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NetGear R7500v2 AC2350 Router US $129.99 Ex/ $144.92 Inc Delivery at Amazon (AU $168.19 / $187.67)

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Great price for this router (suitable for cable/nbn that doesn't require a modem) - a step above the R7000 which is sometimes on sale for around $200 AU - except faster with eSATA port for fast NAS capability and 2 x USB 3.0 ports instead of the 1 x 3.0 1 x 2.0 on the R7000

Price quoted is for delivery to metro / capital.

This cannot run tomato due to the chipset - but there is OpenWRT available

AC2350 WiFi-600+1733 Mbps speeds
Four-stream (4x4) WiFi architecture for lag-free gaming and smoother 4K video streaming
Multi-User MIMO technology for more throughput with simultaneously streamed data for multiple device
Powerful 1.4GHz dual Core Processor and dynamic QoS for smooth jitter-free gaming
Network storage-ready with super-fast twin USB 3.0 and eSATA

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  • GreenLego on 21/03/2017 - 02:40
    +1

    Does it have a 110v-240v power or will you need a stepdown transformer?

    • twocsies on 21/03/2017 - 08:00

      From the user guide: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R7500v2/R7500v2_U…

      Power adapter
      • North America: 100-240V, 50/60 Hz input
      • UK, Australia: 100-240V, 50/60 Hz, input
      • Europe: 100-240V, 50/60 Hz input
      • All regions (output): 12V/3.5A DC output

      • effgee on 21/03/2017 - 09:43

        not sure that mean you actually get the AU adaptor to click onto the supplied wallwart.

        • twocsies on 21/03/2017 - 11:00

          If you order it from Amazon USA store, I doubt very highly that the AU adaptor plug will be supplied. The good thing is that you can technically use a $1 US to AU adaptor, but the adaptor likely does not have the AU Tick.

        • effgee on 21/03/2017 - 21:49

          @twocsies:

          plus most of those adaptors are either crappy, bulky or both.
          A decent AU 3.5A power pack will cost more than you save here

  • xdirex on 21/03/2017 - 02:42

    My requirements for home are decent HD streaming and reasonably speedy NAS. Is this a good bang for buck choice or overkill?

    Had a few Netgear ~$100ish routers which never did a great job (4000 and 6000).

    • Kaboda on 21/03/2017 - 04:54

      I am pretty happy with my R7000 and this is cheap compared to any other I've seen previously for sale. I presume your NAS is stand alone?

      • xdirex on 21/03/2017 - 08:20

        My setup consisted of:

        • Haswell Celeron, Win10 , Kodi on main TV, serving media from HDD to other PCs/players, iTunes homeshare, Plex for transcoding to old devices, ethernet to router
        • Android TV box upstairs connected via Powerline AV500
        • LG Smart TV in basement
        • 5 to 10 devices (OSX, Android, IOS, Xbox One, PS3) using wifi, some pulling files from server

        I'm returning from a year overseas, living in a smaller place, and my requirements will be simpler this time around:

        • hopefully eliminate server completely, and use external USB3 HDD plugged into router for NAS (important)
        • eliminate the need for Powerline adapters
        • Android TV (Amlogic s905 with Openelec) box on main TV instead of using server as player
        • Alternative to iTunes homeshare
        • ek on 21/03/2017 - 08:58
          +2

          To be honest, I would get R8000 or AC88U so I don't need to think about router for few years.

          If you need gigabit connection and eliminate powerline adapters, get this(or any gigabit router) and get a cheap router with multi bridging capacity.

          or get cheap router and use the old router as repeater to save money.

        • Kaboda on 21/03/2017 - 09:41

          Hi Xdirex,
          Good explanation.

          From my experience I didn't think the usb3 hdd to the router was very good.
          I plugged it in a few times. It was setup from router to Samsung TV through ethernet and streamed through DNLA. It was extremely slow to load the contents of the hard disk.

