[Review] Netgear X4S AC2600

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Netgear’s AC2600 router - Netgear Nighthawk X4S(R7800).
Price: $399
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Content
1. Unboxing
2. First look
3. Physical Specs
4. Setting up
5. Netgear Genie
6. Wireless Speed Test
7. Wan-Lan speed Test
8. Pros & Cons

Let me know if there’s anything that you guys want me to test out!
 
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What’s inside

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4 Antenna(2x Antenna 1 + 1x Antenna 2 + 1x Antenna 3
Netgear X4S router
Network Cable
Power Adapter
 
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Physical Specs

Dimensions: 285 x 185 x 50 mm
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Led Indicator for Internet, 4 lan ports, 2 usb 3.0 ports & eSATA port
Wifi on/off button
WPS button
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LED on/off switch
4 LAN Ports
1 Internet/WAN Port
Power switch
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Setting Up

Netgear genie only took half a minute to get internet configured!
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Router/AP/Bridge Mode
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VLAN Tagging(Currently configured for Singtel Mio)
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Built in VPN
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Pros and Cons

Pros
It is features a 1.7GHz Dual Core Processor(Fastest in the market as of now).
2 USB 3.0 ports and eSATA port
The 5GHz band supports 160 MHz bandwidth mode.
MU-MIMO Technology
Able to maintain high throughput after 3 walls in 4 rooms flat
Cons
SSID and password have to be keyed in manually in bridge mode
4 LAN Ports which may not be enough
 
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Was told by a sales person at superstore this router has the fastest CPU@1.7Ghz in the market.... does improve gaming experience? thinking of gg to PC show to check see if got good lobang there
 

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:D I shall set it up tmr and walk to the storey directly below and let you know how's the signal and speed is like :s13:
 

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any idea wats the price now in the show?


















need to change my asus rt-n56u router as now most of my devices are on AC especially the apple stuff I have at home now from tablets to laptops and phone.
 
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