Brief information on new products and developments.
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Looking for a long-lasting standard solid-state drive (SSD) for your computer? SK hynix has a new option for you. The Korean chipmaker today announced the Gold S31, the first drive in the company’s SuperCore series of consumer-grade SSDs. The new SATA drive uses the standard 2.5-inch design—it’ll fit in the …
When it comes to cybersecurity, the router should be your first line of defense as the gateway to the Internet. NETGEAR confirms that idea today with the release of the NETGEAR RS400 Nighthawk Cybersecurity AC2300 Wi-Fi router. This new router is almost identical to the R7000P that came out a …
With Wi-Fi 6 and 5G cellular now being the reality, the once-mightly Gigabit connection has become the bottleneck. That’s because the two new wireless standards can efficiently deliver network speeds up to a few gigabits per second. But if you have a computer with a USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 port, …
Looking for a mesh system and on a budget? Here’s some excellent news! Continuing the trend of affordable mesh systems – starting with the recent launch of the OneMesh approach – TP-Link today announced an all-new budget home networking solution: the Deco W2400 Dual-Band Whole Home Wi-Fi System. It’s a …
It’s no earth-shattering news here, but if you want to add Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) to a computer quickly, there are now more options. TP-Link unveiled just three new USB Wi-Fi adapters, including the Archer T3U, Archer T2U Nano, and Archer T2U Plus. All of them are tiny and designed to plug …
Today, NETGEAR announced the official availability of its all-new Armor protection for the Orbi RBR50 router, effectively making it available to the entire Orbi ecosystem, including the RBK50 and RBK50V (or Orbi Voice). Subscription required NETGEAR initially announced the Armor feature for Orbi during CES 2019. After that, it was …
NETGEAR today announced the Nighthawk AX40 4-Stream AX3000 as its budget Wi-Fi 6 router. At the suggested retail price of $199.99, it’s not exactly cheap but indeed, for now, the least expensive among Wi-Fi 6 routers on the market. Update: The full review of the NETGEAR RAX40 is now available …
