TP-Link Deco XE75 AXE5400 Review: A Solid Budget Wi-Fi 6E Mesh with Caveats
9 Min Read
The 2-pack Deco XE75 AXE5400 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System, also confusingly available as the 3-pack Deco XE5300 variant, is …
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NETGEAR WAX630E Review: An Excellent Wi-Fi 6E tri-band PoE Access Point
8 Min Read
The WAX630E is NETGEAR’s first tri-band Wi-Fi 6E business-class access point. And it can be a viable alternative to the …
eero Pro 6E vs. eero Pro 6: Why You Should Only Get It for Free, If at All!
10 Min Read
On March 23, 2022, eero, a networking vendor owned by Amazon, released its first Wi-Fi 6E solution, the eero Pro …
Zyxel WAX630S Review: A Slightly Over-priced but Reliable Wi-Fi 6 Access Point
9 Min Read
At the current price of around $380 a pop, the Zyxel WAX630S wireless access point (WAP), available for purchase today, …
Silicon Power Armor A66 Review: A Solid, yet Borderline Obsolete, Portable Drive
5 Min Read
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
5 Min Read
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
8 Min Read
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
6 Min Read
The WD Black SN850 is not new, Western Digital first unveiled in late 2020, and it became available in early 2021 …
