ASUS ExpertWiFi EBR63 Review: A Surprisingly Capable Wi-Fi 6 Router
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I always believed the ASUS RT-AX88U Pro would be my last Wi-Fi 6 router review. Then, the ExpertWiFi EBR63 happened. …
ASUS ExpertWiFi Overview (vs. ZenWifi): A New Mesh-Ready SOHO Hardware Series
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On January 4, 2023, ASUS unveiled its new ExpertWiFi product line. After unsurprisingly missing the initial availability target, initially set …
Amazon eero Max 7 Review: Setting the Wi-Fi 7 Bar Incredibly Low
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Amazon’s eero Max 7—its first foray into Wi-Fi 7—was available for purchase on October 26, 2023, months before the latest …
Multi-Gig Ethernet Explained: The Wired Standard that’s Wi-Fi (7)’s Best Friend
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With Wi-Fi 6/6E and especially Wi-Fi 7, we naturally need faster-than-Gigabit wired connections to match—otherwise, we’d be stuck at slightly …
Samsung 990 EVO SSD Review (vs. Crucial T700): A Cool Approach to PCIe 5.0 NVMe Storage
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The new Samsung SSD 990 EVO—first announced on January 23, 2024—is a special PCIe 5.0 NVMe internal SSD that is …
Linksys Velop Pro 7 Review: Elegant Design Meets Modest Wi-Fi 7 Performance
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Linksys’s first Wi-Fi 7 hardware, the Velop Pro 7 BE11000, sure is sexy. It comes in a legit “designer” look. …
Nighthawk RS700S Review (vs. ASUS RT-BE96U): A Top-Performance Wi-Fi 7 Contender
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It took me a while to evaluate the NETGEAR Nighthawk RS700S BE19000 Wi-Fi 7 router. The router’s actual model is …
Guest Wi-Fi Network Explained: What It Is and How It Has Little to Do with the Security of IoT Devices
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In recent years, I’ve received a lot of questions about the Guest Wi-Fi SSID (network name), including the catch-all recommendation …
NETGEAR RBE973S Orbi 970 Series Review (vs. TP-Link Deco BE85): A Tiring Mixed Bag of Complicated Wi-Fi, Real Multi-Gigabit, and a Major Sticker Shock
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First available in late September 2023, the Orbi 970 Series, NETGEAR’s first Wi-Fi 7 mesh system, proved complicated to test. …
Network Wiring, Explained: How to Get Your Home Wired (Almost) Like a Pro
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You might have noticed by now how I’m a big fan of using network cables—as opposed to Wi-Fi—as a way …
