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Zyxel NWA220AX-6E is one of a kind, not necessarily in a good way. On the one hand, it’s an affordable well-performing PoE access point that can work as a standalone unit or part of Zyxel’s cloud-based Nebula mesh system—you’d need to register an account and log in with the vendor. …
Samsung today made available its latest flagship NVMe solid-state drive, the 990 PRO. The company first announced this drive in late August. The new internal SSD aims to replace the previous model, the 980 PRO, that came out more than two years ago. As it turned out, this latest Samsung …
When it comes to NAS servers, I’ve always recommended Synology. But once in a while, it’s worth checking out other brands. So here goes: The TerraMaster F2-223. This new server is TerraMaster’s major release in its entry-level 2-bay lineup, now with native support for Multi-Gig and the latest TerraMaster Operating …
Generally, I’m not a fan of Wi-Fi extenders, and, on the one hand, the TP-Link RE715X AX3000 Mesh WiFi 6 Extender embodies everything I don’t like about this type of “quick fix” Wi-Fi broadcaster. On the other, it has a couple of things going for itself, namely the support for …
Among popular networking vendors, TP-Link is known to offer affordability. And that goes across the board among the company’s lineups, including its Archer standalone routers, Deco home mesh, and Omada business access points. In April 2019, the networking vendor unveiled OneMesh as an additional and practical do-it-yourself home (DIY) mesh …
The ARRIS W6B Surfboard Thruster Wi-Fi 6E Gaming Acceleration Kit is a niche product—it’s not for everyone. Specifically, it’s only for those too lazy to run a network cable. And by that, I don’t even mean the complete job of getting your home wired, but just a relatively long ready-made …
In the Orbi RBKE963 review, I predicted that it was just a matter of time before the router unit of the mesh system, the Orbi RBRK960, would be available as a standalone Wi-Fi solution. Indeed, you can get just the Orbi RBRE960 AXE11000 Quad-Band Wi-Fi 6E mesh router unit for …
Western Digital unveiled its PRO-BLADE Mag in May this year, a concept harkening back to the era of the Zip Disk—or modular storage. The PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT is part of this new lineup. It’s essentially the portable “reader” of the PRO-BLADE SSD Mag—it’s the Zip Drive, so to speak. So, similarly, …
The ZenWiFi Pro XT12 is worth the wait. And that’s a good thing, considering it has been a bit of a tease. ASUS initially and quietly unveiled this tri-band mesh system in August 2021 with the ZenWiFi ET12; both were slated to be available in the US in early 2022. …
With the ZenWiFi Pro XT12 around the corner, you might have missed another variant in this tri-band AiMesh family, the ZenWiFi XT9. First quietly unveiled back in May, the XT9, as the name suggests, is a step between the XT8 and the XT12. And its hardware specs show precisely that. …
