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Forums › LAN (ethernet/Wifi/routers/Bluetooth) › NETGEAR R9000 Nighthawk X10 Smart Wi-Fi Router
Skillie

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#207465 27-Dec-2016 16:40
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Wow - it comes with a Plex server and hefty price tag!

 

From SNB: www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/33046-netgear-r9000-nighthawk-x10-smart-wifi-router-reviewed

 

"Like the TP-Link Talon, the R9000 is at its heart a 4x4 AC2600 class MU-MIMO enabled router with a single-stream 60 GHz 802.11ad aka "WiGig" radio along for the ride. Maximum link rate math is 800 Mbps (2.4 GHz) + 1733 Mbps (5 GHz) + 4600 Mbps (60 GHz) = 7133, rounded up to 7200."

 

Conclusion: better value for money buying an AC2600 class router if you want a 4x4 router (like NETGEAR R7800 Nighthawk X4S Smart WiFi Gaming Router).




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  #1698769 5-Jan-2017 10:57
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mdf:
sbiddle:

 

802.11ad is a game changer in the wireless space though, the big question is just whether it will take off with 802.11ax right around the corner.

 

 

 

They were demonstrating the TP-Link Talon at CES earlier this year pushing 2.3Gbps over WiFi.

 

 

 

 

 



@sbiddle - regardless of which standard becomes standard (if that makes sense?), as wireless frequencies get pushed higher they're going to be more limited range, right? Any idea (or even instinctive guess) whether high frequency access points will be available ceiling mounted w POE or only as traditional 240V boxes? I'm renovating room by room, including ethernet runs. I'm now wondering if I should include a run in the ceiling for each room - downstairs rooms don't have a ceiling cavity to get into later.

I have zero need for gigbit wifi now, but aiming to future proof as much as possible. On the other hand, there's no point in additional work for something that has zero chance of ever being used.

 

Yes as frequencies go up range and coverage reduces. 60GHz signals basically won't leave a room, and that's the beauty of the standard.

 

There are no AP's around that are 240V powered now - everything is either POE powered or if it's not it's powered by a plug pack and can be made POE powered with a $2 passive POE injector/splitter at each end.

 

 

 

 

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