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Netgear Nighthawk M1

Name: Netgear Nighthawk M1
Brand: Netgear
SKU: B07G5KWZ3H
Price: 248.9 USD
Availability: InStock

4.1(5,018 ratings)from the retailer listing

The budget IRL workhorse: an ethernet port and long battery, often cheap secondhand.

$248.90

Tracked 2026-10-19. The retailer listing is the price you pay.

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Price history · 14 points12-month avg $207

2026-07-17 · $144.63 low$248.90 high · 2026-10-19

Is the Netgear Nighthawk M1 good for streaming?

The Netgear Nighthawk M1 is a connection for streaming builds, tracked at $248.90, rated 4.1 out of 5 across 5,018 retailer reviews. On its own it supports up to 720p30, which needs about 3,000 kbps on the wire. Its 12-month tracked average is $207 across 14 points. It is used in 7 build guides on StreamPartPicker. Nothing here is lab-tested by us; that ceiling is a planning budget from our published model.

What it contributes to the stream

Tier this uplink carries

720p30

Bitrate at that tier

3,000 kbps

H.264

Uplink it adds

~6 Mbps

4,200 kbps usable at the 70% headroom rule

This part alone, with every other slot assumed generous and a platform that allows the tier. Your build's real verdict is the lowest ceiling across all its slots, which is what the configurator computes. Conservative planning budgets, not measurements: methodology.

Our take on the Netgear Nighthawk M1

The Netgear Nighthawk M1 is a portable 4G hotspot with a Gigabit Ethernet port, for IRL streamers or a backup home connection. At a tracked $248.90 it sits at the top of its $144.63 to $248.90 range since July 2026, so this is a wait-for-a-sale buy.

It is unlocked and the listing says it works best on AT&T and T-Mobile, excluding legacy Sprint. You need a Micro SIM and a compatible data plan. Download speeds up to 1Gbps are listed, though real speeds depend on the carrier and distance to the tower. The Ethernet port lets it feed a router or an encoder with a wired link. Rated 4.1 across 5,018 retailer ratings.

Pros

Gigabit Ethernet port for a wired link
Unlocked with Micro SIM support
Rated 4.1 across 5,018 retailer ratings

Cons

Tracked price is at the top of its range
Needs a Micro SIM and a data plan
Speeds vary by carrier and tower distance

Where it fits in a build

Your uplink on the move. An ethernet port lets you wire it straight to the encoder. See every connection pick

Stream contribution	~6 Mbps up
Type	4G router
Ethernet	Yes
Network	4G LTE

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Netgear Nighthawk M1

$248.90Tracked 2026-10-19

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We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.