ASUS ROG STRIX GS-AX5400 Review (vs. RT-AX82U): An Excellent Alternative
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. Both are gaming routers.
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 friendly cost of $530. And that brings us to this ZenWiFi ET8 vs. XT8 matchup. On the face of it, the new ET8 seems like a good deal, considering the …
ASUS ZenWiFi ET8 Review: A Worthy Mesh for a Wired (or Airy) Home
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In many ways, the ASUS ZenWiFi ET8 AXE6600 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E Mesh System is an example of how the latest is not necessarily the greatest. This new mesh set is not a replacement for the previous ZenWiFi XT8. Despite the same look and similar hardware specs, the two have little …
Samsung PRO/EVO Plus SD Cards Get Faster Speeds, microSD Versions
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Samsung today announced its upgraded versions of the Samsung PRO Plus and Samsung EVO Plus SD cards and their microSD versions. The new cards are essentially the upgrades to the older versions released October 2020, which I took out for a spin and was impressed with their performances. Samsung PRO …
ASUS GS-AX3000 Review (vs. RT-AX3000): A Solid Gaming Router
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In many ways, ASUS’s new ROG STRIX GS-AX3000 router replaces the RT-AX3000 (a.k.a RT-AX58U). Despite sharing these same hardware specs, the new router has some major improvements, including special online gaming features and a more responsive web interface. For the most part, its performance was better, too, in my testing, …
NETGEAR MR5200 Nighthawk M5 5G Mobile Router is Finally Here, for $700
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Almost two years after the first announcement, NETGEAR finally made the MR5200 Nighthawk M5 5G Mobile Router available today. This is the company’s first 5G mobile hotspot that you can use both on the go and at home. In many ways, this little cellular hotspot is similar to 4G counterparts, …
iStorage diskAshur M2 Review: A Tiny Ultra-Secure Storage Vault Oddity
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In many ways, the new diskAshur M2 portable drive is an upgrade to iStorage’s datAshur PRO2 that came out in 2019. It’s larger, faster, but the impenetrable security concept remains. In a nutshell, this is a tiny portable SSD with an integrated keypad that works like that of a safe. …
