Shopping tips and review roundups served as buying guides for those needing to make quick decisions, including the best lists featured in Dong Knows Tech’s Ultimate Top-5 Collection.
Standard access points (APs) are excellent options to build a robust Wi-Fi system, preferably with a non-Wi-Fi router. However, not all APs are created equal, and if you need more than one unit, it’s best to use hardware from the same ecosystem. Among popular networking brands, Ubiquiti’s UniFi is arguably … Continue Reading
A Wi-Fi range extender and a Wi-Fi access point differ only by how they connect to the existing network. The latter uses a network cable, which can be infrastructure-prohibitive, whereas the former is always much more readily applicable since it uses, well, the air. Wi-Fi range extender: What they are … Continue Reading
This post is a roundup of the top 5 gaming routers and their worthy alternatives from among the many I’ve reviewed. There’s no concrete definition of a “gaming router,” but all of the ones listed below meet at least two of my qualifying criteria. Any of these mentioned here will … Continue Reading
In case it’s not clear, I’m not a fan of Wi-Fi extenders—often incorrectly referred to as “Wi-Fi boosters”. The best way to scale up Wi-Fi coverage is with a Wi-Fi system, such as a mesh network or preferably one with wired backhaul. But extenders are always the easiest way to … Continue Reading
Access points are excellent options to deliver the best Wi-Fi coverage. This post includes the five best Wi-Fi access points I’ve reviewed, along with their alternatives. Depending on your situation, you may need just one or a couple of units, and any of the ones mentioned below will work well. … Continue Reading
Multi-Gigabit is the term used to describe data traveling at least twice the speed of Gigabit, which means, for a large home, you’ll need a system with multiple 2.5Gbps Multi-Gig network ports and fast Wi-Fi to experience this type of bandwidth. New to the port grades? Here’s the crash course … Continue Reading
Multi-Gigabit is the term used to describe data rates at least twice that of Gigabit. To experience it, we generally rely on the Multi-Gig wired network standard, which has multiple port grades ranging from 2.5Gbps to 10Gbps. New to the port grades? Here’s the crash course on Multi-Gig Ethernet! This post features the … Continue Reading
