This router is the best rare example of a device that's in perfect harmony with hardware and software. Nowhere can you see or experience such a thing in the present consumer market.PROS:-DumaOS delivers comprehensive and effective QoS and online gaming features with a robust web interface-Excellent overall performance (great range)-Easy to setup and fun to use-Near to perfect VPN client/server setup.CONS:-No built-in security to protect the entire network from online threats (I liked Asus router's Ai protection feature powered by trend micro)-Content filtering can't block secure website sites such as Facebook or Youtube-Limited Wi-Fi settingsWith the XR500 and Netgear's partnership with NetDuma, I think they hit the nail on the head as this platform carries the perfect mix of aggressive gaming styling and modern enthusiast level software that's intuitive and easy to use even for the novice.The web interface is overwhelming as hell when you first land on that dashboard but it quickly becomes easy to navigate and well thought out as your brain catches up to all the diagnostic data being thrown at you. Adding to this the level of features included in this platform is amazing and from what I can tell in my own testing both the QoS and Geo-filter work great for both Xbox and PC Gaming.Performance speaks for itself, the XR500 hit all the marks for wired performance with 942Mbps LAN to LAN and 921Mbps WAN to LAN. Wireless performance was some of the best we have seen, 338Mbps for 2.4GHz and 856Mbps for 5GHz and our iPhone X returned chart leading 566Mbps for mobile throughput. USB Storage testing showed the XR500 to perform amazingly well in read performance reaching 109 MB/s with slightly lower write at 53 MB/s. I am impressed by the XR500 not only for its design or its performance or even its amazing software but that Netgear put it all together, giving us the consumer, the best damn 802.11ac router ever made.The XR500 offers excellent performance with a superb software interface made specifically for gamers. It's nice to see an actual gaming router with gaming features, for once. Overall it performed very well, but for ?20k you wouldn't be blamed for wanting even more. Still, it's my new pick for best gaming router, as its software is in a class of its own.

This device is absolute garbage. All the features mentioned in the product, except for qos, which u can find in all cheap modems, hardly work. This router is not compatible for Indian users, it's a waste of money and i cannot see anyone making the use out of it. if you're planning to get it to have some advantage while gaming/streaming, then please consider spending your money on those 1k ones.