# Netgear Nighthawk RS100

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/netgear-nighthawk-rs100
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/wi-fi-routers
- Placement: #15 of 18 in Wi-Fi Routers, F tier
- Brand: Netgear
- LP on this board: 191
- Last researched: 2026-09-13T02:42:47.915Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Affordable but underwhelming speed and complex setup.

## For

- Wi-Fi 5
- firmware updates
- budget-friendly

## Against

- Underwhelming speed
- Complex setup
- 3.6 Gbps downlink
- limited coverage

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 2 of 3 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 9 cited sources across 8 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| r/Spectrum | u/Throwawayredditx619 | B | https://www.reddit.com/r/Spectrum/comments/1qzh6ec/netgear_nighthawk_rs100/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | B | https://www.facebook.com/Netgear/posts/-game-stream-work-connectwhatever-you-need-the-nighthawk-rs100-has-the-power-to-/1268714658630813/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Compariffy | Compariffy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WedCzdJr3YA | fetched and confirmed |
| landpet | landpet | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRLFmBymql0 | fetched and confirmed |
| TechRadar | techradar.com | C | https://www.techradar.com/news/networking/routers-storage/best-router-9-top-wireless-routers-on-test-1090523 | fetched and confirmed |
| What's Good To Do | Helen Osborne | B | https://whatsgoodtodo.com/rs100-nighthawk-wifi-7-router-3-6gbps-netgear-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| CNET | - | - | https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/best-wi-fi-routers/ | fetched and confirmed |
| WhistleOut | Nathan Lawrence | C | https://www.whistleout.com.au/Broadband/Reviews/Netgear-Nighthawk-RS100-Review | fetched and confirmed |
| CNET | - | - | https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/best-wifi-7-routers/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | TP-Link Archer BE550 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/tp-link-archer-be550 |
| 2 | Asus RT-BE96U | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/asus-rt-be96u |
| 10 | TP-Link Archer GE800 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/tp-link-archer-ge800 |
| 11 | Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/asus-rog-rapture-gt-be98-pro |
| 12 | TP-Link Archer AX21 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/tp-link-archer-ax21 |
| 13 | TP-Link Archer BE230 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/tp-link-archer-be230 |
| 14 | TP-Link Archer BE770 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/tp-link-archer-be770 |
| 16 | Netgear Nighthawk RAX50 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/netgear-nighthawk-rax50 |
| 17 | Linksys Hydra Pro 6E (MR7500) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/linksys-hydra-pro-6e-mr7500 |
| 18 | D-Link DIR-X4860 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/d-link-dir-x4860 |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/wi-fi-routers.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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