NETGEAR Announces Sub-$100 Draft 11ac Router

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Tim Higgins

NETGEAR logoUpdate – NETGEAR’s sixth draft 11ac router takes an aggressive pricing stance.

The R6100 WiFi Router AC1200 Dual Band is NETGEAR’s first router to break the $100 barrier. It is an AC1200 class router supporting link rates up to 300 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band and 867 Mbps in 5 GHz.

It has all Gigabit 10/100 ports (1 WAN, 4 switched LAN) and a single USB 2.0 port supporting ReadySHARE storage and printer sharing.

The R6100 supports the same features as NETGEAR’s other draft 11ac routers including guest network access, EZ mobile connect, Live Parental controls and easy CD-less installation.

NETGEAR R6100 router

NETGEAR R6100 router

The R6100 also supports NETGEAR’s genie app as well as AirPrint and MyMedia remote media access.

The R6100 is available now at a $99.99 MSRP.

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