US TP-Link Router Ban Gains Steam: What You Should Do with Your Hardware and the Alternatives
7 Min Read
The reasons on the surface behind why the US government consider banning TP-Link routers.
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Micron’s New Crucial Pro OC DDR5-6400 Overclocking RAM for Gamers Screams Speed
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Micron today releases its latest system memory modules made for gamers and savvy users, the Crucial Pro OC DDR5-6400 Overclocking CL32 Gaming DRAM. As the name suggests, this is the latest RAM technology designed for computers that support DDR5—preferably systems running an Intel 13th Gen CPU (or later) or an … Continue Reading
ASUS TUF-BE6500 Review (vs. NETGEAR Nighthawk RS200): A Frill-Free Dual-Band (Gaming) Router
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The TUF Gaming BE6500 Wi-Fi 7 router (model TUF-BE6500) is the fourth dual-band Wi-Fi 7 router from ASUS, and the first officially designated as a gaming router. In a way, it’s the Wi-Fi 7 version of the Wi-Fi 6 TUF-AX5400 I reviewed a few years ago. Short for “The Ultimate … Continue Reading
Wi-Fi 8 Is (Almost) Here: Broadcom Unveils First Chips of the New Ultra High Reliability Wireless Standard
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In a few months, Wi-Fi 7 will celebrate its 2nd anniversary. The standard was officially certified on January 8, 2024, the first workday of that year. And as some of you are still mulling over whether it’s definitely time to replace that Wi-Fi 6 router (and it’s still not!), here’s … Continue Reading
Synology DS925+ Review (vs. DS923+): A Solid Replacement, Though Not Entirely an Upgrade
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The Synology DiskStation DS925+ network-attached storage (NAS) server, first available in the US on June 4, 2025, is more than just an intended incremental upgrade to the previous DS923+. It has undergone major changes in a matter of months, with the latest and most significant being Synology’s DSM 7.3 release. … Continue Reading
Ubiquiti UNVR-Instant Review: An Excellent Consumer-Friendly UniFi Protect Surveillance Solution
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The UniFi Network Video Recorder Instant (model UNVR-Instant), unveiled on September 10, 2025, is Ubiquiti’s first consumer-friendly UniFi Network Video Recorder—it hosts the UniFi Protect application on the inside. Prior to it, the company only had rackmount versions designed for businesses. As I have already reviewed the Protect application as … Continue Reading
UniFi UPS Tower Review: A Handy Backup Battery for a Home Ubiquiti Network
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Ubiquiti today announces its latest addition to the UniFi ecosystem, the UniFi Uninterruptible Power Supply, which includes two hardware units, the UniFi UPS-2U and UniFi UPS Tower. The former is a rackmount unit designed for a business network, and the latter is a desktop unit made for the home. Aside … Continue Reading
