired

About this item

  • Minimize ping and maximize performance with six 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports for lag free, wired connectivity and 1.7 GHz quad core processor network efficiency
  • Amp up your WiFi with cutting edge AD7200 Quad stream router that delivers speeds up to 7.2 Gbps. 60 GHz WiFi- Features the fastest WiFi technology for near-instant downloads and backup
  • Put your gaming traffic in a designated express lane with advanced Quality of Service, bypassing network congestion and reducing lag spikes, jumps and jitters
  • Make every millisecond count by using geo filtering to connect to the closest servers and players so you can respond and dominate
  • Monitor your network and game ping in real time so you can see who’s hogging the bandwidth by device and application
  • Protect your network identity by connecting to a secure gaming VPN server
  • Optimized to give you the lowest ping on Fortnight, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, OverWatch, PubG, CS:Go, and more

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Customer Ratings
WiFi signal
4.3
4.3
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.4
User interface
4.0
3.6
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
Tech Support
3.5
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.9
Value for money
3.9
4.3
3.6
3.6
4.4
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connectivity tech
Wired, Wireless
Wi-Fi, Ethernet
Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB
Wi-Fi, Ethernet
Ethernet, Wi-Fi-, USB
Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB
number of ports
9
5
5
6
9
data transfer rate
7133 megabits per second
6579 megabits per second
7.8 gigabits per second
10756 megabits per second
wireless standard
802 11 AD
802 11 BE
802 11 AX, 802 11 AC, 802 11 N, 802 11 G, 802 11 B
802 11 AX
802 11 AX
802 11 AX, 802 11 AC, 802 11 N, 802 11 G, 802 11 B
frequency band class
single band
tri band
tri band
tri band
tri band
tri band
lan port bandwidth
7200 megabits per second
10/100/1000 Mbps
10/100/1000 Mbps
security protocol
WPA2-Enterprise
WPA3, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise
WPA2-PSK, WPA3-PSK
WPA2-PSK
WPA3, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise

What's in the box

  • XR700 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router
  • Ethernet cable
  • Power adapter
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Product Description

    XR700 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Wi Fi Router uses state of the art software to optimize your Internet connection by stabilizing ping, reducing lag spikes, and keeping you in the game with reliable wired and wireless connectivity for fast paced gaming. Personalize your gaming dashboard to view real time bandwidth utilization by device, ping and many other parameters. Limit lag and get a guaranteed local connection with Geo Filter or enable Quality of Service for prioritized gaming devices and allocated bandwidth. VPN Client protects your network identity and prevents DDoS attacks. Blazing fast 7.2Gbps Wi Fi speeds, Gigabit Ethernet ports, and a dual core 1.7GHz processor make online and network gaming frustration free. Powered by DumaOS.


    From the manufacturer

    XR700 Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFi Router

    Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR700 WiFi Router

    XR700 Pro Gaming WiFi Router

    XR700 Pro Gaming WiFi Router

    XR700 Pro Gaming WiFi Router

    Stabilize Your Ping

    XR700 Pro Gaming WiFi router is built with cutting-edge software and bleeding-edge hardware to give you stabilize your ping and optimize your network for maximum gaming performance.

    Minimize or Eliminate Lag Spikes

    The Gaming Dashboard gives you all the tools to view real-time bandwidth utilization by device, ping, and more on a single screen. Identify devices on your network that can cause lag spikes, then easily configure your network allocation to prevent bandwidth hogging.

    Never Fight Over Bandwidth

    Have you been gaming and other high data activities such as streaming or downloading caused your gaming to lag, rubberband, or completely disconnect? Easily limit the amount of bandwidth received by devices on your network to prevent crippling lag.

    XR700 Hardware Features

    XR700 Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFI Router

    XR700 Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFI Router

    XR700 Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFI Router

    XR700

    AD7200 Quad Stream Wave2 WiFi

    • Up to 4600(AD) + 1733(5GHz)+ 800(2.4GHz) Mbps wireless speed.
    • Use AD WiFi to cut gaming latency even further with AD compatible gaming devices.
    • Use AC WiFi for a reliable, dedicated network for smooth gaming and minimal network congestion.

    Powerful 1.7GHz Quad Core Processor

    • The Quad-core 1.7GHz Processor keeps the speed consistent and reliable for your connected devices.
    • Supports many devices for better VR gaming, 4K streaming, surfing and more.
    • A powerful processor improves the performance efficiency of all connected devices.

