The best portable gaming router? Netgear Nighthawk M1 - GIGABIT 4G

Introduction

Innovation has made connectivity portable, through wireless technologies that evolve from year to year. We are in the heart of the 4G world and we often find ourselves with the need to navigate at particularly high speeds from anywhere in the world. This need has found a concrete answer in the Netgear Nighthawk M1 - GIGABIT 4G portable router, a product with great performance, with an attractive design and the ability to easily transport it anywhere.

In short

Nighthawk M1 - GIGABIT 4G is able to generate wi-fi networks starting from a SIM. Its great versatility, however, allows you to skip the wi-fi part and use it as a classic router by connecting it with the network cable. If you are a mobile gamer, however, this small multifunction device will also allow you to recharge the battery of your smartphone just as if it were a power bank. A changeable router that will satisfy even the needs of the most particular of gamers.

Let's find out what this little jewel of electronics is capable of in our detailed technical analysis.

Technical features

The netgear Nighthawk M1 - GIGABIT 4G has a design of a 105.5 x 105.5 x 20 mm thick square, with resistant plastics and equipped with a screen where you can read the various information of the case. The great sturdiness of the M1 is immediately one of its strengths since it allows you to carry it around in your backpack or bag without particular concern.

Moving on to the internal components, Netgear NightHawk M1 mounts a Snapdragon X16 LTE processor, equipped with support for super-fast networks. This is able to support practically all types of 3G and 4G bands on the market. While on the wi-fi side the product uses the b / g / n standard for the 2.4 ghz network while for the 5 ghz one it uses the A / AC / N standard.

To animate this router we find a rather large battery, with 5040mAh, which allowed us to arrive safely at the end of the day with a single charge and fairly frequent use. An autonomy worthy and which in addition to being perfect for the common user, is also addressed to all the novice streamers who make the world around them the content of their Twitch channels. The charger is instead composed of a Type-C cable for fast charging, but in case you haven't carried it around with you, don't worry, you can use a common 5V charger with 2A.

As for the connection ports, there is a space for the ethernet cable, a USB 3.1 port and the aforementioned USB Type-C port for charging. The latter can also be used directly to share the connection between the M1 and another computer device since it is recognized as a plug and play modem, without the need to get lost in further configurations. Finally, as already mentioned, Netgear NightHawk M1 uses the LAN port to replace any type of home modem, useful in emergencies or if you want to use it as the only home connection device.

Application and Connectivity

To manage the potential of the M1 we will be able to take advantage of the dedicated Netgear Mobile app, both from desktop and from smartphone where we have however encountered small slowdowns in management. Nothing serious, small system bugs that Netgear will solve in the next updates. By fiddling with the application we were able to manage many settings such as filters and blocks, view connectivity performance and all the information on your data plan.

But let's get to the beating heart of this device: connectivity. In fact, it is on this front that Netgear NightHawk M1 gives its best and positions itself above many competing products. Without prejudice to the fact that the operator you rely on and the area in which the product's network functions are used are parameters that influence performance, the M1, in good line conditions, is able to offer the user extremely high performances. level.

In fact, the router guarantees high transfer speeds thanks to the dual band system, almost challenging the potential of Fiber. Even with 20 devices connected (maximum device limit) it is possible to maintain speeds of at least 1 Gb / s. The only flaw, in spaces greater than 40 meters, especially if there are several walls between the router and the connected device, the signal tends to drop a little but never drastically.

We are faced with one of the routers, if not the fastest mobile router currently available which is a real godsend even for competitive gaming, let's find out why in the next paragraph.

Play and work anywhere and in all conditions.

What does it mean to have a router of such power and reliability at hand? The Netgear Nighthawk M1 allows players interested in the competitive aspect of gaming to be able to play everywhere and without compromise thanks to the great technical features just described. As long as there is a 4G signal, one or two Esports teams can play and train even in situations where the normal connection tends to fail. Likewise, if you are a smart worker and were looking for a product to always stay connected wherever you are, Netgear Nighthawk M1 becomes a tool indispensable in order to bring home the best results.

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Conclusions

If you need to take advantage of a mobile router with 4G connectivity and full compatibility with all operators, find the optimal answer in the Netgear Nighthawk M1. Although the final price is not exactly within everyone's reach - we are talking about more than 300 euros anyway - we cannot fail to recommend its purchase, citing the old saying: “those who spend more spend less”. By spending a little more in the beginning, you will have a long-lasting tool that will save you in mental health without getting lost in annoying and long configurations. In addition, the high speed offered, which challenges the connection power of Fiber, make it one of the most powerful tools in the connectivity sector.

Netgear Nighthawk M1 is a router highly recommended for gamers, streamers, but more generally for all digital content creators to definitively solve every daily connectivity problem.