🛒Goodbye 2023: You Made Us Stronger!
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It’s the last day of the year, and I’m going to do a little recapping of what happened to me …
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Synology DiskStation DS223 Review (vs. DS224+): An Entry-Level NAS Server that Means Business
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The DS223 is the first standard Synology NAS server I’ve officially tested in a long time. Previously, I’ve reviewed mostly …
Zyxel WBE660S PoE++ Access Point Review: A Promising 1st Wi-Fi 7 Upgrade
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If you have a home network—with a dated Wi-Fi standard or no Wi-Fi at all—and want to upgrade it straight …
Asus RT-BE96U Review: An Exciting AiMesh Router with Real Wi-Fi 7
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The RT-BE96U is Asus’s first Wi-Fi 7 router but far from the first of its type. Yet, it turned out …
New Samsung T5 EVO Puts up to 8TB of Rugged Storage in Your Pocket
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Samsung today unveiled its T5 EVO portable state drive (SSD)—the first on the market that can hold up to 8TB …
Crucial T500 Review (vs. T700): An Excellent Sweet-spot NVMe Performance Alternative
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At the announcement on October 31, 2023, Micron’s latest NVMe solid-state drive (SSD), the Crucial T500, was a bit of …
ARRIS SURFboard G54 Review: A Practical Wi-Fi 7 Cable Gateway Stunted by Ill-Conceived Firmware
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The ARRIS SURFboard G54, unveiled in January and available in mid-October, is a convenient way for Cable Internet subscribers to …
How I Managed to Build a Real Wi-Fi 7 Computer Only to Realize It Wasn’t Worth the Effort, for Now
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For the official Wi-Fi performance numbers for reviews on this website, I generally need a computer-based client. So, for the …
Fire TV Stick 4K Max 2nd Gen Review (vs. 1st Gen): An Excellent but Minor Streaming Upgrade
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On September 20, 2023, Amazon announced the latest Fire TV Stick 4K Max 2nd Gen to be available by the …
Samsung T9 Review (vs. Crucial X10 Pro): Totally Fast for a Price
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The Samsung T9 Portable SSD, announced on October 3, 2023, is easily the best USB external storage the electronics giant …