    7 Gigabit Ethernet Ports, 10-Gigabit SFP+ Port

    • Connect your PC, gaming consoles, and other devices for fast wired speeds.
    • Aggregate two ports when connecting to compatible switch to get even more wired ports for gaming LAN parties.
    • 10 Gigabit LAN SFP+ Port for lightning fast backup and streaming from a NAS.

    Security

    • Maintain high security across your network to ensure your privacy & family is safe while online.
    • Protect your network identity and prevent DDoS attack. Use the VPN client to connect to the VPN server.
    • Requires existing VPN services. Select which of your connected devices use VPN and which are whitelisted.

    Optimize your network for gaming.

    XR700 XR500 Gaming Router

    XR700 XR500 Gaming Router

    XR700 XR500 Gaming Router

    Prioritize Your Gaming Traffic

    Prioritize gaming devices and allocate bandwidth by device to eliminate lag. Easily control the maximum upload and download speeds per device on the network to minimize sudden lag spikes while gaming.

    Assured Local Connection & Eliminate Lag

    Geo-Filter lets you fix your gaming lag by limiting distance to servers or other players. You can get a assured local connection and blacklist laggy opponents and whitelist your friends.

    Customizable Dashboard

    Personalize your gaming dashboard to view real-time bandwidth utilization by device, ping and many other parameters on a single screen.

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    Customer Reviews
    4.2 out of 5 stars
    635
    4.4 out of 5 stars
    4,751
    4.1 out of 5 stars
    593
    Price $46.62 $93.98 $290.00
    WiFi Speed AC1750 AC2600 AD7200
    Gaming Dashboard
    10 Gigabit Gaming - -
    Processor Dual-core 1.0GHz processor Dual-core 1.7GHz processor Quad-core 1.7GHz processor
    Number of Wired Ports 4 Ethernet Ports 4 Ethernet Ports 7 Ethernet Ports
    USB Ports 1 USB 3.0 Port 2 USB 3.0 Port 2 USB 3.0 Port
    WiFi Antennas 3 External 4 External 4 Active External
    XR500 XR700 Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFi Router

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    Customer reviews

    4.1 out of 5 stars
    4.1 out of 5
    593 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the ease of use of the router. They say the features of the admin OS are intuitive and informative. They also appreciate the DUMOS interface, which is very easy to use to control access. However, some customers report issues with connectivity, saying that the router randomly drops wired connections. Opinions are mixed on performance, wireless performance, quality, value, and gaming.

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    55 customers mention46 positive9 negative

    Customers like the ease of use of the networking router. They mention that it's easy to setup, user-friendly, and intuitive. They also say that the admin OS is informative and the DUMOS interface is very easy to use to control access, set up various logins, and assign bandwidth to various devices. Overall, customers say the interface is vast and has a lot of great options and features.

    "...The router is easy to set up once you understand what to do, though at the start the website loading will be slow and can glitch out meaning you..." Read more

    "...I compared QoS, ease of setup, user-"friendliness", signal strength, features, down & upload speeds...." Read more

    "...No waiting for applets to load on Duma Os either, everything is snappy and responding instantly within the phone app...." Read more

    "...The interface is simple enough to use even if you don't have much experience.Reliable, Powerful, and Best In Class...." Read more

    12 customers mention12 positive0 negative

    Customers like the controls of the router. They say it has good features, and they can control literally every little technical aspect of the device from their phone. They also appreciate the amount of control and capabilities it provides. Customers like that the router has priority settings for gaming, and the control via the DumaOS is amazing. They mention that the WiFi range is great, and that the control panel is much better.

    "...This device has greater wifi range, much better control panel, an actual OS running things behind the scenes and blazing fast speeds!..." Read more

    "So far I LOVE this router. The control via the DumaOS is amazing and I am finally getting the speed I pay for...." Read more

    "...The interface is vast and has lots of features. Some features like parental controls need to be added as soon as possible and is a must...." Read more

    "...You can control literally every little technical aspect of this router from your phone. Would give it 6 stars if I could." Read more

    117 customers mention74 positive43 negative

    Customers are mixed about the performance of the router. Some mention that it performs very well, with amazing throughput and functionality. However, others say that the web interface is sluggish and website loading is slow.

