> Under load, the Netgear R8500 uses 21.5 Watts of power making it the most consumptive router we have tested [1] Of course a gaming computer uses more than 10

> Under load, the Netgear R8500 uses 21.5 Watts of power making it the most consumptive router we have tested [1] Of course a gaming computer uses more than 100w. Of course a crypto rig uses more than 100w. And that's not "basic computer use", it's the most power-hungry computer use. Meanwhile, my UniFi UAP-AC-Pro APs are powered via PoE and are using <4w. 1: https://www.legitreviews.com/netgear-nighthawk-x8-r8500-ac5300-wifi-router-review_178341/6 https://www.legitreviews.com/netgear-nighthawk-x8-r8500-ac53...