Netgear Launches the Nighthawk RAX40

Stefan Mileschin · 10th April 2019, 10:05

Netgear has been announcing new members in their Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax router family regularly over the last few months. We discussed the launch of the RAX80 and RAX120 in detail last November. Since then, Netgear has also introduced a tri-radio solution, the RAX200. The RAX80, RAX120, and RAX200 currently have MSRPs of $400, $500, and $600 respectively. These price points have made it challenging from a market adoption encouragement perspective.

Netgear is aiming to address this issue with a new Nighthawk RAX40 AX3000 router. This AX4 model has a 4-stream configuration. Its $200 MSRP is significantly lower than the price points at which the other Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6 routers are being sold. While the previous Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6 routers were based on either Broadcom or Qualcomm silicon, the RAX40 is based on Intel's Moore Rapids platform (Intel Home Wi-Fi Chipset WAV600 series).

The table below summarizes the specifications of the four Wi-Fi 6 routers currently in the Netgear Nighthawk family.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/14186...-wifi-6-router

10th April 2019, 10:05	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,514	Netgear Launches the Nighthawk RAX40 Netgear has been announcing new members in their Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax router family regularly over the last few months. We discussed the launch of the RAX80 and RAX120 in detail last November. Since then, Netgear has also introduced a tri-radio solution, the RAX200. The RAX80, RAX120, and RAX200 currently have MSRPs of $400, $500, and $600 respectively. These price points have made it challenging from a market adoption encouragement perspective. Netgear is aiming to address this issue with a new Nighthawk RAX40 AX3000 router. This AX4 model has a 4-stream configuration. Its $200 MSRP is significantly lower than the price points at which the other Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6 routers are being sold. While the previous Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6 routers were based on either Broadcom or Qualcomm silicon, the RAX40 is based on Intel's Moore Rapids platform (Intel Home Wi-Fi Chipset WAV600 series). The table below summarizes the specifications of the four Wi-Fi 6 routers currently in the Netgear Nighthawk family. https://www.anandtech.com/show/14186...-wifi-6-router

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Netgear Preps Next-Gen 4G and 5G Nighthawk Wi-Fi Hotspots	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	7th March 2019 09:11
Netgear’s new Nighthawk router is built for pro gamers	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	10th January 2018 06:40
Netgear Launches Nighthawk X4S AC3200 DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem Router	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	12th July 2017 08:10
Netgear Nighthawk M1: LTE Cat 16 Router up to 1 Gbps	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	3rd February 2017 05:51
Netgear launches Nighthawk X10 – claims world speed record	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	26th October 2016 09:22
Netgear Launches 802.11ad-Enabled Nighthawk X10	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	21st October 2016 07:15
NETGEAR Announces the Nighthawk X4S AC2600 Router	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	5th January 2016 07:46
Netgear Introduces the Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Wi-Fi Router	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	2nd October 2015 11:51
NETGEAR Launches Nighthawk X4S Router	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	2nd September 2015 20:20
Netgear Launches Nighthawk AC1900 Modem-Router	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	16th June 2015 11:08