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The TOTOLINK T10 Smart Home Wi-Fi System is arguably one of the most affordable Wi-Fi mesh systems on the market. The low price doesn’t mean it’s a cheap product, however. For the most part, the system worked well in my testing, albeit not as well as more expensive systems like …
The NETGEAR EX7500 Nighthawk Mesh X4S Wall-Plug Tri-Band WiFi Mesh Extender the lesser version of the EX8000. It’s much smaller, has no port, and is designed to plug directly into a wall socket. In return, currently, at $160, it’s also more affordable. If you don’t want to (or can’t) replace your …
Generally, I’m not a fan of Wi-Fi extenders due to signal loss. The NETGEAR EX8000 X6S tri-band Wi-Fi Mesh Extender is somewhat of an exception, however. That’s because it can quickly work with almost any router to turn an existing network into a robust and efficient Wi-Fi mesh-like system. And …
If you’re into continuous video recording, you’ll love this new microSD card Samsung released today, the Samsung PRO Endurance. Like all solid-state storage devices, SD cards have limited program/erase cycles, known as endurance, the amount of data you can write to one before it becomes unreliable. As the name suggests, the …
Belkin’s new Linksys Velop Dual-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System is much cheaper than the original Tri-Band Linksys Velop that came out more than a year ago. At launch, it costs $299 for a set of three units, or you can get two for $199 or just one for $129. Before you get …
Samsung today announced its latest non-volatile memory express solid-state drives (SSDs), the 970 SSD NVMe Series, including the 970 EVO and 970 PRO. These are super-fast internal drives, not to be lumped together with the recently released 860 EVO and 860 PRO SATA drives. Indeed, the new 970 series belongs to the next-gen …
Portable drives—especially those housing a regular hard drive on the inside—need to be handled with care. It’s just common sense, but if you find that hard, the Silicon Power Armor A75 is for you. This portable drive is designed to keep data safe from mishaps, but it still manages to …
The Samsung T5 Portable SSD is a much faster version of the T3 drive that came out two years ago. It’s one of the fastest portable drives on the market. If you’re looking for a secure, sturdy, compact, and super-fast storage device to use on the go, the T5 is …
The Comtrend PG-9172PoE—like all other Powerline adapters—is an alternative to running network cables. But there’s more: It can also be an alternative to a power outlet. Unfortunately, the adapter is only suitable for low-bandwidth applications due to its slow network port that caps at just 100Mbps. That said, if you want …
When extending a network, you should always use network cables. Connecting an access point to an existing router via cable, for example, is the best way to extend your Wi-Fi network without losing performance. But getting our home wired can be challenging, sometimes not even possible. And that’s where Powerline …
