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Experts prefer Netgear Nighthawk C7000 over Netgear N450
On 2 Apr 2024 (24 days ago) we went through 60 Modem expert endorsements .
Currently, Netgear Nighthawk C7000 received 1 endorsement from Networks Hardware (2 Jul 2022). Meanwhile, Netgear N450 did not receive any endorsements this month.
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Endorsement summary:
- On 2 Jul 2022
Networks Hardware ranked Netgear Nighthawk C7000 as #9 Rank Modem Comment ... ... ... #9 out of 9 Netgear Nighthawk C7000 Runner UpSource: networkshardware.com
Netgear N450 
Netgear Nighthawk C7000 Customers like Netgear Nighthawk C7000 way 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 Nighthawk C7000
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Netgear Nighthawk C7000, the pricier option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Netgear N450.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling modem receives a consumer score of 7.4 (good). Netgear Nighthawk C7000 ranks higher than that and Netgear N450 ranks lower than that.
| Netgear N450 | |
| Netgear Nighthawk C7000 |
In comparison:
Netgear Nighthawk C7000 ranks #5 out of 97. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 8.7 Great
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| Median best-selling Modem |
Netgear Nighthawk C7000 is more popular than Netgear N450
It's fairly safe to say that Netgear Nighthawk C7000 is a more popular modem than Netgear N450, based on its 10,000+ 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 N450 and Nighthawk C7000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Arris Surfboard SB6183 | $73 | 3 expert recommendations | Cheaper | |
 | Zoom 5341J | $77 |
In comparison:
8.4 Great
| No expert recommendations | |
 | Motorola MB7621 | $87 |
In comparison:
8.5 Great
| 3 expert recommendations | More Popular |
 | Motorola SB6120 | $80 |
In comparison:
8.1 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 [13]
- with a score: 5
- without a score: 8
| Highest score by notontop.com | 100 |
| Average score based on 13 reviews | 90 |
| Lowest score by approvedmodems.org | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
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Netgear N450 is a popular option on the lower 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 Arris Surfboard SB6183 or Zoom 5341J .
Netgear N450 is $25.16 cheaper than the average modem ($99.99).
Netgear Nighthawk C7000 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 Arris Touchstone TG1672G or Motorola B12 .
Netgear Nighthawk C7000 is $100 more expensive than an average modem ($99.99).
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