ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 Review (vs. TP-Link Deco BE25): A Formidable Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 System
6 Min Read
The ZenWiFi BD5 is the upgrade version of the ZenWiFi BD4—both were announced at CES 2025. In the growing Wi-Fi …
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ASUS RT-BE58U Review (vs. NETGEAR Nighthawk S100): Wi-Fi 7 for Those with Modest Bandwidth Needs
7 Min Read
The RT-BE58U—a.k.a. RT-BE3600 for those who shop at Best Buy—is ASUS’s third dual-band Wi-Fi 7 standalone router, and the most …
ASUS AiMesh Overview: Years-Long Effort to Better Wi-Fi Coverage
5 Min Read
AiMesh is a free feature available in all routers since the beginning of 2018, starting with the RT-AC86U, initially as …
ASUS ZenWiFi BT6 Preview (vs. ZenWiFi BT8): A Solid Gigabit-Class Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System
7 Min Read
Unlike ASUS’s previous Wi-Fi 7 ZenWiFi sets, the ZenWiFi BT6 is the first in the family to feature a single …
ASUS RT-BE92U Review (vs. TP-Link Archer BE550): An Excellent Just-Right Wi-Fi 7 Router
9 Min Read
Judging from the model names, you might think the ASUS RT-BE92U BE9700 tri-band router is simply the Wi-Fi 7 version …
ASUS AS1000 TUF Gaming Plus Review (vs. WD Black P50): A Tough, Affordable, and Super-Fast Portable SSD
5 Min Read
The ASUS TUF Gaming Plus is an interesting portable SSD lineup. For one, it has interesting capacity-showing model numbers, including …
ASUS ZenWiFi BT8 Review (vs. ZenWiFi BT10): A Solid Entry-Level Multi-Gigabit Wi-Fi 7 System
8 Min Read
The ZenWiFi BT8 is ASUS’s third Wi-Fi 7 mesh system after the BQ16 Pro and the BT10. As the number …
ASUS ZenWiFi BT10 Review (vs. ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro): An Excellent (Alternative) Wi-Fi 7 System
6 Min Read
Asus’s second Wi-Fi 7 purpose-built mesh system, the ZenWiFi BT10, had a rough start. From the launch in early June …
ASUS RT-AC86U to ASUS RT-BE86U: A Gratifying Upgrade
6 Min Read
As mentioned in the post about when it’s time to replace a Wi-Fi router, the ASUS RT-AC86U was one of …
ASUS RT-BE86U Review (vs. RT-BE88U): An Excellent Dual-band Wi-Fi 7 Router at a Lower Cost
8 Min Read
The RT-BE86U BE6800 is the second dual-band Wi-Fi 7 router from ASUS you can bring home today. In more ways …
