"Netgear Nighthawk AX12 review: A high-end 802.11ax router with bags of bandwidth"
" The Nighthawk AX12 is an exceptional router. It’s one of the first wave of 802.11ax devices (also known as Wi-Fi 6), offering real-world download speeds of 60MB/sec and more when accessed from a compatible client. What’s more, it’s the first router we’ve ever seen with 8x8 MU-MIMO capability. That means it can smoothly handle up to eight simultaneous wireless connections – perfect for a modern household that’s packed with smart devices.
The catch? All 802.11ax routers are expensive and this one is pricier than most. Sure, the specs are impressive, but are they really worth £360?"
https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/netgear/1410004/netgear-nighthawk-ax12-review
A user at another instance was commenting about having bought this exact router, and that it solved his problem with patchy coverage in some areas of his home.
That can be difficult, specially if there are solid walls, masonry or even concrete, between the router and the client devices.
I searched and found this review, read it and liked it. A fair and detailed evaluation. The router is currently VERY pricy - listed at near 300 UK Pounds.
And you really only benefit from that investment if you already have one of the few devices that are new enough to support the 802.11ax protocols, aka WiFi-6.
The design is pretty interesting, makes me think of a Death Star fighter in a Star Wars sequel. 😜
His testing measured thruput, download speed from a local server to a client, of up to 60 MegaBytes per second. That can only work with a Gigabit connection from server to router, as that thruput is already approaching 600 Mb/s.
I personally like and use wired networks for any static device; desktop, smart TV, media box, I would wire them all. But this is neat. 😃
What do you all think? A bit pricey, but it's coming.
@compass_straight_edge Yes, the article mentions the maximum thruput and it's much less on the crowded 2.4 GHz channels.
They are using very, very wide band for the high speeds on 5 GHz too.
5 GHz band is more sensitive to obstructions, so it doesn;t reach as far as the 2.4 GHz channels do.
Yes, reapeaters or a mesh do have good results, specially the mesh ones from what I have seen.
The 'wings' on the router nicely conceal the 12 antennas total that this router has.
@design_RG Those large speeds are only on the 5GHz band as opposed to the normal 2.4GHz. Given a fixed power consumption, increasing the frequency decreases range.
The person probably got a good coverage because of those big boy antennas.
As long as you are not gaming the most cost effective solution would probably be small repeaters through the house.
That is, if you really want wireless.
Cable is usually better.
There are also adapters to transmit data over power cables but I don't think they are usually very good. And unless you encrypt everything there is the small risk that your neighbors can sniff your network from their power outlets too. Given that the cable path is not too long.