Netgear RS300 for an affordable WiFi 7 option

Netgear has been at the forefront of pretty much every evolution of WiFi over many years and WiFi 7 is the latest of them. Having released a high performance Nighthawk product and a high-end Orbi series product, both with WiFi 7 – Netgear has recently announced a WiFi 7 product with affordability in mind.

Offering low-latency, and 2.4 times the local network speed than WiFi 6 when you start upgrading to WiFi 7 devices like Laptops, Phones etc – you’re going to benefit if you’ve got a WiFi 7 network at home.

We already have 1000mbps internet plans, and speeds more than that are coming – so – time to future proof folks!

“NETGEAR’s singular focus has always been to create and provide industry-leading solutions with powerful performance and secure WiFi connectivity.” said David Henry, president and GM of Connected Home Products and Services at NETGEAR. “Our newest WiFi 7 addition, Nighthawk RS300, delivers these connectivity benefits to a wider audience, helping them experience unprecedented speed and performance on their devices and applications with the strongest possible security available today.”

This Nighthawk RS3000 is a tri-band router with a tall narrow body design for large internal omni-directional antennas, providing range up to 230sq meters.

As with most Netgear products today, the RS300 also features Netgear Armour which gives you alerts to new devices on your network does security scans on them and is an all-in-one security solution for your home and devices.

Additionally, you can enable Netgear Smart Parental Controls after the 30 day trial to manage your kids online time too.

Netgear’s Nighthawk RS300 Technical Specifications:

• Blazing-Fast WiFi 7 Tri-Band Speeds up to 9.3Gbps – Experience combined Multi-Gigabit speeds up to 9.3Gbps with the ultra-fast 6GHz WiFi band for smoother WiFi experiences and less interference from neighbouring networks.
• 2.4x Faster Speeds – WiFi 7 delivers 2.4x faster speeds than WiFi 6 with ultra-wide 320MHz high-capacity channels and 4K QAM to maximise performance across your connected devices.
• Multi-Gig Speeds with 2.5Gig Internet Port –Use the 2.5Gbps internet port for today’s faster cable and fiber plans. Or link one LAN port and the internet port together for speeds up to 2Gbps for a modem that does not have a multi-gig port but supports link aggregation. Compatible with any internet service provider.
• Improved Performance with 2.5Gig Wired Ports –Enjoy improved performance on your gaming and entertainment devices by plugging them into the two 2.5Gbps ports for faster wired connections. And link the two 1Gbps LAN ports together for speeds up to 2Gbps for a NAS device.
• Easy file sharing – Plug a thumb drive to the router’s USB port to easily share files.
• Do It All with the Nighthawk® App – Configure your WiFi for peak performance on priority devices. Easily manage your network from anywhere, including pausing the Internet, running Internet speed tests, tracking your Internet data usage, setting up separate guest networks, and more.

You can find the Netgear Nighthawk RS300 from Netgear online or The Good Guys for $649.