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NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Desktop WiFi Range Extender EX7000 100NAS
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.9
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
0
Unverified
415
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WIFI
1 GHz
PROCESSOR CLOCK
Dual Core
PROCESSOR TYPE
Review Analysis - 585 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Network
256extender, wifi, house, nighthawk, range extender
+87%
-13%
" ... 200 feet from my house. ... I placed the extender in my garage ceiling about 50 feet from the router. ... I get a good signal strength and feel with a little moving around and trying different spots I could improve on the signal. ... "
" ... We installed the Nighthawk at the top of the stairs and we have had strong, fast WiFi from day one. ... "
" ... Gave me the boost to cover the whole house and yard with 5G. ... Getting a very good -55 to -65 dBm at both ends of the house and upstairs. ... Finally getting full speed performance on second floor computers. ... "
" ... Purchased this WiFi Extender to provide wireless to my man cave in the detached garage, 20 yards away. ... Signal strength is 100% and streaming movies play on my big screen flawlessly. ... "
" ... extender works REALLY well, very good extension and so far very reliable. ... we are using the unit to extend to a 2nd building about 80 feet away, and there is no loss in download speed. ... "
" ... Great option for near full strength signal on opposite side on my 3k sqft home. ... "
" ... I installed this unit in the kitchen of my house and it completely powered my whole house with WIFI. ... "
" ... Works Great an it really does extend your Range, even to my Backyard! ... "
Wifi
138extender, wi fi, netgear, signal, nighthawk
+83%
-17%
" ... I purchased this to expand my Wi Fi to an outdoor work shop aprox. ... "
" ... It creates extra wifi connection points, which is inconvenient when it comes to travelling around your home with a phone and needing to switch wifi networks manually. ... "
" ... We installed the Nighthawk at the top of the stairs and we have had strong, fast WiFi from day one. ... "
" ... I installed this unit in the kitchen of my house and it completely powered my whole house with WIFI. ... "
" ... This is very simple to setup and puts out a very strong signal for your wifi network. ... "
" ... I have a 4000 sqft place and my whole place is wifi-ed. ... "
" ... Now I have 100% Wi-Fi coverage in every corner of my house and to be honest I can stay on my Wi-Fi even while I am out cutting the yard. ... "
" ... I added the Nighthawk AC1900 Wi-Fi Range Extender and all areas of my apartment are now covered by Wi-Fi. ... "
Setup
129minutes, easy, easy to setup, easy to set, set
+94%
-6%
" ... I plugged this product in, set it up via an iPhone thingy, and was up and running with a more powerful wireless extension in minutes. ... "
" ... I set the switch to Extender, plugged the device in, hit the WPS button per the directions, and the networks were ready to go. ... "
" ... straightforward setup, went well. ... "
" ... The unit is easy to setup and use ... "
" ... Simple and easy setup and works as it should great range and good speeds. ... "
" ... Setup instructions from website are more helpful than what's included. ... "
" ... The setup was relatively easy. ... I had to create an account in order to complete the setup since I could not get the WPS to work. ... "
" ... Very powerful, yet easy to setup. ... "
Capacity
100signal, ft, extender, garage, upstairs
+97%
-3%
" ... 200 feet from my house. ... "
" ... Getting a very good -55 to -65 dBm at both ends of the house and upstairs. ... "
" ... Purchased this WiFi Extender to provide wireless to my man cave in the detached garage, 20 yards away. ... "
" ... Great option for near full strength signal on opposite side on my 3k sqft home. ... "
" ... Works Great an it really does extend your Range, even to my Backyard! ... "
" ... Despite my router weak signal in very next to it room, extender provides full lines strong signal among whole 3bdr apartment. ... "
" ... I definitely recommend it if you need to strengthen your signal in either a part of your home or your yard. ... "
" ... My router is in the basement, this extender is on the first floor. ... "
Ease of Use
89easy to set, set, easy to setup, setup, works great
+92%
-8%
" ... The unit is easy to setup and use ... "
" ... Simple and easy setup and works as it should great range and good speeds. ... "
" ... But very simple. ... "
" ... The setup was relatively easy. ... "
" ... Very powerful, yet easy to setup. ... "
" ... Simple browser based interface. ... "
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... Once finally setup it works great. ... "
ISP
62extender, internet, nighthawk, works great, router
+76%
-24%
" ... This extender helped preserve my sanity 😉 ... "
" ... I have it extending Time Warner broadband and getting my full 100 Mb/s ... "
" ... I was lucky if I got past 20 mbps (I have the 150mbps plan), so I returned those and bought this. ... "
" ... doubled my speeds ... "
" ... This extender works great. ... "
" ... I know some may think this is unrealistic but here is the OOKLA site showing the speeds. ... http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/d/ec259439-91e8-4992-878f-f9affc9f8a05 ... "
" ... We bought a Nighthawk router in the attempt to provide internet service to our renters. ... "
" ... needed a better router ... "
Product Reliability
52weeks, working, stopped working, netgear, ago
