The router you want
Netgear Nighthawk X10 AD7200
If money is no object and you are looking to buy the router of your dreams, look no further than the Netgear Nighthawk X10 AD7200. Not only is it the only router on our list to support 802.11ad, it also has a 10G SPF+ LAN port to connect to enterprise servers and switches (should you so need). It’s also the fastest router we tested and this enterprise-grade behemoth will cover a large house quite well.
| Top Theoretical Speed | 4600 Mbps on 60 GHz |
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| LAN Ports | 7 |
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| Antennas | 4 |
| MU-MIMO | Yes |
| QOS | Yes |
| Speedtest Inside | Yes |
The Netgear Nighthawk X10 AD7200 has almost all the bells and whistles, from a 1.7GHz quad-core CPU to Ethernet Port Aggregation (which improves file-transfer speeds) to beamforming and 160MHz Wi-Fi. The only thing you might be missing is the ability to tweak QOS settings for specific clients.
That said, you can manage your new favorite piece of equipment with either the Netgear Genie web-based console or the Genie mobile app. Buy it already. You know you want to.
