NETGEAR

Nighthawk AX12 12-Stream AXE11000 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router (RAXE500)

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NETGEAR Nighthawk AX12 12-Stream AXE11000 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router (RAXE500)

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Last updated: Apr 6, 2026

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r/GeForceNOWMy WiFi Router users
2 months ago

Nighthawk 500RAXE. It’s been flawless so far.

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r/HomeNetworkingWhich WiFi 7 Router is best Bang For Your Buck
7 months ago

I went with a discounted high end wifi 6e router a couple months ago and have been very pleased. Netgear nighthawk RAXE500

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r/HomeNetworkingWhich router should I pick? Light gaming/remote work/4 people
10 months ago

I did a bunch of searching before I ended up with my nighthawk RAX30, my brother in law is also tech savvy and most of the complaints I read about he confirmed. My nighthawk is at my ex-wives place, I now live with my sister and brother in law and we use his nighthawk RAXE500, their house is a large ranch style home and I have great WiFi all the way across the house. About the same speeds on my Xbox on WiFi that got at my apartment direct wired, but obviously more buffering time. Trying to get them to let me run a cable through the attic to hardwire lol but this does just fine for me. They had an ASUS and a TP link previously and they both were meh.

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r/SpectrumCan anyone recommend a good router for me?
4 months ago

Netgear nighthawk. Spend what you can afford for the coverage you need.

r/SpectrumLooking For Good Wifi Router. Any Recommendation?
3 months ago

Nighthawk, I’ve got a rs700 but the 500 is good too. I wanted the best I could get so I went with a refurb 700. Love it.

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r/techsupportWIFI Router TP Link vs Netgear
7 months ago

Netgear Nighthawk AX12 is really great router and can easily handle more than 10 users. Though if you want to change and If budget is not an issue then, I would suggest you to get Mesh Router with Wifi 6 or 6E like TP Link Deco series or Netgear Orbi series.

r/techsupportWIFI Router TP Link vs Netgear
7 months ago

Yes, definitely Netgear Nighthawk AX12 will perform way better than TP link.

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r/techsupportWIFI Router TP Link vs Netgear
7 months ago

You were right. The Netgear blows the TP Link out of the water!

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r/GeForceNOWIs this good ping for 4k/120 on C2 using wifi?
5 months ago

sadly i have a netgear nighthawk 6e router, was 300$ 4 years ago.

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r/HomeNetworkingNetgear? NEVER AGAIN!!!
10 months ago

very happy with my spaceship router

r/HomeNetworkingNetgear? NEVER AGAIN!!!
10 months ago

i have a $400 netgear,,,bought a couple years ago.. has the fold out wings...very happy with netgear

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r/buildapcsales[Router] NETGEAR Nighthawk 5-Stream AX5 WiFi 6 Router (RAX43) AX4200 - $49.99 @ Amazon Renewed
4 months ago

I dont know about this model but fuck Netgeat Nighthawk. I owned a different one few years ago that was supposed to be a a high spec version, and it caused me infinite problems, which all disappeared when I bought a different one.

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r/HomeNetworkingNeed some help choosing a suitable router.
7 months ago

I agree. I have tried numerous Netgear products, going back to a PCMCIA card, and all of them have had problems. The last Nighthawk I had constantly resulted in "Connected, No internet" for too many devices.