NETGEAR Tops PC World Round-Up of Wireless 802.11g Kits and Receives "Editor's Pick" Award


SANTA CLARA, Calif. ? December 17, 2003 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- NETGEAR, Inc., (Nasdaq: NTGR) a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced the award of the Editor?s Pick designation to its line of 802.11g-compliant products including the WGR614 54 Mbps Wireless Router, WG511 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card and WG311 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter.

Announced in the December 2003 edition of PC World, the Editor?s Pick designation was based upon a comprehensive 802.11g product roundup published in the November 2003 issue which tested and compared nine wireless networking kits from six different vendors. According to PC World, the NETGEAR WG line "takes top honors for great performance, an intuitive interface, and bulletproof reliability in our tests."

"PC World?s Test Center results which have resulted in the receipt of the Editor?s Pick designation support the feedback that we?re receiving from our end users," explained Patrick Lo, CEO and Chairman of NETGEAR. "NETGEAR?s top priority is to deliver products that provide its customers with the best overall experience including performance, reliability, ease-of-use, and 24/7 technical support. With the Editor?s Pick designation, PC World has validated the strength of our 802.11g product line in these areas."

NETGEAR?s WGR614 54 Mbps Wireless Router, WG511 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card and WG311 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter are available via retailers, direct marketers, and e-commerce sites, at estimated retail prices of $99.99, $79.99 and $79.99 respectively.

About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (Nasdaq: NTGR) designs technologically advanced, branded networking products that address the specific needs of small and medium business and home users. The Company?s suite of approximately 100 products enables users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. NETGEAR is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, visit the company?s Web site at http://www.netgear.com or call (408) 907-8000.

For more information:
Doug Hagan
NETGEAR Inc.
(408) 907-8053
doug.hagan@netgear.com

Ken Hagihara
Integrity Public Relations
(949) 768-4423
ken@integritypr.net