🛒TP-Link TL-WR3002X Quick Take (vs. TL-WR1502X): A Faster Alternative
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Today, TP-Link announced the official availability of its second Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi travel router, the TL-WR3002X. As the name suggests, …
Dong’s Take
Dong’s mostly rational opinions on various subjects or his previews/first impressions of products, based on vendor-supplied information, that he’s interested in reviewing subsequently after real-world, hands-on testing.
Ubiquiti U7 Pro XG vs. U7 Pro XGS Quick Take: Next-Gen Flagship UniFi Access Points
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If you’re unhappy with the U7 Pro or the U7 Pro Max due to their internal fan but can’t afford the fan-less UniFi E7, Ubiquiti …
Western Digital Splits Off NAND Flash to SanDisk, Unveils a Host of External HDD-Based Storage Devices
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Western Digital today unveiled five new external storage devices, all based on its latest 26TB “enterprise-class Ultrastar 7200 RPM HDDs …
Archer GE650 Preview (vs. Archer GE800): TP-Link’s 2nd and Super-Cute Wi-Fi 7 Gaming Router Now Availabe
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TP-Link today announced the availability of its second Wi-Fi 7 gaming router, the Archer GE650. First showcased at CES 2025, …
Amazon Eero 7 vs. Pro 7: Two New Entry-Level Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Routers
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Amazon today announced the eero 7 and eero Pro 7, adding them to the eero Wi-Fi 7 family, which already …
Netgear Nighthawk RS100 Preview (vs. TP-Link Archer BE230): A New Level of Bare Minimum Wi-Fi 7
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If you find Netgear’s Nighthawk RS200‘s $200 price tag a bit too high, there’s now an alternative, the newly-announced Nighthawk …
10Gbps Internet’s Real-World Experience: Unlocking the Secrets of Multi-Gigabit Broadband
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March 2022 was when I first entered the realm of 10Gbps Internet with a Sonic fiberoptic plan, which has since …
Ubiquiti’s UniFi E7 Review (vs. U7 Pro Max): The First Real Wi-Fi 7 Indoor Access Point
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The Enterprise 7 or UniFi E7 is the latest in Ubiquiti’s Wi-Fi 7 access points—in case you wonder why “7” …
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. …
Model Y 2025 Road Trip Through Death Valley: Happy Camper Meets Annoying Full Self-Driving (Supervised)
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As you might have noticed, I attended CES 2025 in Las Vegas, which lasted during the entire first working week …
Micron Tones Down the Heat with the All-New Crucial P510 PCIe Gen 5 SSD, and Adds a Crucial P310 with Heatsink
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Today at CES 2025, Micron announced the Crucial P510 SSD, the latest in its mainstream P series PCIe NVMe family, …
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 …
So Long 2024: Thanks for Everything, Especially the Coconuts!
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It’s the last day of the year, and I’m going to recap what happened in my little world during the …
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.
