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The Nighthawk AX5 RAX43 is Netgear's entry-level Wi-Fi 6 router, a dual-band AX4200 model with four external antennas and a single USB port. It covers the basics of Wi-Fi 6 — WPA3, OFDMA, 1024-QAM — at a tier below the tri-band Nighthawk AX6 and AX8, which add a second 5 GHz band and more streams. It suits apartments and small homes with a handful of devices rather than large multi-floor houses, where a mesh system does better. Owners like the easy setup and steady throughput up close; the common complaints are weak range through walls and firmware that needs occasional reboots.
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Lowest price we've seen: $139.99 on Nov 14 at Netgear. Tracked across 2 stores since Nov 14.
Reviewers treat the RAX43 as a solid budget Wi-Fi 6 router for small spaces. They praise setup and close-range speed, and criticise range and stability at distance.
The Netgear Nighthawk AX5 RAX43 is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) router released in 2019. It broadcasts on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands and has 4 external antennas.
Wireless speeds reach up to 4200 Mbps combined. That is 3603 Mbps on 5 GHz and 574 Mbps on 2.4 GHz. For wired devices it has 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports and 1 WAN port, plus a USB port.
Wireless security options include WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK and WPA3, and the router supports VPN. It is a standalone router, not a mesh system or a modem.
