🛒dBi: Wi-Fi Broadcasting Power and Antenna Explained—There’s no “High-Gain”
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This post is a supplement to my other piece on dBm. I’ll explain here how a router’s antennas work and …
Buying Guide
Collections of reviews and shopping tips served as buying guides for those needing to make quick buying decisions.
Asus GS-AX5400 vs. GS-AX3000: Two Identical yet Distinctive Gaming Routers
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This quick post is the GS-AX5400 vs. GS-AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 router matchup. These two distinctive gaming routers, part of Asus’s …
Asus ZenWiFi ET8 vs. XT8: Pretty Much the Same Hardware with a BIG Twist
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In late June 2021, Asus quietly released the ZenWiFi ET8 Whole-Home Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E 2-pack mesh system for a relatively …
Asus GT-AXE11000 vs. Netgear RAXE500: Patience is a Virtue
6 Min Read
This Asus GT-AXE11000 vs. Netgear RAXE500 matchup is very similar to the one of the Asus GT-AX1100 vs. Netgear RAX200 …
TP-Link Deco X90 (vs. the Deco X5700): An Expensive Wi-Fi 6 Alternative
5 Min Read
For a few months now, folks have been asking me to review the TP-Link Deco X90 AX6600 Whole Home Mesh …
Best Wi-Fi 5 Mesh Wi-Fi Systems: The Top-5 Legacy Option for Large Homes
3 Min Read
Since the first consumer-grade Wi-Fi system—the original Eero—debuted in early 2015, there have been many others on the market, giving …
Best Wi-Fi 5 Routers: Top Hardware of the Old Wi-Fi Glory
3 Min Read
This post includes a list of the best Wi-Fi 5 routers. Any of these will represent the legacy wireless standard …
Asus GT-AX11000 vs. GT-AXE11000: A Tale of Two Asus tri-band Gaming Routers
5 Min Read
This GT-AX11000 vs. GT-AXE11000 matchup aims to clarify that a Wi-Fi 6E tri-band router is very different from a Wi-Fi …
Linksys Velop MX4200 vs. TP-Link Deco X5700: Which Vendor Do You Trust?
5 Min Read
This Linksys Velop MX4200 vs. TP-Link Deco X5700 matchup is basically about Linksys vs. TP-Link as two home networking brands. …
TP-Link Deco X5700 vs. Netgear Orbi AX4200: It Boils Down to Privacy
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This TP-Link Deco X5700 vs. Netgear Orbi AX4200 matchup is a fight between two well-performing mesh systems. Sure, they look …
