There will soon be a lot o Wi-Fi 6E options. Following Asus, Netgear, and TP-Link, Belkin unveiled over last week at CES 2021 the first mesh router of its own using this latest Wi-Fi standard, the Linksys AXE8400. Similar to …
Read MoreBelkin’s Linksys AXE8400 Wi-Fi 6E Mesh Router to Arrive in Early 2021
You can bet that TP-Link is betting big on the new Wi-Fi 6E standard. Today, the networking vendor announced at CES 2021 not one but four new Wi-Fi 6E solutions, including two mesh systems and two standalone routers. It sounds …
Read MoreDoubling Down on Wi-Fi 6E, TP-Link Unveils Routers and Mesh Systems
Game on! Following Asus with its GT-AXE11000, Netgear announced today at CES 2021 the first Wi-Fi 6E router of its own, the Nighthawk RAXE500 Tri-band Wi-Fi router. If the name rings a bell, that’s because this new router is more …
Read MoreNighthawk RAXE500 Preview: Netgear is Definitely in on Wi-Fi 6E
Suppose you have been holding up on getting one of those portable SSDs from Western Digital because it just doesn’t have enough storage, well, no more excuses. The storage vendors today announced at CES 2021 the 4TB versions across the …
Read MoreExtra Room Definitely Available: WD Adds 4TB to Flagship Portable SSDs
This might not apply to everyone, but here’s some good news if you use fiber-optic Internet. CommScope today announced the NVG578LX 2.5G GPON Wi-Fi 6 residential gateway. But what’s GPON? High-speed broadband approaches: GPON vs. DOCSIS (or Fiber-optic vs. Cable) …
Read MoreCommScope Intros New Wi-Fi 6 NVG578LX Multi-Gig Fiber-optic Gateway
If for some reason you think the recently announced DiskStation DS1621+ doesn’t have enough storage space, Synology has something new for you. The NAS vendor announced today the availability of the DS1821+ that has an additional two more drive bay …
Read MoreSynology Unveils 8-Bay DS1821+ AMD-Powered NAS Server
If you’re a fan of Synology NAS server, you’re well aware of the software that powers your storage machine, the DiskStation Manager (DSM). Here’s some great news, the NAS maker announced today the beta availability of the latest DSM, version …
Looking to up your Internet connection significantly? CommScope has something that might help. Today, the company announced the availability of the ARRIS SURFboard S33 Cable Modem that can handle a faster-than-Gigabit broadband connection. Indeed, the new modem comes with a …
Read MoreCommScope Ships Multi-Gig-ready DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem
Belkin and Foxconn today announced the Linksys Velop AX4200 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh System‘s availability as the answer to the Orbi AX4200 Netgear released a while back. A lesser meshes system designed for large coverage Like its competitor, the new Velop …
Read MoreBelkin’s “Affordable” Linksys Velop AX4200 Now Shipping
Synology today announced the DiskStation DS1621+ as the replacement to the DS1618+ that came out two years ago. Among other things, this is its first home NAS server that features an AMD Ryzen chip, instead of one from Intel. A …
Read MoreSynology’s Latest Six-Bay DS1621+ Server: First AMD-Powered NAS
The recently released Samsung 980 PRO will soon be no longer the only hot kid on the PCIe 4.0 block. Indeed, Western Digital today announced, among other things, its own NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) of the same next-gen PCIe standard, …
Read MoreWestern Digital’s WD_BLACK Portfolio Now Has PCIe 4.0 and More
If you can’t replace your Xfinity xFi internet gateway, or just love it, there’s now any easy way to extend its fast Wi-Fi coverage around your large home, without resorting to third-party hardware. Comcast today announced the second-generation Xfinity xFi …
Read MoreComcast’s Latest Xfinity xFi Pod Gets Tri-Band, Double Speed
Western Digital today announced two new portable SSDs as the major upgrades to the previous versions, the SanDisk Extreme and SanDisk Extreme PRO. Respectively, these two are the next versions of the 2018 SanDisk Extreme and 2019 SanDisk Extreme PRO. …
Read MoreWD’s Next-Gen SanDisk Portable SSDs Double Down on Performance
Netgear announced today the latest Orbi WiFi 6 Tri-band Mesh System with DOCSIS 3.1 Built-in Cable Modem (model CBK752). As the name suggests, this is a mesh built specifically for cable Internet. It’s a matter of convenience Generally, you can …
Read MoreNetgear Orbi Wi-Fi 6 Mesh to Better Cable Users’ Experience at a Price
Are you looking to seriously future-proof yourself? Well, Gigabit Internet might not cut it anymore. Instead, you should probably think of multi-gig, and Netgear has you covered. Multi-gig cable modems that cover all the bases The networking vendor today announced …
Read MoreNetgear Unveils 2.5 Gbps Cable Modems for the Multi-Gig Era
For a couple of years now, I’ve been asking Synology when it’d release a DiskStation server that comes with 10 Gbps network capability. Finally, today, it’s here. The NAS maker announced just now the DS1621xs+ that, among other things, has …
Read MoreSynology’s Latest DS1621xs+ Makes the 10Gbps NAS Dream Come True
There many ways to show off financial success; you can get an expensive painting, don a nice watch, buy that nice guy a coffee every morning, or, better yet, snatch this Orbi Pro Wi-Fi 6 Tri-band Mesh System (model SXK80) …
Read MoreNetgear Orbi Pro Wi-Fi 6: A Mesh for Those with a Crazy Deep Pocket
If you want to carry a lot of data on the go, access them fast, and have the peace of mind on security — and who doesn’t? — you’ll be interested in what Western Digital announced today, the ArmorLock Security …
Read MoreWD’s New ArmorLock Security Turns Data Safeguarding a No-Brainer
Yes, the latest Wi-Fi 6E you’ve been holding your breath for is real! Asus announced today the ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 router — the very first router on the market that supports the new 6 GHz Wi-Fi standard — as part …
Read MoreAsus’s ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 Router Turns Wi-Fi 6E a Reality
Micron had some big news today for fans of portable SSDs. The memory maker announced the all-new Crucial X6 portable SSD and the latest 2 TB version of the existing Crucial X8 drive it leased late last year. Crucial X6: …
Read MoreMicron Unveils Tiny Crucial X6 Portable SSD, 2 TB Version of the X8