USB-C vs. Lightning: EU Officially Forces the Latter Out, No Thanks to Apple!
7 Min Read
Here’s some excellent news in the fight between USB-C vs Lightning. These simple connectors keeping your device plugged in and …
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TRENDnet TEW-921DAP Review (vs. NETGEAR WAX214): Good but a Tad Overpriced
6 Min Read
The TRENDnet TEW-921DAP AX1800 dual-band Wi-Fi 6 PoE+ access point is an expensive version of the entry-level NETGEAR WAX214. It …
Summer in Hawaii: An Uncool ICE Driving Experience and Some Handy Traveling Tips
9 Min Read
And I’m back. If you didn’t notice, I hadn’t posted anything new for over a week. That was not out …
Samsung T7 Shield Review: An Excellent Rugged Portable SSD for Anyone
7 Min Read
On April 26, 2022, Samsung released the T7 Shield—a new variant of its flagship portable solid-state drives (SSDs), the T7 …
TRENDnet TPE-TG350 Review (vs. TEG-S750): A Solid Little 2.5Gbps PoE+ Switch
5 Min Read
The TRENDnet TPE-TG350 5-Port Unmanaged 2.5Gbps PoE+ switch is definitely behind its 10Gbps cousin, the TEG-S750, in performance. But for …
Synology RT6600ax Review: A tri-band Wi-Fi 6 Router That Has (Almost) Everything
17 Min Read
Synology’s first router in years, the RT6600ax, is finally available today. And, like the Ubiquiti UDR, it’s a near-perfect Wi-Fi …
Synology DSM 7.1 Is Officially Available, Sans Surveillance Station 9.0 for Now
3 Min Read
After five months in public beta, the latest version of the popular DiskStation Manager NAS operating system, the DSM 7.1, …
TRENDnet TEG-S750 Review (vs. TEG-S762): A Just-Right 5-Port 10Gbps Switch
4 Min Read
The TRENDnet TEG-S750 Multi-Gig Unmanaged switch is almost everything I wished its cousin, the TEG-S762, had. Instead of mixing 10Gbps …
Ubiquiti’s UniFi Dream Router (UDR) Review: A Near-Perfect Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router
12 Min Read
In early October 2021, Ubiquiti quietly released the UniFi Dream Router (UDR), its first UniFi Wi-Fi 6 broadcaster, as a …
ASUS ZenWiFi AX Hybrid (XP4) Review (vs. XD4): A Jack-of-All-Trades Mesh System
10 Min Read
In more ways than one, the new ZenWiFi AX Hybrid (model XP4) is ASUS’s Powerline alternative to its entry-level ZenWiFi …
