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We have collected 2 reviews of the Netgear N750. Experts rate Netgear N750 7.5/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Netgear N750 and Netgear Routers.
Belkin's N750 Wireless Dual Band N+ Router ($129.99) has some improvements over the last Belkin router I reviewed, the Wireless Play Max Router. The N750 has much better throughput than the Play Max and is still well-stocked with features, plus it has a cool, unusual new look. On the other hand I don't like the fact that Belkin still insists on not equipping LAN ports with LEDs, making troubleshooting connectivity issues trickier. I also ran into some software issues while testing. These problems unfortunately detract from the great strides in engineering made represented in the N750. Belkin has re-vamped its router design since the Play Max. The N750 is the oddest-looking router I've ever seen; one of my fellow analysts observed it resembled a shark's fin. The router stands upright, and the sides slightly bulge. The design does limit positioning of the router, which must stand uprightit can't be placed horizontally. The Play Max's single large LED front panel is replaced on the N750 by a thinner LED - which indicates if the Internet connection is live. The front also houses a WPS setup button. The chassis' look is not just a design whim. The shape supports multibeam antennas that maximize the MIMO sphere and coverage.
I want to state outright: I have never seen faster throughput at the 5GHz band than with Netgear's N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router (WNDR4000) ($130, street). The vendor claims the router can do 450Mbps at the 5GHz band. In the lab, due to high performance throughput testing and real-world RF interference, if the product tests out at even half the vendor's touted rates, I consider that very good throughput. The N750 exceeded my expectations, getting a maximum throughput of 286Mbps at 5GHz. That's an unprecedented number, and only Netgear's N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router (WNDR3700) and the Cisco Linksys E4200 Maximum Performance Wireless-N Router come close to that kind of performance. While it didn't have the same comparable killer performance at 2.4Ghz, it was within striking distance of the top performers. Add dead-simple set up to sizzling speeds, and we've got a new Editors' Choice wireless router. Like the N600(WNDR3700), Netgear's N750 router is perfect for more advanced users and those who like to tweak their Wi-Fi networks. However, Netgear's new Genie wizard allows for a setup process that won't bewilder networking novices - although if you have true router-phobia, look to Cisco/Linksys' E-series, which practically sets itself up.
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Netgear Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition (wndr4300-100nas) | $99 | See it |
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Netgear Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition (WNDR4300-100NAS) | $99.95 | See it |
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NETGEAR N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition | $99.99 | See it |
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NETGEAR N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition | $99.99 | See it |
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Netgear WNDR4000 N750 Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router | $99.99 | See it |
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NETGEAR - N750 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router with 4-Port Ethernet Switch | $99.99 | See it |
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Netgear Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition (WNDR4300-100NAS) | $99.99 | See it |
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Netgear (wndr4300-100nas) N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Ed... | $109.99 | See it |
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Netgear WNDR4000 N750 Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router | $109.99 | See it |
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NETGEAR N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - WNDR4000 | $117.24 | See it |
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NetGear WNDR4000 N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 750 Mbps, Dual Band, 5x 10/100/1000 Ports, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz, IEEE 802.11 a/n 5.0 GHz (WNDR4000100NAS) | $119.99 | See it |
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NETGEAR N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - WNDR4000 | $119.99 | See it |
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Netgear NETGEAR N750 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition (WNDR4300) | $119.99 | See it |
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Netgear WNDR4300 N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition | $119.99 | See it |
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Netgear N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router | $119.99 | See it |
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Netgear N750 Wireless-N Dual Band Gigabit Router - Black (WNDR4000) | $119.99 | See it |
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Netgear WNDR4300-100NAS N750 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router - 5x 10/100/1000, 1 WAN, 4 LAN, RJ-45, 300 + 450 Mbps, 802.11a/b/g/n (WNDR4300-100NAS) | $119.99 | See it |
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Netgear NETGEAR N750 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition (WNDR4300) (WNDR4300-100NAS) | $119.99 | See it |
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NETGEAR WNDR4300-100NAS N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition WNDR4300 - Wireless router - 4-port switch - Gigabit LAN - 802.11 a/b/g/n - desktop | $123.82 | See it |
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NETGEAR WNDR4300-100NAS N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition WNDR4300 - Wireless router - 4-port switch - Gigabit LAN - 802.11 a/b/g/n - desktop | $127.35 | See it |
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NETGEAR WNDR4000-100NAS 4 Port Router Networking | $130 | See it |
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2yr Warranty Bonus-netgear Netgear Wndr4300 Wireless Router - Ieee 802.11n - Kit | $141.7 | See it |
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Netgear N750 Wireless Db Gig Router (wndr4000-100nas) - | $148.86 | See it |
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NETGEAR DGND4000 N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit DSL Modem Router - Premium Edition | $157.53 | See it |
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Netgear N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit DSL Modem Router - Premium Edition (DGND4000-100NAS) | $163.62 | See it |
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NETGEAR WNDR4300-100NAS N750 Wireless DB Gigabit Routr | $164.61 | See it |
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Netgear N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit DSL Modem Router - Premium Edition (DGND4000-100NAS) | $166.87 | See it |
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Netgear N750 Dual Band ADSL Gateway | $169 | See it |
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NETGEAR, N750 Wireless DB Gig Router (Catalog Category: Networking- Wireless B, B/G, N / Routers & Gateways) | $169.99 | See it |
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Netgear Dgnd4000 N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Dsl Modem Router | $169.99 | See it |
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NETGEAR DGND4000 N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit DSL Modem Router - Premium Edition | $169.99 | See it |
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NETGEAR DGND4000-100NAS N750 Dual Band ADSL Gateway | $196.56 | See it |