Comparison of Netgear WiFi AC1200 R6100 and Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5000
We are comparing the Netgear WiFi AC1200 R6100 and Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5000. It's important to look at key things like what the model is, who made it, how it connects, and how well it works. This will help you decide which router is right for you.
Let's compare the Netgear WiFi AC1200 R6100 and Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5000 to see which one is better!
 Netgear WiFi AC1200 R6100 (R6100) |
 Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5000 (R8300) |
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| Launch | ||
| 2013 | 2014 | |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 180 x 170 x 60 mm | 316 x 264 x 61 mm | |
| Weight | ||
| 322 g | 1.68 kg | |
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Atheros AR9344 @ 560 MHz | Broadcom BCM4709C0 @ 1.4 GHz | |
| RAM | ||
| 128 MB | 512 MB | |
| Flash | ||
| 128 MB | 128 MB | |
| OS | ||
| Netgear | Netgear | |
| Alternative OS | ||
| OpenWRT | ||
| Power supply | ||
| 12 V / 1.5 A | 12 V / 3 A | |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 IPv6 |
IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | ||
| 4 x 10/100 Mbps | 6 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| WAN ports | ||
| 1 x 10/100 Mbps | 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| Mobile network | ||
| no | no | |
| VPN support | ||
| no | OpenVPN | |
| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 4 x 2 dBi internal |
4 x external 4 x internal |
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| 2.4 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | |
| 5 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | |
| 6 GHz | ||
| 60 GHz | ||
| no | no | |
| Standards | ||
| IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Class | ||
| AC1200 | AC5000 | |
| Speed | ||
| 300 + 867 Mbps | 600 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | ||
| 23 dBm | 20 dBm | |
| Security | ||
| WPA WPA2 |
WPA WPA2 |
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| Guest network | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| 1 x USB 2.0 | 1 x USB 3.0 | |
| Print server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| File server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Features | ||
| Specials | ||
| Administration | ||
| Default IP | ||
| 192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.1 | |
| Default username | ||
| admin | admin | |
| Default password | ||
| password | password | |
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