NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 vs NETGEAR R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

Comparison of Nighthawk X6, R8000

37 specifications	A NETGEAR Nighthawk X6View product	B NETGEAR R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model R8000 View product
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimat	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8
Other featuresidentical
USB versionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

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