Deals! 🛒Netgear Orbi 970 Series: Partial Wi-Fi 7, Full Multi-Gig, and a Major Sticker Shock
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Netgear today announced its arguably most consequential mesh system, the Wi-Fi 7 Orbi 970 Series. Right off the bat, the …
Dong’s Take
Dong’s takes/opinions, mostly rational, on all sorts of things or his previews on products he might test and review at a later time, in which case the particular posts will be moved to the product reviews category and is no longer part of this section.
Comcast’s New Storm-Ready WiFi: A Glorifed xFi Extender with a Backup Battery
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Comcast today announced the Storm-Ready WiFi, an aptly-named Wi-Fi broadcaster designed to keep its Xfinity Cable broadband customers connected during, …
Router Replacement: When Is It the Right Time to Ditch Your Old Wi-Fi Machine?
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Daily, I receive questions about Wi-Fi router replacement — whether it’s time to replace a particular piece of networking hardware. …
TP-Link Archer BE900 Quick Take (vs Archer BE800): There’s No Rush
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This is a quick take to address the requests (and questions) I’ve gotten since the review of the Archer BE800. …
Tips on Building a Home Wi-Fi Network Correctly: That Jump-to-Conclusions Mat
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Kudos to anyone recognizing the reference in the header. If you don’t know, it’s a mat that you put on …
Netgear M6 Pro Mobile Hotspot: Potentially an Excellent Travel Router
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Updated: The in-depth review of the M6 Pro is available here. For quite some time, I’ve gotten requests to review …
Handling a Tesla: Tires, Rims, Performance, and Those Pesky Curb Rashes
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After my stories on having a flat tire with my Model Y, I’ve gotten a lot of messages asking about …
EV Charging, Explained: The Trepidation of Moving in a New Comfort Zone
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If you’re about to get an electric vehicle and are concerned about getting your EV charging situation sorted out at …
Asus RP-AX58 Quick Take (vs RP-AX56): The Same Convenient Broadcaster with Minor Extra
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Some two years after the release of the RP-AX56U range extender, Asus finally made available the better version, the RT-AX58U. …
It’s World Backup Day: Give Your Data the Love It Badly Deserves, Now!
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Are you feeling a bit anxious? That’s likely today, March 31, is World Backup Day — originally a made-up day …
Which Synology NAS to Buy: A Quick Guide on Picking a Real Storage Server
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If you have read my primer post on network-attached storage (NAS) servers, it’s pretty clear that I’ve unapologetically picked Synology …
Nighthawk RS700: Netgear’s 1st Wi-Fi 7 Router Gets New Look and True Multi-Gig
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Netgear today announced an all-new Nighthawk RS700, its first Wi-Fi 7 router, joining a few other networking vendors who have …
Owning a (Tesla Model Y) EV: Driving, Maintaining, and that Range Anxiety
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After over 20,000 miles on my 2021 Tesla Model Y Long Range, my 2-plus-year move from gas, or internal combustion …
Archer AX5400 Pro: TP-Link’s Mid-tier Wi-Fi 6 Router Gets 2.5Gbps Multi-Gig Bonus
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TP-Link today announced the availability of the Archer AX5400 Pro, and as the name suggests, it comes with a 2.5GbE …
