I am not sure that is enough to count as a “next wave”, but it has got me very interested in testing out the R8500. By moving the amplifiers from the mainboard to the tops of the antennas, there should be a clear benefit in signal strength and clarity. ![]() Alongside this, it also includes a feature that should have a tangible benefit for all clients – active antennas. Generally, I am inclined to dismiss this sort of hyperbole, but the $350/£350 802.11AC includes features that are a reasonable step up from other models including: quad-streams, two 802.11AC radios, Wave 2 enhancements, and six Gigabit Ethernet ports, with two 802.3ad (link aggregation) enabled. ![]() NETGEAR touts the Nighthawk X8 AC5300 (R8500) Smart Wi-Fi router as “the next wave in Wi-Fi”.
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