Experts prefer Netgear CM1000 over Motorola MG7550
On 2 Apr 2024 (24 days ago) we went through 60 Modem expert endorsements .
Currently, Netgear CM1000 received 4 endorsements from approvedmodems.org (29 Dec 2023), BestReviews (1 Oct 2023) PC Guide (1 Feb 2024) and 1 other. Meanwhile, Motorola MG7550 did not receive any endorsements this month.
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Endorsement summary:
- On 29 Dec 2023
approvedmodems.org ranked Netgear CM1000 as #5 Rank Modem Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 8 Netgear CM1000 Best Gigabit Modem... ... ... Source: approvedmodems.org - On 1 Oct 2023
BestReviews ranked Netgear CM1000 as #4 Rank Modem Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 5 Netgear CM1000 Wide Compatible... ... ... Source: bestreviews.com - On 1 Feb 2024
PC Guide ranked Netgear CM1000 as #3 Rank Modem Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 4 Netgear CM1000 Best Mid-Range Cable Modem... ... ... Source: www.pcguide.com - On 18 Feb 2021
The Strategist ranked Netgear CM1000 as #1 Rank Modem Comment #1 out of 9 Netgear CM1000 Best-rated cable modem... ... ... Source: nymag.com
Motorola MG7550 
Netgear CM1000 Customers like Motorola MG7550 a bit more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Netgear CM1000
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Motorola MG7550, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Netgear CM1000.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling modem receives a consumer score of 7.4 (good). Both Motorola MG7550 and Netgear CM1000 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Motorola MG7550 |
In comparison:
8.7 Great
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| Netgear CM1000 |
In comparison:
8.6 Great
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| Median best-selling Modem |
Netgear CM1000 is more popular than Motorola MG7550
It's fairly safe to say that Netgear CM1000 is a more popular modem than Motorola MG7550, based on its 8,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Motorola MG7550 and Netgear CM1000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Arris Surfboard S33 | $190 |
In comparison:
8.3 Great
| 6 expert recommendations | |
 | Motorola MT7711 | $155 |
In comparison:
8.3 Great
| No expert recommendations | |
 | Motorola MG7540 | $158 |
In comparison:
8.1 Great
| No expert recommendations | |
 | Arris Surfboard SVG2482AC | $151 |
In comparison:
Arris Surfboard SVG2482AC ranks #15 out of 97. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 8.3 Great
| No expert recommendations | |
| Rank | Change | Price | Modem | Popular Mechanics  | Wirecutter  | Lifewire  | approvedmodems.org | HighSpeedInternet  | BestReviews | Networks Hardware  | Tom's Guide  | PC Guide | The Strategist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | $190 |  Arris Surfboard S33 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - |
| 2 | -1 | $250 |  Netgear Nighthawk CM2000 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| 3 | +1 | $125 |  Arris SURFboard SB8200 | - | - | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 9 |
| 4 | +1 | $157 |  Netgear CM1000 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
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Expert reviews [10]
- with a score: 2
- without a score: 8
| Highest score by Techaeris | 94 |
| Average score based on 10 reviews | 92 |
| Lowest score by approvedmodems.org | 90 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [8]
- with a score: 1
- without a score: 7
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
- 16x4 DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem plus a built-in AC1900 Dual Band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) WiFi Gigabit Router with four Gigabit (GigE) Ethernet ports, a firewall DFS, Power Boost, and more. This product is recommended for actual cable Internet service speeds up to 375 Mbps. A Broadcom cable modem chipset provides security from Denial of Service attacks. WiFi performance is exceptionally good, even in multi-dwelling units with lots of WiFi noise from neighbors. DFS and Power Boost are key
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- Compatible with all major cable internet providers with internet speed up to 1Gbps. Currently certified with Spectrum and Cox (up to 1Gbps), Xfinity (up to 800Mbps). Not compatible with Verizon, AT&T, CenturyLink, DSL providers, DirecTV, DISH and any bundled voice service.
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Motorola MG7550 is a very popular and one of the most expensive options. It's in the top 3 bestselling modems and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as CenturyLink Zyxel C1100Z or Arris Touchstone TM1602A .
Motorola MG7550 is $99.96 more expensive than an average modem ($99.99).
Netgear CM1000 is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling modems and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Motorola MG7540 or Motorola MT7711 .
Netgear CM1000 is $57.01 more expensive than the average modem ($99.99).
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