    "...panel, an actual OS running things behind the scenes and blazing fast speeds! There is no comparison between this router and the previous X6...." Read more

    "...BLAZING fast. Of course i power This Monster with Verizon's Gigabit internet. 1000 Gigabytes /1000 Gigabytes...." Read more

    "...up once you understand what to do, though at the start the website loading will be slow and can glitch out meaning you have to reset it but once you..." Read more

    "Router works real good." Read more

    73 customers mention49 positive24 negative

    Customers are mixed about the wireless performance of the router. Some mention it has a greater wifi range, better control panel, and an actual OS. They also say the signal strength is exceptional throughout their 2600 sq ft home, and they've gotten one of the best internet connections in a long time. However, others say that wifi clients could not reliably connect to the router, and there are wifi dropouts, random reboots, and unreliable connectivity.

    "Ever since I got this router i've gotten one of the best internet connections in a long time and i've got to say, I'm impressed with the features it..." Read more

    "...I compared QoS, ease of setup, user-"friendliness", signal strength, features, down & upload speeds...." Read more

    "...For one thing IP6 was not enabled. So, my iPhones would not even connect. Even after connecting to the router, I could not get to the internet...." Read more

    "...This device has greater wifi range, much better control panel, an actual OS running things behind the scenes and blazing fast speeds!..." Read more

    49 customers mention33 positive16 negative

    Customers are mixed about the quality of the router. Some mention that it's a very high quality router with performance at the center, and good solid hardware. They also say it'd be a solid choice for a gaming router, and reliable. Others say that the unreliability is unacceptable for o $400 router, it can become unrepairable, and the loading will be slow and glitch out.

    "...Signal Strength: All pretty much the same and very respectable (cover a home roughly 2500 sq ft across 2 levels) though the Archer C5400X..." Read more

    "...Reliable, Powerful, and Best In Class.An Absolute Must Have at this Day and Age in the World Of Technology.Ty. God's Speed" Read more

    "...to do, though at the start the website loading will be slow and can glitch out meaning you have to reset it but once you do it, the extra steps will..." Read more

    "...It boots quickly, and it was rock solid reliable for the few days I was using it...." Read more

    37 customers mention11 positive26 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the connectivity of the router. They mention that it drops wired connections for no apparent reason, and devices disconnect from the network. Some customers also report connection issues between their cable modem and the router, and say that the router is good wirelessly but wouldn't connect wired.

    "...for a few hundred bucks I have a router that disconnects randomly for no apparent reason and which sometimes the 5ghz band, doesn't even show up so..." Read more

    "...The web interface is vast and has a lot of stuff to configure and look at...." Read more

    "...The router features multiple connections to other devices as well that can result in multiple connections without gaining ping from the amount of..." Read more

    "...experience was disappointing for repeated service interruptions and “disconnects” that occurred during the routers useage...." Read more

    31 customers mention15 positive16 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the value of the networking router. Some find it worth the price, while others say the cost isn't fully justified and it's too much money for mediocre performance.

    "...meaning you have to reset it but once you do it, the extra steps will be worth the money...." Read more

    "...maximize the service, you must subscribe to a service plan that is fairly costly...." Read more

    "...For me and my needs it is unreal and well worth it...to the point I asked if it wanted to sleep in the bed with my wife and I as a reward and it..." Read more

    "...It is not the easiest price tag to afford but I can truly say I have no regrets about the purchase as you get what you pay for with technology...." Read more

    16 customers mention11 positive5 negative

    Customers are mixed about the gaming. Some mention it's great for gaming, and perfect for steaming and using VPN. They say it'll make a very pleasant gaming experience with no lag. However, others say it offers no apparent benefit for gaming whatsoever and is not helpful.

    "Great router for games, lowered my rainbow 6 ping by 1 - 2. not big but with a Google DNS it helped alot more...." Read more

    "...With the help of gaming software on this router, my online games have never played smoother. The Anti-Bufferbloat software really does work...." Read more

    "...even show up so I can connect to it at all and offers no apparent benefit for gaming whatsoever...." Read more

    "...I love the WIFI coverage and also the ability to let me game while other bandwidth hogs are in use...." Read more

    THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING NETGEAR
    1 Star
    THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING NETGEAR
    I’ve had issues with this router ever since I bought it. It would come and go with internet service and I thought it was the service provider. I call them to come out and check their system as they did. We found out that it was the router. As you can see from pic that the plastic from unpacking it is still on the router. I really couldn’t believe the other technician that the router was bad because it was less than 3 months old so I brought it home from my ranch to my house to try it there and sure enough it was bad. Therefore I’m finally able to track down Netgear phone number and call them thinking to get it replaced. They put me thru all the test to see what lights are lit and what color they are and because this time they were all lit and while she says that they show everything is working and in order to go any further with me I needed to buy an extended tech support for $50 before she could send me to a technician to find out if it was defective and issue me a new machine because by the time I got around to calling them is was slightly ove the 90 days of tech support to find out if the machine is bad that is warranted for a year. Not only is that a scam on Netgear’s part but it is deceptive to their customers. I bought this thing on amazon because I could get it quick and thought Netgear was a reprinted company and paid$460. I needs something that could handle a lot of traffic for when grand kids came to the ranch. I have 4 houses and Netgear in all of them. It’s really had to believ they would treat their customers like this but they have. Therefore if you EVER have trouble with a Netgear product and are more than a day over their 90 day limit they will hold you up for more money for them to connect u to a technician to see if the product that is warranted for a year is really defective. Their policies suck and are meant to deceive people to buy their products thinking they have a year warranty but it will cost u money to prove that they need to warranty it. Go elsewhere if you can. I wish they had 0 star ratings; they would have a big goose egg from me. And I never write reviews so you know it has affected me enough to spend this much time on one.
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    Top reviews from the United States

    Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2019
    Ever since I got this router i've gotten one of the best internet connections in a long time and i've got to say, I'm impressed with the features it also comes with its own custom website where you can adjust your own settings and especially get high speed connection. The router features multiple connections to other devices as well that can result in multiple connections without gaining ping from the amount of connections. The router is easy to set up once you understand what to do, though at the start the website loading will be slow and can glitch out meaning you have to reset it but once you do it, the extra steps will be worth the money. In conclusion I would recommend this router to others and I am willing to buy more product from the brand Nighthawk since they have been doing a good job on making good products to improve the quality of the internet.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2020
    This router is simply amazing...lets see where to begin. First off from pulling it out the box you feel like you have a miniature Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk in your hands.

    Lets get the annoying part out of the way first...the price and the setup. The setup was quasi user friendly but the whole process was slow and sluggish. There were a couple of times I thought it was broken as it would me to click next and so I would only to be greeted by a "this page cannot be found screen". This happened so many times I almost did not make it through the install phase.

    Luckily I kept at it because wow...wow wow wow. It was a lot (i mean ALOT) for me to try to justify spending what I did for this router as the old router I had (a Nighthawk model as well) had only been like $100 and served me well for nearly 7 years. I know a lot of the feature inherently built into this XR700 are standard but they were new to me and I was blown away. To be fair I had ordered 3 other routers to benchmark against each other (TP Link Archer C5400x, Asus AX6000, and the Netgear Nighthawk AD7200) to find the best overall one. I compared QoS, ease of setup, user-"friendliness", signal strength, features, down & upload speeds.

    Setup: Covered above (TP Link Archer C5400x won this hands down)
    User Friendliness: All roughly about the same
    QoS/Prioritization: Hands down the XR700. You can set the bandwidth and upload speed prioritization with ease
    as well as select between an option of having the prioritization set to all the time, when needed, or off. I set the
    prioritization to my PC (as I stream on Twitch) and turned on 3 T.vs for streaming (1 in 4k), my wife's phone
    watching a youtube video, my phone watching a youtube video, my kid's PC running a game. My gaming stream
    resulted in 0 lag as well as 0 lag on any of the devices. While I understand the test is not the norm with all that
    stuff on simultaneously but I needed to test the prioritization capabilities under load
    Download Speed (mb/s): Roughly the same
    Upload Speed (mb/s): I tested all of the routers under the load/stress described above and the XR700 all the way.
    C5400X ranged between 7-15mb/s up, and the Asus and AD7200 were slightly better between 22-27 mb/s.
    The XR700 came in at a 37-39 mb/s (mainly due to the Qos/Prioritization)
    Signal Strength: All pretty much the same and very respectable (cover a home roughly 2500 sq ft across 2 levels)
    though the Archer C5400X held a very slight lead. If you have a larger home and find an area with space where
    you don't get adequate signal you can use a range extender with the XR700. For you that would be something
    to consider as it would be an additional cost but for me the range of the Wifi of the XR700 is perfect me
    regardless if I was inside or outside.

