🛒EV Charging, Explained: The Trepidation of Moving in a New Comfort Zone
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If you’re about to get an electric vehicle and are concerned about getting your EV charging situation sorted out at …
Dong’s Take
Dong’s takes or opinions, mostly rational, on all sorts of things or his previews/first-takes on products he might subsequently test and review.
It’s World Backup Day: Give Your Data the Love It Badly Deserves Today! Now!
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Are you feeling a little anxious? That’s likely today, March 31, is World Backup Day—originally a made-up day to raise …
TP-Link Deco BE63 Preview (vs. Deco BE85): A Potentially Sensible Canned Mesh Set for Most Homes
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Since I reviewed the Deco BE85—the very first and top-tier Wi-Fi 7 mesh system on the market—many of you have …
TP-Link Deco Overview: Everything You Need to Know about the Popular Mesh Brand
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This post will give you an overview of TP-Link Deco, a known mesh brand, including its brief history, what you …
Qualcomm NCM865 (vs. Intel BE200): A Versatile Wi-Fi 7 Upgrade for Your Windows 11 Computer
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If you’re looking to upgrade your AMD-based computer, be it a desktop or a laptop, to Wi-Fi 7, the Qualcomm …
OWC SoftRAID 8: Professional RAID Software Moves to Subscription-based Pricing, Now with a Free Option
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OWC SoftRAID 8 is now available. The latest release now, for the first time, is avaible with a free tier.
Netgear WBE750: A $700 Top-tier Modern Wi-Fi 7 Access Point with 1-Year Trial of Insight Cloud Management
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Today, Netgear announced its first Wi-Fi 7 standard AP, the WBE750 Insight Manageable tri-band Wi-Fi 7 Access Point. In a …
Intel BE200-based Wi-Fi 7 Upgrade on Select PCs: The Hardware Requirements and Step-by-Step Guide
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To enjoy Wi-Fi 7, you need a broadcaster (a router or access point) supporting the new wireless standard—here are the …
TP-Link Archer BE805 vs. BE800 Quick Take: A Slightly Stripped-down yet Solid Variant
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It’s been almost a year since my review of the Archer BE800 BE19000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router, one of the …
Linksys Velop Smart Wi-Fi Overview: A Flexible (Mesh) Platform
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This post is a primer on Linksys Velop, a popular brand for home mesh-ready routers and purpose-built systems. While the …
Online Parental Control: What It Is and Why You Shouldn’t Pick a Router Based on It
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Many of you have asked me for recommendations on a Wi-Fi router (or mesh system) with “excellent Parental Control.” This …
Asus ExpertWiFi Overview (vs. ZenWifi): A New Mesh-Ready SOHO Hardware Series
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On January 4, 2023, Asus unveiled its new ExpertWiFi product line. After unsurprisingly missing the initial availability target, initially set …
Samsung 990 Evo SSD Review (vs. Crucial T700): A Cool Approach to PCIe 5.0 NVMe Storage
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The new Samsung SSD 990 Evo—first announced on January 23, 2024—is a special PCIe 5.0 NVMe internal SSD that is …
Your Wi-Fi Router and Online Privacy Risks: Be Aware of that Hidden Potential Danger
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If you have been following my router reviews—and you likely have, considering you’re reading this—you’ll note that I have increasingly …
