Experts recommend Netgear CM1000 more than Netgear CM600
As of 2 Apr 2024, experts prefer Netgear CM1000 over Netgear CM600, but both Modems have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Netgear CM1000 received 4 recommendations: from approvedmodems.org (29 Dec 2023), BestReviews (1 Oct 2023) PC Guide (1 Feb 2024) and 1 other. By contrast, Netgear CM600 received only 1 recommendation from Tom's Guide (26 Mar 2024).
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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 - On 26 Mar 2024
Tom's Guide ranked Netgear CM600 as #4 Rank Modem Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 5 Netgear CM600 Best cable modem for gigabit internet... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com
After counting and adding up the 60 expert endorsements of the April rankings, Netgear CM1000 outranks Netgear CM600. This is not to say that Netgear CM600 is a bad option. Like Netgear CM1000, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Netgear CM1000 
Netgear CM600 Customers like Netgear CM600 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 CM600
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Netgear CM600, 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 Netgear CM1000 and Netgear CM600 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Netgear CM1000 |
In comparison:
8.6 Great
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| Netgear CM600 |
In comparison:
8.7 Great
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| Median best-selling Modem |
Netgear CM1000 is more popular than Netgear CM600
It's fairly safe to say that Netgear CM1000 is a more popular modem than Netgear CM600, 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 Netgear CM1000 and CM600 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Arris Surfboard S33 | $190 |
In comparison:
8.3 Great
| 6 expert recommendations | |
 | Motorola MT7711 | $155 |
In comparison:
8.3 Great
| No expert recommendations | |
 | Arris SURFboard SB8200 | $125 |
In comparison:
Arris SURFboard SB8200 ranks #17 out of 97. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 8.3 Great
| 6 expert recommendations | More Popular |
 | Motorola MB7621 | $87 |
In comparison:
8.5 Great
| 3 expert recommendations | Cheaper More Popular |
| 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 [8]
- with a score: 1
- without a score: 7
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [10]
- with a score: 2
- without a score: 8
| Highest score by TopTenReviews | 90 |
| Average score based on 10 reviews | 88 |
| Lowest score by dongknows.com | 87 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
- 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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- Compatible with Comcast Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Charter, Cox, Cablevision, and more. Requires Cable Internet Service
- Not compatible with: Verizon, AT&T, or CenturyLink
- Cable Modem only (no WiFi router).Memory: 8 MB NOR flash and 128 MB RAM
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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).
Netgear CM600 is a popular option in the middle of the modems price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling modems and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as TP-LINK TC-7610 or Netgear CM700 .
Netgear CM600 is $4.15 more expensive than an average modem ($99.99).
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