Just wanted to mention that while much has been made of the angular appearance of the Netgear R7000, I find it pleasing to my eye (or maybe I'm used to it *smile*). The main benefit from having the sides angled is that hot air can flow through and out the "wings" without having vents on the top. The bottom is all vented so it is set for flow through ventilation with air in the bottom and air out the sides.
This is the first router that I've had that can stay pretty cool laying down. I've always had routers standing up, which promotes cooling. This one doesn't need that, first one.
I remember having to prop up my Linksys E4200 so that it could run acceptably cool. Some people ran it upside down so that the vents on the bottom were on the top *smile*, and some people put it on stilts so that air could flow underneath where the vents were. Never did understand how Linksys thought the cooling would work on that one, vents only on the bottom, and it wasn't made to be vertical.
This is the first router that I've had that can stay pretty cool laying down. I've always had routers standing up, which promotes cooling. This one doesn't need that, first one.
I remember having to prop up my Linksys E4200 so that it could run acceptably cool. Some people ran it upside down so that the vents on the bottom were on the top *smile*, and some people put it on stilts so that air could flow underneath where the vents were. Never did understand how Linksys thought the cooling would work on that one, vents only on the bottom, and it wasn't made to be vertical.
), but the total sq in that are devoted to venting (and the net "open area" that the venting provides) was a really nice functional design approach.
