The Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 is a tri-band WiFi router that supports the AC5300 Wi-Fi speed standard. It has four internal and four external antennas, which are designed to improve WiFi performance by amplifying signals and reducing interference. The router also has six LAN ports, including two for multi-port aggregation.

Excellent data speeds Reasonable range Parental controls Works with both old and new systems Outstanding signal stability

The Nighthawk X8 has a peak throughput of just over 5.3 Gbps and can connect to a variety of devices via a single 2.4-GHz (1 Gbps) channel and a pair of 5-GHz (2.166 Gbps) data channels. It also features: Quad Stream, which maximizes connection speed by allowing up to four data streams per Wi-Fi band Dynamic QoS, which prioritizes video streaming and gaming Smart Connect, which designates slower and faster devices to separate Wi-Fi bands for best wireless speeds