Netgear RAX40 (Nighthawk AX4) Spotted - AX WIFI6 for roughly 200 USD
A new AX router has been spotted, this one would be an actually more affordable one. It's the Netgear Nighthawk AX4. The router with model number RAX40 is a not yet announced product with 802.11ax.
The specifications show a combined transfer speed of give or take 3000 Mbit/s. In the photos we see two external antennas, which are used for the 802.11ax connections. Through 1024-QAM and 160 MHz channels, 1200 Mbit/s per channel is achieved at 5 GHz. At 2.4 GHz, another 574 Mbit/s is achieved via dual channels. In total, the theoretical bandwidth is 2976 Mbit/s. The CPU is listed as a being "powerful dual-core processor".
The routers shows four-gigabit ethernet ports and a single wan port, as well as a USB 3.0 type-a connector. Several web shops show it at roughly 200 euros. Presumably, the suggested retail price will be 199 euros with availability soon.
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There was a listing on Amazon for it, but it was taken down. Here is the cache page: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:cvbeCkGqWwcJ:https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-4-Stream-AX3000-Router/dp/B07PCMG75T+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-b-1-d
Release date is April 9th.

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somewhat underwhelming tbh.
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My Netgeat Nighthawk AC3200 (R8000) Has two 5Ghz bands that are 1300Mbps and its AC not AX. This is really underwhelming. for $200 i expected better speeds for a newer standard.
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Is it just me or is there no link?