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Micron’s second entry into portable solid-state drives, the Crucial X6, doesn’t have the same bang as the first, the X8. …
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Crucial X8 Review: (Still) the Fastest USB Gen 2 Portable SSD to Date
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Micron’s first try into the realm of portable solid-state drives proved to be a big deal. The Crucial X8 was …
Netgear SXK80 Orbi Pro Wi-Fi 6: A Mesh for Those with a Crazy Deep Pocket
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There are many ways to show off financial success. You can get an expensive painting, don a nice watch, buy …
Asus RT-AX82U Gaming Router Review: A Fancy Little Wi-Fi 6 Performer
11 Min Read
The Asus RT-AX82U AX5400 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router looks the part. Gamers — well, almost anyone, actually — will …
How to Get Your Home Wired with Network Cables (Almost) Like a Pro, with Ease
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You might have noticed by now how I’m a big fan of using network cables — as opposed to Wi-Fi …
Asus RT-AX86U Review: Arguably the Best Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router to Date
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The RT-AX86U AX5700 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router is the more powerful option out of the two new gaming routers …
Linksys MR9600 Review: An Expensive Work-in-Progress Mesh Router
13 Min Read
You can call the Linksys MR9600 a dual-band version of the Linksys MX5 Velop AX mesh router, and Belkin won’t …
TRENDnet TEW-830MDR2K Review: A Slow but Reliable Generic Mesh
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The TRENDnet TEW-830MDR2K AC2200 Wi-Fi Mesh System is a curious case. The new tri-band Wi-Fi 5 mesh system is almost …
No, Netgear’s Recent Router Vulnerability Is Not that Serious
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This past week, I received a lot of questions regarding yet another newly-found router vulnerability, this time coming from Netgear. …
Netgear MK63 Nighthawk Mesh Review: A Modest but Reliable (Wired) Mesh
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The 3-pack Netgear MK63 Nighthawk Dual-Band AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh System (or MK62 for a 2-pack) is, for now, a …
Wi-Fi 5 vs Wi-Fi 6: Why it’s (Still) OK to Delay Upgrading Your Home Network
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It’s mid-2020, and you wonder which router to get between Wi-Fi 5 vs Wi-Fi 6. That’s a good question. And …
Linksys MR7350 Intelligent Mesh Router Review: Too Clever by Half
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The Linksys MR7350 Max-Stream Mesh Wi-Fi 6 Router is the budget version of the MR9600. Other than the lesser hardware …
Samsung T7 and T7 Touch Review: Well-Rounded Portable SSDs
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At some $120 for 500GB — or $220 and $380 for 1TB and 2TB, respectively — the Samsung T7 Touch …
SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD Review: A Tough Little Performer
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The latest SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD, first announced late last year, is the souped-up version of the non-PRO drive …
