LAPTOP Magazine Awards Editors' Choice to NETGEAR Digital Music Player

LAPTOP Magazine Awards Editors' Choice to NETGEAR Digital Music Player Wireless Digital Music Player (MP101) Selected Tops In Round-Up of Wireless Music Players For Easy Configuration, Easy-to-Read Display and Support for Real Rhapsody(R) Service SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NETGEAR, Inc., (NASDAQ:NTGR) a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced the award of the Editors' Choice designation by LAPTOP Magazine to NETGEAR's Wireless Digital Music Player MP101. Published in the November 2004 issue, the NETGEAR Wireless Digital Music Player was selected as the top product in a comparative review of popular wireless music players for ease of configuration, an easy-to-read LCD display and support for the Real Rhapsody music service. According to Contributing Editor John Brandon in the review, "With an easy-to-read LCD that displays album and track information, the MP101 works better and streams more smoothly than much of the aging competition." Giving the NETGEAR Wireless Digital Music Player the highest rating in the category, he continued, "The big news, though, is that the device supports the Real Rhapsody service. While this may not seem monumental, it means you can sign up for the service and enjoy a vast warehouse of digital music from any corner of your home." "The receipt of the Editors' Choice award from LAPTOP Magazine for the Wireless Digital Music Player is a significant accomplishment for our product engineering and management teams," stated Vivek Pathela, NETGEAR Senior Director of Product Marketing - Consumer Products. "One of the challenges we undertook in the design and production of this innovative convergence product to the consumer market was to deliver an attractive product that offered best- of-class functionality by balancing ease-of-installation and use with the ability to access a broad variety of high-quality digital audio content. The receipt of this award confirms that we succeeded." The NETGEAR Wireless Digital Music Player connects an existing stereo to the home wireless or wired network and comes with a crystal clear LCD display and easy-to-use remote control to select and listen to digital music files and Internet audio services. Included free-of-charge with the product are 50 live streaming Internet radio stations from vTuner.com (available worldwide), and for US customers only, limited free trial subscriptions, with holiday promotions, to Rhapsody Digital Music Service and the newly supported Radio@AOL Internet radio service. The NETGEAR Wireless Digital Music Player is one of the products included in the company's "Wireless Home for the Holidays" promotion aimed at holiday shoppers. From now through December 31, 2004, customers purchasing a wide variety of NETGEAR products through national and online retailers including Amazon.com, Best Buy, Buy.com, Circuit City, CompUSA, Costco, Fry's, NewEgg.com and Staples, among others, can receive mail-in rebates and, in some cases, in-store discounts depending upon the product and retail chain. Additional details are available on the NETGEAR web site at http://www.netgear.com/go/holidays2004. The NETGEAR Wireless Digital Music Player (MP101) is available at familiar retailers, direct marketers, and e-commerce sites, at a retail price of $149.99. About NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR designs technologically advanced, branded networking products that address the specific needs of small and medium business and home users. The Company's suite of over 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 www.netgear.com or call (408) 907-8000. (C)2004 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR(R) and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Netgear, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Rhapsody(R) is a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for NETGEAR, Inc.: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements concerning the Company's Wireless Digital Music Player MP101, expected performance characteristics, specifications, market acceptance, market growth, specific uses, user feedback and market position of NETGEAR and its products and technology are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following: the actual price, performance and ease of use of NETGEAR's products may not met the price, performance and ease of use requirements of customers, the ability of NETGEAR to market and sell its products and technology, the continual offering of the Real Rhapsody service by RealNetworks, Inc., the availability of NETGEAR products and product rebates, the impact and pricing of competing products and the introduction of alternative technological solutions. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect NETGEAR and its business are detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Risk Factors Affecting Future Results", pages 15 through 22, in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 3, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2004. NETGEAR undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030730/NETGEARLOGO ) Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030730/NETGEARLOGO AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/ PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Source: NETGEAR Inc. CONTACT: Doug Hagan of NETGEAR Inc., +1-408-907-8053 or doug.hagan@netgear.com; or Ken Hagihara of Integrity Public Relations, +1-949-768-4423 or ken@integritypr.net, for NETGEAR Inc. Web site: http://www.netgear.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment