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The Orbi 770 series, first announced in June, is NETGEAR’s second major Wi-Fi 7 mesh system, and it’s totally different from the first, the 970 series. As a matter of fact, as the first tri-band hardware without a dedicated backhaul, it’s unlike the rest of the Orbi family. Here’s the …
Today, NETGEAR announced the availability of its latest mobile hotspot, the Nighthawk M7 Pro (model MR7400). It’s not the company’s first 5G cellular mobile router—there have been at least the M6 Pro and M6—but it’s the first to feature Wi-Fi 7. The support for the latest Wi-Fi can be a …
If you’re looking to build an advanced DIY Wi-Fi mesh system, here’s some good news. Today, TP-Link announced the availability of its Omada Cloud Essentials as an option for those who want to build the system without a local controller. Specifically, if you want to start a Wi-Fi system using …
If you want a UniFi console but are taken aback by the UDM-SE or the UDM-Pro Max‘s sizeable rack-mount physical appearance, the UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max) is the answer. It’s a compact eye candy. Still, the cool design is the least exciting thing about this thing. At the suggested …
The U7 Pro Max is Ubiquiti’s top-tier Wi-Fi 7 access point for prosumers and a minor upgrade to the U7 Pro. At the core, though, it’s similar to the company’s previous UniFi APs, including the U6 Enterprise. Here’s the bottom line: At the suggested retail price of less than $280—the …
When it comes to storage devices, there are brand-name products like one of these. And then there are a myriad of lesser-known, even sketchy, options that might make you wonder if they are worth the low costs. Case in point: the ORICO R3700 RGB Portable SSD, which I decided to …
Since my review of the Archer BE230, folks have been asking me when I’d take the Archer BE6500 out for a spin. The answer is likely never. TP-Link has been known to make numerous hardware variants for different retail stores. The Archer BE230, for example, is also available as the …
Late last year, I called the Archer BE550 “Wi-Fi 7 on the cheap,” thanks to its then-lowest $250 price tag. I spoke too soon. Now, it’s clear that this new Archer BE230, first available exclusively at Walmart in the U.S. on July 23 as the Archer BE3600 variant, is decidedly …
You walk around the house and, at times, can see the Wi-Fi signal strength bars on your device move up or down. If you ever wonder what changes when you lose a bar or gain one, this post is for you. You’ll learn, in simple terms, what dBm is, how it applies …
Micron’s latest PCIe 4 NVMe SSD, the Crucial P310 PCIe Gen4 NVMe 2230 M.2 SSD, first released on July 17, 2024, is a bit different from the previous version, the P3 and P3 Plus that came out two years ago. Coming in the compact 2230 M.2 form—the drive is only …
