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TP-Link’s Deco 7 Pro BE63, also known as Deco 7 Pro BE11000, is a mid-tier Wi-Fi 7 mesh system formerly known as the Deco 63—TP-Link made the change at the beginning of 2026. As if that’s confusing enough, it’s also available as the Deco BE65 Pro at some retailers, such as Best … Continue Reading
The ZenWiFi BD4 was first available at the end of 2024. I’ve used one since the beginning of 2025 and intended to review it first. However, I ended up testing the slightly higher-end ZenWiFi BD5 due to the availability of its outdoor option, among other things, and realized the two … Continue Reading
The Orbi 370 series, first announced in the US on July 29, 2025, is NETGEAR’s fourth Wi-Fi 7 mesh system. Previously, the company had offered a trio including the 970 series, 870 series, and 770 series. The most noticeable aspect of the new Orbi 370 series is its significantly lower … Continue Reading
If the head rings a bell, that’s because this ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 Outdoor is, well, the “outdoor” version of the standard ZenWiFi BD5 I reviewed earlier this week. Truth be told, I actually tested the two together initially, but during the process, I decided that this Outdoor unit deserved more … Continue Reading
The ZenWiFi BD5 is the upgrade version of the ZenWiFi BD4—both were announced at CES 2025. In the growing Wi-Fi 7 landscape, it’s ASUS’s dual-band rival to the TP-Link Deco BD25 and the NETGEAR Orbi 370 Series, and as such, it’s a formidable contender. Here’s the bottom line: If you … Continue Reading
Today, TP-Link announced the availability of an extensive collection of Wi-Fi 7 broadcasters, including routers, mesh systems, and extenders. A few of them are new, and others were announced earlier this year during CES. Still, most, if not all, of them are simply slight variants of one another or of … Continue Reading
Among popular networking vendors, Ubiquiti has a unique approach, UniFi, that suits users across all demographics, from novices to enterprises. If you’ve never heard of Ubiquiti before, you didn’t miss much. Coinciding with the official availability of Wi-Fi 7, UniFi has only recently (since early 2025) become exceptionally relevant to … Continue Reading
If you’re unhappy with the U7 Pro or the U7 Pro Max due to their internal fan but can’t afford the fan-less UniFi E7, Ubiquiti has something that will change your mood. Today, the networking vendor announced the official availability of its next-gen Flagship UniFi access points, the U7 Pro XG and … Continue Reading