+33%
-67%
" ... I bought this in April 2017 worked fantastic until Nov 2017 . ... "
" ... Unless you plan on rebooting this device every day or so, look elsewhere as Netgear seems to be ignoring this issue. ... "
" ... I only had this product for a couple of days, then returned it because the horrible lack of security in the set-up process caused me to not trust having it on my network. ... "
" ... Stopped working in 8months ... "
" ... I bought this inJune 2017 and it stopped working in November 2017! ... I bought two of these devices and they just stopped working. ... "
" ... The other stopped working after a couple of months use. ... "
" ... Proved to be defective. ... "
" ... I purchased this product 4 months ago and it stopped working. ... "
Device Compatibility
45connect, extender, connected, wifi, network
+76%
-24%
" ... Just plug it in and set up your password! ... "
" ... This is honestly the best extender I have ever used I have my smart home and streaming devices on it and everything works so fluidly ... "
" ... Now I can easily connect to my devices anywhere in my home. ... Connected flawlessly the first time I set it up. ... "
" ... I also wanted to be able to use it as a network switch so I could simultaneously boost speeds and plug in my printer to the network, which is in a separate room from the router/modem. ... "
" ... Along with my high speed wireless for half of my desktop and laptop computers ... I needed the ability to have CAT5 connections for some of the servers in my home office that did not come with wireless cards. ... It is much easier to add and remove devices from my network. ... "
" ... I also like that it registers as being within my normal network so I can stream stuff via chrome cast from my phone that's connected to the extender to the chromecast that's connected to my main router without having to switch my phone to the main router. ... "
" ... It will allow you to connect but then you can’t do anything. ... "
" ... Upstairs running 4 devices (2 cell phones, 1 laptop, 1 security camera) with no interruption with Netgear, and 4 devices downstairs (1 laptop, 2 smart tvs, 1 laptop) on Verizon router. ... "
Overall performance
31speeds, performance, fast, job, works great
+97%
-3%
" ... Does the trick. ... "
" ... But, performance is great! ... "
" ... It also lets you choose between a 2GB and a 5GB bandwith ... "
" ... Works fine while it works. ... "
" ... doubled my speeds ... "
" ... But performance has been good so far. ... "
" ... Does the JOB its suppose to do. ... "
" ... Not only that, I'm also getting much faster speeds than before. ... "
Ports
29plug, extender, router, wifi, ethernet ports
+79%
-21%
" ... so if you are worried about installing a wireless extender vs. using 50 feet of Cat5 cable, rest easy. ... "
" ... Finally, this DOES have an Ethernet connection on the bottom to use as an access point or to connect a device with cable to the network. ... "
" ... I had a cheaper extender before that you simply plug into an outlet. ... "
" ... Just plug it in and set up your password! ... "
" ... I also wanted to be able to use it as a network switch so I could simultaneously boost speeds and plug in my printer to the network, which is in a separate room from the router/modem. ... "
" ... The solution was a WiFi bridge with a strong transmitter that could wirelessly connect to my main WiFi router and then attach Ethernet cables to my Internet devices. ... "
" ... plug should be moved ... "
" ... I already had a wired router and plugged that in, and then bought this device. ... "
Marketplace
28works, amazon, advertised, described, expected
+75%
-25%
" ... Product works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Tried a cheaper one first and had no luck. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works just as expected! ... "
" ... It works Thank You ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... Thank you NETGEAR for creating such a great solution at a great price! ... "
Returns
23could, returned, item, defective, days
+13%
-87%
" ... Sadly, I am also beyond my return window. ... "
" ... She then said that I could not return the item until I proved to her that it did not work. ... "
" ... I am returning it. ... "
" ... Since it's passed 30 days from purchase, I can't return it. ... "
" ... After a few days, I returned it. ... "
" ... I was just looking to see if I could return it because I thought I am totally unsatisfied with this, but I am outside my return window. ... "
" ... And, of course, too late to return it. ... "
" ... too much hassle to return. ... "
Price
21price, money, waste of money, waste, worth the money
+62%
-38%
" ... Well Worth the Price! ... "
" ... I would recommend this product to everyone who needs a good repeater without the crazy price ... "
" ... ~$25 cheaper too. ... "
" ... Well worth the investment, IMO. ... "
" ... This was worth every penny I paid. ... "
" ... The price is good for what it does. ... "
" ... Best $99 purchase ever! ... "
" ... Trust me its worth every penny. ... "
Product As Described
12advertised, described, expected, product, performs
+83%
-17%
" ... Product works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works just as expected! ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... Works exactly as expected ... "
" ... does the job as described. ... "
" ... Works exactly as advertised. ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
WiFi: Yes
Performance
Processor Clock: 1 GHz
Processor Type: Dual Core
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