🛒Zyxel WAX630S Review: A Slightly Over-priced but Reliable Wi-Fi 6 Access Point
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At the current price of around $380 a pop, the Zyxel WAX630S wireless access point (WAP), available for purchase today, …
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Silicon Power Armor A66 Review: A Solid, yet Borderline Obsolete, Portable Drive
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The Armor A66 is the first portable hard drive I’ve reviewed in a long time—since the WD My Passport in …
Silicon Power XS70 Review: An Excellent PCIe 4.0 SSD Deal
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At the current retail price of just $130 for the 1TB capacity, the new Silicon Power XS70 solid-state drive (SSD) …
AmpliFi Alien Review: Still a Peculiarly Solid Wi-Fi 6 Router after Two Years
13 Min Read
In a good way, Ubiquiti’s AmpliFi Alien has been a weird router. That was my initial impression more than two …
ASUS ZenWiFi Pro ET12 Review (vs. ZenWiFi ET8): A Solid Multi-Gig Wired Mesh
18 Min Read
The ZenWiFi Pro ET12—not to be confused with the XT12—is the fourth Wi-Fi 6E mesh system I’ve tested, after the …
DS1821+ NAS Review (vs. DS1621+): Tips on Synology 10Gbps and RAM Upgrades
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As the name suggests, the Synology DS1821+ is of yesteryear. It’s even older than that—Synology first announced it in 2020. …
WD Black SN850 Review: Top NVMe SSD for Gamers and Home Users Alike
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The WD Black SN850 is not new, Western Digital first unveiled in late 2020, and it became available in early 2021 …
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 Review: The Best dual-band Wi-Fi 6 Router
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Almost two years after the RT-AX86U—which I called the “arguably best to date” dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router on the market—ASUS …
WD Black SN770 Review: An Excellent PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD for the Home
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If you’re looking for a relatively affordable way to upgrade your latest gaming rig, the new WD Black SN770—first announced on …
Gigabit Internet Explained: Understanding Magic of Those Gbps
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In recent years, more and more folks have been sending me messages asking about how to “get the most out” …
