NETGEAR R7000, NETGEAR R8000 or something else?

malachi · 13 Sep 2015 at 00:42

Hi,
My VM Superhub v1 wireless is starting to play up, looking to replace it with an ac router, so what should I go for Netgear R7000, R8000 or a different router?

vintage-x · 13 Sep 2015 at 03:17

Ive just bought the r8000

Its a fantastic router. It hasn't skipped a beat. Love the android app which gives me a map of my network setup.

I get full wired speeds from my server to htpc and desktop.

Wireless is great too. I live in a very large house and I can get a WiFi signal from the other side 2 floors down whereas my superhub I can barley get a signal from the attic where my room is and the hub is downstairs.

malachi · 13 Sep 2015 at 14:19

Not worth going for the r7000 or a Asus brand?

FredFlint · 13 Sep 2015 at 20:42

I have a R7500 and it works well, i also have a Asus EA-AC87 Wireless Media Bridge/Access Point. If you just want to add better WIFI you could use something like Asus EA-AC87 Wireless Media Bridge/Access Point and plug it in AP mode and turn the VM routers WIFI off.