Netgear’s routers and switches can solve networking hassles unique to your home

I have a rather complicated home network. Its usage has skyrocketed in recent years, as the kids are always on Wi-Fi and somebody is always watching over-the-top services like Netflix while I play networked console or PC games. The number of devices we use that connect to the Internet has also gone up.

Fortunately, there are enough Netgear products to solve my challenges. If you’re a gamer, you might want to pay attention because it isn’t easy to guarantee great gaming connectivity in a house full of other people. I recently got a Orbi Wi-Fi router for the home, a Orbi Satellite, and a couple of Netgear Nighthawk S8000 8-port gaming and media switches. With those four devices, I can get speedy Internet throughout the home, no matter which way I connect.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.