    Final Thoughts: This is an expensive router. For me and my needs it is unreal and well worth it...to the point I asked if it wanted to sleep in the bed with my wife and I as a reward and it politely said no as we had just met and it only puts out a signal on the first date...and put out a signal it did. Keep in mind the points I made above as all the routers I tested were inherently good routers it is just this router for my needs was the best. Understand what your needs are before buying something with this eye gouging price tag unless you truly need and will utilize all that it has to offer.
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    Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2020
    Despite having an Ethernet connection to the router, it has cut out during a game and disconnected me from the game, ruining the game, numerous times. I know it isn't an issue with the game servers, because I check the ethernet connection in windows 10 and it says it is disconnected. Then maybe ten seconds later it will say 'identifying' and then connected again. Its as if the cable was unplugged (but it isn't the cable). This never happened with the router I 'upgraded' to this one from. (Turns out it was a downgrade).

    Another bad thing, sometimes the 5ghz wifi just plain doesn't show up at all. The router's 2.4ghz signal always shows up. For an expensive gaming router, it sure does fail at the ONE thing it needs to do reliably- STAY CONNECTED TO THE GAME/internet.

    I also noticed the web interface is sluggish. It seems to take it a while to load the little applets in the duma os the router is running. I wait and wait for it to load to be able to see the information I want to see. And I have to disable my ad blocker plug in too. This router has a bunch of stuff you don't need, maybe that's why it fails to perform well at the basics. I also noticed that I cannot use my nintendo switch in my bathtub even though it is only 25 feet away wtih the router with just the bathroom wall between it. To be fair my other devices work fine in the bathtub, so I could be the fault of the Switch.

    The supposed game optimization, well just forget it because chances are your specific game will not be supported by Duma Os. So don't factor that into your purchasing decision at all.

    I will say the the automatic configuration and setup wizard is really really good. It automatically sensed my connection type, ppoe, and all I had to do was input my login info from my ISP. The best I've ever seen as far as a setup wizard goes. It also appears to have some really cool features such as a built in Plex server and USB drive support for file sharing. I didn't try really hard to get them to work but those didn't appear to work either.

    So basically for a few hundred bucks I have a router that disconnects randomly for no apparent reason and which sometimes the 5ghz band, doesn't even show up so I can connect to it at all and offers no apparent benefit for gaming whatsoever. I would pick a $60 linksys tomato router over this any day of the week.

    I tried several things to resolve the disconnecting issue (by the way I have a 100mbps fiber internet connection with very low ping) , resetting, updating firmware, factory reset, etc. I am switching back to something simple that is ultra reliable, I am going to try google wifi and just hook up a switch/hub to it for my ethernet devices.

    Update: I tried a google wifi point with an 8 port switch hooked up to it and the performance of internet page loading is a bit snappier. That is reason enough by itself to switch to a google wifi point. No waiting for applets to load on Duma Os either, everything is snappy and responding instantly within the phone app. If I ever have any connection issues like I did with the xr700 I will return and update this review but I highly doubt I will. Do yourself a favor, save 300 bucks and get a google wifi point with a switch for additional ethernet ports if you need more than one free.
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    Top reviews from other countries

    mike
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beast router
    Reviewed in Canada on July 26, 2019
    A built in firewall would have been nice for the cost but still a great router
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    Diesel
    1.0 out of 5 stars XR700 is half baked..
    Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2019
    My experience with the Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR700 was not great. The router is not stable and the current public firmware version still have many issues that I encountered during my setup:

    • Disconnection with other devices
    • No support for 940Mbps speed on WAN/SFP+ Port to LAN Port
    • Random reboots
    • 4-Cores CPU Usage runs at 100%
    • Support with different browsers are buggy
    • User Interface is slow
    • Setup Wizard skip some options
    • No Parental Controls

    I did not expect to see those basic things not running correctly and especially that my Gigabit Internet Service Provider can barely reaches half of its speed. My previous XR500 was able to run my ISP connection at full speed but not on the XR700.

    I went on the Netgear Community and Netduma forum to get some help but I realized that I was not the only one who have those issues and someone advised me to open a ticket with the Netgear Support.

    The Netgear Support is not good. To solve my problem, they provide me the same firmware that is problematic without analyzing my case. It’s been weeks and the Technical Support Level 3 did not give me any update since. Judging with the released date of every single firmware, it will take months before they can fixed my problems. At that frequency, Netgear should hire more people to fix these bugs and test them before releasing a new firmware to the public.

    For now, it deserves one star until they can fix some issues. It’s a shame to pay for an expensive router that can’t work properly out of the box.
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