🛒Netgear RBE873 Orbi 870 Series Review (vs. Asus ZenWiFi BT8): High Wi-Fi 7 Meets Low Multi-Gig
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The Orbi 870 series, first announced on January 7, 2025, at CES 2025, is Netgear’s third Wi-Fi 7 Orbi set. …
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Asus RT-BE92U Review (vs. TP-Link Archer BE550): An Excellent Just-Right Wi-Fi 7 Router
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Judging from the model names, you might think the Asus RT-BE92U BE9700 tri-band router is simply the Wi-Fi 7 version …
Online Security and Privacy Risks: Be Aware of that Hidden Potential Danger within Your Wi-Fi Router
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If you have been following my router reviews, you’ll note that I have increasingly mentioned the “online privacy risks” notion. …
TP-Link Archer GE650 Preview (vs. Archer GE800): A Compact and Practical Wi-Fi 7 Gaming Router
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TP-Link, among other things, unveiled its second gaming router, the tri-band BE11000 Archer GE650, at CES 2025. While seemingly lesser …
ROG Rapture GT-BE19000AI: Asus Showed Off First AI-Driven Gaming Router
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Asus unveiled the ROG Rapture GT-BE19000AI, its first “AI-driven” gaming router, at CES 2025 today. Asus is not new to …
US Mulls Banning TP-Link Routers: The Why
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The reasons on the surface behind why the US government consider banning TP-Link routers.
Top Five VR Wi-Fi Routers: The Bandwidth Needed for Smooth Wireless Virtual Reality
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This post includes two lists of the top five VR Wi-Fi routers you can bring home to power your wireless …
Asus ZenWiFi BT8 Review (vs. ZenWiFi BT10): A Solid Entry-Level Multi-Gigabit Wi-Fi 7 System
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The ZenWiFi BT8 is Asus’s third Wi-Fi 7 mesh system after the BQ16 Pro and the BT10. As the number …
ZenWiFi BD4 Quick Take (vs. Deco BE25): Asus Joins the Dual-band Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Wagon
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Asus just recently quietly made available the ZenWiFi BD4 to presumably rival the TP-Link BE3600 (which is a stripped-down version …
TP-Link Deco BE25 Review (vs. TP-Link BE3600): Reliable Wi-Fi 7 for the Budget-minded with Low Expectations
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Today, TP-Link officially announced the availability of its latest Wi-Fi 7 mesh systems, the Deco BE25 (a.k.a. Deco BE5000) and …
TP-Link Omada EAP610GP-Desktop Quick Take: A No-Drilling-Required Versatile Business Access Point
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Today, the networking vendor unveils the all-new Omada AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Desktop GPON Access Point, or EAP610GP-Desktop for short. If …
Asus ZenWiFi BT10 Review (vs. ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro): An Excellent (Alternative) Wi-Fi 7 System
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Asus’s second Wi-Fi 7 purpose-built mesh system, the ZenWiFi BT10, had a rough start. From the launch in early June …
Asus RT-AC86U to Asus RT-BE86U: A Gratifying Upgrade
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As mentioned in the post about when it’s time to replace a Wi-Fi router, the Asus RT-AC86U was one of …
Netgear Nighthawk RS200 Review (vs. Asus RT-BE86U): A Solid Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router
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The Nighthawk RS200, first announced late last month, is the odd one out in Netgear’s Wi-Fi 7 standalone router lineup. …
