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Per conventional wisdom of portable storage: If you get a Thunderbolt 3 (or 4) drive, it won’t work with USB despite fitting perfectly into a USB-C port. That changed on October 5, 2022, when the SanDisk Professional PRO-G40 SSD, the latest in Western Digital’s PRO storage lineup, arrived. And the …
The Orbi RBK860 series—first unveiled on October 11, 2022, as a 3-pack model RBK863S—is the latest member of NETGEAR’s popular Orbi family of purpose-built mesh Wi-Fi systems. With Wi-Fi 6E on the rise and Wi-Fi 7 around the corner, I wouldn’t be surprised if it turned out to be the …
This post is a quick comparison of the ASUS RT-AX86S, RT-AX86U, and RT-AX86U Pro. Together, they make up confusing dual-band Wi-Fi 6 options. In mid-August 2020, I published an in-depth review of the RT-AX86U, calling it “arguably the best dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router” for a good reason—the router has indeed …
I’m new to the Sabrent brand, and the Rocket 4 Plus and Plus-G are excellent first impressions. They are both Sabrent’s latest and top-tier PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs, leased just a few months apart in 2022. The two are essentially the same drive, with some minor differences. In fact, the …
Synology first added mesh capability to its Wi-Fi 5 router back in October 2018 with the release of the MR2200ac. If that sounds so long ago, it has taken the company that long to make Wi-Fi 6 routers—the RT6600ax and the WRX560 came out in 2022. The known NAS maker …
A year or two ago, the Synology WRX560 would have been an awesome router. But considering the current ubiquity of Wi-Fi 6E and the upcoming Wi-Fi 7, Synology’s latest router, first announced in late October 2022, seems awfully dated. Though excellent, as it proved in my testing, this one is …
This Omada EAP670 vs. EAP610 matchup represents the top and bottom tiers of TP-Link’s Wi-Fi 6 business access points (APs). They replace the EAP245 and other Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 variants. The EAP670 is a top-tier broadcaster, and the EAP610 is entry-level. Other than the differences in hardware specs and physical …
The Nest Wifi Pro—first announced on October 4, 2022, as Google’s latest Wi-Fi hardware in its once-called Google Wifi lineup—has a cheeky name. There’s nothing professional about it, as its “Pro” notion suggests. It’s the simplest Wi-Fi mesh router or mesh system you can find. Possibly even too simple. You …
Technically, the Deco XE200 AXE11000 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System is the upgraded version of the Deco XE75—TP-Link’s first Wi-Fi 6E mesh that I reviewed earlier this year. But you can also say it’s replacing the Wi-Fi 6 Deco X90. That’s because, on the inside, all Deco sets are …
The Archer AXE16000 Quad-Band 16-Stream Wi-Fi 6E Router (model Archer AXE300) decidedly puts TP-Link on the list of prominent Wi-Fi 6E vendors. But that’s the least exciting thing about this new Wi-Fi machine. With this Archer AXE300, you’ll also find the availability of the $799.99 Deco XE200 Wi-Fi 6E AXE11000 …
