{"id":299614,"date":"2019-03-18T16:35:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T14:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=299614"},"modified":"2019-03-18T16:36:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T14:36:46","slug":"netgears-new-extreme-wi-fi-router","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wireless\/299614-netgears-new-extreme-wi-fi-router.html","title":{"rendered":"Netgear&#8217;s new extreme Wi-Fi router"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netgear has unveiled its latest high-end gaming Wi-Fi router, the Nighthawk Pro Gaming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netgear.com\/gaming\/XR300\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>XR300<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company said the device is the &#8220;best gaming router&#8221; on the market, and is aimed at PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and mobile gamers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This latest member of the Nighthawk Pro Gaming product family is designed to minimize ping and latency&#8230; and leverages a purpose-built gaming dashboard powered by DumaOS, critical for an enhanced online gaming experience,&#8221; said Netgear.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The XR300 ensures that every gamer is provided with a competitive edge to dominate their game, on their platform of choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Users will be able to access several gaming-focused features on the router, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduced lag through gaming prioritisation. This includes geo-filtering to limit the distance to game servers or other players.<\/li>\n<li>Prioritise gaming devices and allocate bandwidth on a per-device basis, including maximum download and upload speeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Netgear said the XR300 also comes with a gaming dashboard that lets users &#8220;tweak every aspect of your connection&#8221; to ensure an optimised experience.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Hardware<\/h3>\n<p>On the hardware side, the router features four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports, one WAN port, and 802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz and 5GHz).<\/p>\n<p>It is powered by a dual-core 1GHz processor, and includes three external antennas and &#8220;Beamforming+&#8221; for improved range and performance of the Wi-Fi bands.<\/p>\n<p>The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR300 will be available from April 2019. The current US price is $199.99.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR300<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-299628 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-1-640x388.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-1-640x388.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-1-600x364.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-1-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-1-1200x727.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-1.jpg 1343w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-299630 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-2-640x388.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-2-640x388.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-2-600x364.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-2-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-2-1200x727.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nighthawk-2.jpg 1343w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S-dl2Mtr2XE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/299172-the-coolest-laptops-you-can-buy-in-south-africa-right-now.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The coolest laptops you can buy in South Africa right now<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netgear has unveiled its latest high-end gaming Wi-Fi router, the Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR300.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":299632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[24264,58060],"class_list":["post-299614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wireless","tag-netgear","tag-nighthawk-pro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299614"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299614"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299634,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299614\/revisions\/299634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}