The USB is very useful if you have an external hard drive

Finally, it also has NAS functionality which allows me to share my hard-drive over the local network

I also have 2 external 1tb hard drives connected to

I can read on my local network from other devices but I have to connect the hard drive to my PC in order to write/delete content

I have a printer and a shared USB hard drive set up through the modem router that is used for backing up several computers

Coverage is wide and high qualitySpeed is noticeably faster than lower Netgear modelsCons:Unable to write or delete files to a networked hard drive connected to router

And I will never ever buy again another Netgear (see the Dec 2016 security alert problems causing the US Government to warn against all Netgear R-modems) due to their security problems, their firmware problems, and most of all their absolute refusal to support their products out of warranty and absolute refusal to let you know when to expect updates.

Range did not improve with the Nighthawk as I

Disappointing - I will likely have to resort to buying a new modem.

I just used the start up booklet steps and had it working i 5 minutes after the cable installer left...