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Linksys E8450 Dual-Band AX3200 Wi-Fi 6 Router is a breath of fresh air. This new Wi-Fi 6 router harkens back to when Linksys was one of my favorite home networking vendors, thanks to its traditional local web interface. Indeed, it’s the first in a long time that’s no longer part …
I find the ASUS RT-AX68U AX2700 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router, officially announced on January 13, 2021, in the U.S., a bit of an oxymoron. It’s somewhat an entry-level Wi-Fi 6 router that comes out after ASUS’s first Wi-Fi 6E machine, the GT-AXE11000. So it’s more like an exit-level Wi-Fi 6 broadcaster. …
Almost a year after first announcing the entry-level SURFboard mAX AX6600 Mesh, CommScope today officially made this Wi-Fi 6 system available. Is it worth the wait? Well, not really. The new mesh has nothing new. But this supposedly budget-minded mesh is not all bad either. In many ways, it’s similar …
The ASUS RT-AX92U, first released in mid-2019, is an interesting case for two reasons. First, you only find it during the transition from Wi-Fi 5 to Wi-Fi 6. And secondly, well, I reviewed it twice. Dong’s note: That’s right! You’re reading the updated review published on January 7, 2021, with …
The TP-Link Deco X5700 AX5700 Tri-Band Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System is similar yet totally different from the Deco X60 I reviewed earlier this year. And that’s a great thing. Indeed, this one is arguably the best purpose-built mesh system TP-Link has had to offer yet. With tri-band, 160MHz …
The Nexus Link GPL-2000PT-KIT is a testament that Powerline is still relevant today. Sure, I’ve been recommending folks to run network cables of late. That’s the only way to truly get the best home network in this age of Wi-Fi 6 and 5G. But for certain homes with a modest …
When NETGEAR first announced the Orbi AX4200—a.k.a the RBK750 series available as RBK752 (2-pack) or RBK753 (3-pack)—I assumed it was the lesser version of the flagship Orbi AX6000 (RBK852). And on the surface of it, I was right. Looking deeper, it’s a different story. There’s a lot more to love …
Though very different hardware-wise, the Amazon eero 6 dual-band AX1800 mesh router is, for the most part, just like the eero 6 Pro. It has the same mobile app, setup process, general settings, and feature set. So, it’s just like the original eero that came out some four years ago. …
The Amazon eero Pro 6 tri-band AX4200 mesh Wi-Fi 6 router is an exaggeration. There’s nothing “Pro” about it. It has the least to offer among all (tri-band) Wi-Fi 6 routers I’ve reviewed. So, at best, it’s a router for the uninitiated. And in that regard, this one does have a …
Thinking the recently-announced Linksys Velop MX4200 Tri-Band AX4200 Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (model MX12600) is an upgrade, or a downgrade, to the Velop Linksys MX5300 (MX10600) that came out at the beginning of 2020? You’re mistaken. It’s neither. Looking past the lengthy, innately confusing name and the familiar design, this …
