Maximum PC

Netgear Nighthawk XR1000

WE’RE NOT SURE if Netgear uses Vantablack to coat its Nighthawk routers, but we can report that a DSLR’s autofocus has trouble locking onto one. The surface is matte, and drinks light in so effectively that a few red grilles have been added to aid customers in actually seeing the unit they’ve paid all those dollars for.

The big news with this Nighthawk model is

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Maximum PC

Maximum PC1 min read
Asetek And The Aio Pump Design
We can’t talk about liquid cooling without mentioning the Danish company Asetek, either. Founded in 1997 by André Eriksen, the company specializes in a mix of data-center and desktop-cooling solutions. It famously patented the first OEM AIO pump desi
Maximum PC4 min read
The 40 Super Series: Success Or Failure?
WELL, that wraps up our in-depth look at Nvidia’s Super series cards: three builds, each with a unique GPU at their heart, and each GPU in turn unique in its strategic approach. Without a doubt, these three cards are exactly that—unique in how they’v
Maximum PC1 min read
Retroarch Teardown
RetroArch serves as a frontend to multiple emulators. While running, you can download multiple ‘cores’ to run titles from various systems. These will then be accessible via the main menu. When ‘content’, i.e. a game, is loaded, it will play automatic

Related Books & Audiobooks