Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

The router game is heating up once again, after being dormant for what seemed like an eternity, thanks to new iterations of the Broadcom XStream platform. We first examined this platform for 802.11 AC ...

NETGEAR unveiled a new tri-band WiFi 802.11ac router, the Nighthawk X8 R8500. Powered by a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, the R8500 operates at a combined speed of up to 5.3Gbps, with two 5GHz bands that ...

Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router pros and cons, Amazon price history. Liked: Top-notch performance Highly Configurable Disliked: Relatively Expensive ...

To see how we tested the Netgear R8500, be sure to read this link for an explanation. We had already established a testing regimen with our previous roundup, so we ran the Netgear router through the ...

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