          As a router it's doing a decent job in terms of wifi / ethernet speed and range. As a NAS replacement I wouldn't recommend it.
          I also really want to retire my HP microserver but bloody PLEX took Amazon web services out of the picture.

          I can't really think of a better solution for you as I am also using powerlines here and there.

        • xdirex on 21/03/2017 - 09:53

          @Kaboda:

          Really appreciate the reply - the USB HDD functionality was my main concern.

          I haven't done extensive research, but it seems every router review I read says this is crap, slow, and not suitable for daily use (working on files and folders).

          I'm wondering what price point this becomes feasible?

        • Kaboda on 21/03/2017 - 09:55

          @xdirex: I am not sure if it's the processor on the router that's the bottleneck because it's only a dual core from memory.

          Maybe you can read reviews of routers with a Quad core processor ? And see if anyone mentions better USB functionality on them.

          Good luck mate if I think of something I'll PM you.

    • badonde on 21/03/2017 - 16:06

      Hey xdirex

      I have a similar set up to you.
      I recently purchased an R7000 (step down from this) and have

      Amazon Fire TV Stick with Kodi Connected via Wifi 5G to router
      4TB External USB3 HDD plugged into router and shared
      All streams fine via wifi (only tried 1080p content but have no issues)

      I find transferring data to the HDD via the network is fast - and I purchased the R7000 because it had the best transfer rates to Network Attached Storage compared to the ASUS or others in its class.

      This is working really well for me - I have opted not to go for a discrete NAS unit or a server as the Netgear is meaty enough to handle this job and NAS functionality is working well.

  • garage sale on 21/03/2017 - 07:39

    It's devices connecting to the router which can be the letdown, not many end devices have antennas or chipsets that can maximize the router capability.

  • lomie on 21/03/2017 - 09:33

    Is OpenWRT like Gargoyle where there is a GUI/web interface?

  • dbun1 on 21/03/2017 - 10:12

    Tempting at that price.

    Probably will end up going the Ubiquiti route though

  • Hirolol on 21/03/2017 - 10:59

    Will I see an increase in internet speed if I get this and upgrade the card in my pc?
    Currently I think mine is N200 or whatever comes with telstra cable internet.
    Its decent enough but if somehow I can get more speed then that would be nice

    • yojabbajabba on 21/03/2017 - 12:29

      If you're running an N150 or N300 router you should expect maximum data transfer speeds of 150MBPS / 350MBPS one-way (depending on channels, it may slow down if the channel is shared).

      In it's simplest terms, if you speed of cable internet is lower than these MBPS theoretical maximums (use Speedtest.net to find out) then you may not get the internet faster to your devices.

      Other considerations to your Wifi speed and capacity:
      - Number of devices connected simultaneously
      - Number of channels running to handle those simultaneous connections.
      - Other data that is being transferred intra-network (like streaming Xbox to your pc using your local network.)

      • Hirolol on 21/03/2017 - 16:16
        +1

        Well,
        I just did a speed test and I get about 45mbits so I guess there is plenty of room to play with.
        I'm usually the only one that uses it so it's no problem

  • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 21/03/2017 - 11:05

    this is not a modem also right?

    • badonde on 21/03/2017 - 11:08

      Correct this is just a router - if you have ADSL you will need to connect this to a modem.

  • Feral cantaloupe on 21/03/2017 - 13:23

    How long do items like this usually take to arrive? Are the shipping time guides on the Amazon web site normally accurate?

    • badonde on 21/03/2017 - 16:03

      Around 10 business days to get to Brisbane for me Feral cantaloupe
      I like the convenience of Parcelpoint pick up - they have a lot of convenience stores that you can get it delivered to and collect anytime (some even open 24hrs)

  • badonde on 21/03/2017 - 16:56

    1hr left on the deal - finishes at 6PM AEDST

  • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 21/03/2017 - 17:18

    Hesitant to buy this ever since nbn announced they would be rolling out FTTdp next year in my area. Not even sure what modem will be required

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