BEST ADSL/VDSL ROUTER

NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK X8 D8500 $590 | netgear.com.au

It’s rare for modem-routers — those devices which integrate an ADSL/VDSL modem alongside the ‘router’ part — to offer cutting edge wireless tech, but the D8500 bucks that trend by offering full 4x4 MU-MIMO tri-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, plus a handy six Gigabit Ethernet ports and a standard WAN internet port, so you can keep using it even if you move onto cable or a more direct form of fibre internet. Its got many easy-to-use setup options, including impressive site-blocking and media-serving capabilities.