Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 vs TP-Link RE AC750 Plug-In (2014)

The Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 is a great Wi-Fi Extender for its $390 asking price.

The TP-Link RE200, however, while a reasonable product for $39, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well. If you're considering Wi-Fi Extenders in the $45 range, you might want to check out some better options.

The Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 has managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and objective sources that conduct their own testing, namely techadvisor.com and Expert Reviews. It did great in their roundups - it earned the "Best For Gamers" title from techadvisor.com, and "Best for gamers on a budget" from Expert Reviews, which marks it as a product that's worth considering.

As for the TP-Link RE200 - it wasn't considered to be a good enough purchase to earn a spot in any roundups conducted by sources that perform objective hands-on testing, which typically indicates that a product isn't worth its asking price.

We couldn't find any sources that tested both of these Wi-Fi Extenders, so we only analyzed how they performed in reviews from different sites.

We first examined which sources rated each of these best and found that the Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 got its highest, 10, rating from T3, while the TP-Link RE200 earned its best, 7, score from Lifewire.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500, with its 8.0 average, performed considerably better than most Wi-Fi Extenders - the mean score for the product category being 7.1 out of 10 - while the TP-Link RE200 managed an average of 7.0.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 vs. TP-Link RE200 review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.