🔥Synology Mesh Review (vs Asus AiMesh): A Home Way to Create a Pro Wi-Fi System
12-min Read
Synology first added mesh capability to its Wi-Fi 5 router back in October 2018 with the release of the MR2200ac. …
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Synology RT6600ax Review: A Wi-Fi 6 Router That Has (Almost) Everything
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Synology’s first router in years, the RT6600ax, is finally available today. And, like the Ubiquiti UDR, it’s a near-perfect Wi-Fi …
Ubiquiti’s UniFi Dream Router (UDR) Review: A Near-Perfect Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router
13-min Read
In early October 2021, Ubiquiti quietly released the UniFi Dream Router (UDR), its first UniFi Wi-Fi 6 broadcaster, as a …
Asus ZenWiFi AX Hybrid (XP4) Review (vs XD4): A Jack-of-All-Trades Mesh System
11-min Read
In more ways than one, the new ZenWiFi AX Hybrid (model XP4) is Asus’s Powerline alternative to its entry-level ZenWiFi …
ZyXel WAX630S Review: A Slightly Over-priced but Reliable Wi-Fi 6 Access Point
10-min Read
At the current price of around $380 a pop, the ZyXel WAX630S wireless access point (WAP), available for purchase today, …
AmpliFi Alien Review: Still a Peculiarly Solid Wi-Fi 6 Router after Two Years
13-min Read
In a good way, Ubiquiti’s AmpliFi Alien has been a weird router. That was my initial impression more than two …
Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 Review: The Best Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 Router
17-min Read
Almost two years after the RT-AX86U — which I called the “arguably best to date” dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router on …
Asus TUF-AX5400 Review (vs GS-AX5400): An Excellent Budget Gaming Router
8-min Read
It took me long enough to do an in-depth review of the TUF-AX5400 — the router was first announced in …
Fire TV Stick 4K Max Review (vs Fire TV Stick 4K): A Min Incremental Upgrade
10-min Read
The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is a three-year wait from the Fire TV Stick 4K that first came out …
TP-Link Archer GX90 Review (vs Archer AX11000): A More Refined Lesser Clone
9-min Read
The TP-Link Archer GX90 AX6600 Wi-Fi 6 Tri-Band Gaming Router sure is an interesting broadcaster… On the one hand, it’s …
ZenWiFi XD6 review (vs ZenWiFi XT8): An Excellent (Wired) Mesh Alternative
10-min Read
If you read my review of the ZenWiFi XT8, you’d note that I recommended it mainly for those living in …
Asus ROG STRIX GS-AX5400 Review (vs RT-AX82U): An Excellent Alternative
7-min Read
The new Asus ROG STRIX GS-AX5400 has more than enough to substitute the RT-AX82U as a gaming router. It’s also …
Asus ZenWiFi ET8 Review: A Worthy Mesh for a Wired (or Airy) Home
10-min Read
In many ways, the Asus ZenWiFi ET8 AXE6600 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E Mesh System is an example of how the latest …
Asus GS-AX3000 Review (vs RT-AX3000): A Solid Gaming Router
10-min Read
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, …
