Wi-Fi Router Replacement or Upgrade: Tips on Figuring Out the Right Time
11 Min Read
“Is it time to replace my Wi-Fi router?” I receive questions like that regularly, especially from those who still use …
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TP-Link TL-WR3002X Review (vs. TL-WR1502X): An Excellent Travel Router
6 Min Read
The TL-WR3002X is TP-Link’s worthy upgrade to the previous TL-WR1502X that came out less than half a year ago. The new …
Ubiquiti UniFi Network Overview: UniFi OS’ Powerful Application for All Things Networking
15 Min Read
Among popular networking vendors, Ubiquiti has a unique approach, UniFi, that suits users from novices to enterprise-class. This post provides …
ASUS AiMesh Overview: Years-Long Effort to Better Wi-Fi Coverage
5 Min Read
AiMesh is a free feature available in all routers since the beginning of 2018, starting with the RT-AC86U, initially as …
NETGEAR Nighthawk RS100 Review (vs. TP-Link Archer BE230): A New Level of Bare Minimum Wi-Fi 7
9 Min Read
If you find NETGEAR’s Nighthawk RS200‘s $200 price tag a bit too high, the Nighthawk RS100 is a worthy alternative …
New Ubiquiti U7 Pro XG and U7 Pro XGS Access Points: 10Gbps and Thermal Upgardes from U7 Pro and U7 Pro Max
5 Min Read
If you’re unhappy with the U7 Pro or the U7 Pro Max due to their internal fan but can’t afford the fan-less UniFi E7, Ubiquiti …
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 (UX7) Review (vs. UDR7): A Tiny, Robust, and Flexible Entry-Level Multi-Gig Mesh Router
12 Min Read
Of Ubiquiti’s newly released gateway trio, the UniFi Express 7 (UX7) is the most modest. It’s the closest thing to …
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber (UCG-Fiber) Review (vs. UCG-Max): The Best Non-Wi-Fi Router
11 Min Read
In my review of the UCG-Max last year, I used “painful” to describe the lack of 10Gbps support in the …
Ubiquiti UDR7 Review (vs. UDR): A Wi-Fi 7 Dream Router for an Entry-Level Multi-Gigabit Network
9 Min Read
The UniFi Dream Router 7 (UDR7), one of three Ubiquiti’s 2025 compact UniFi cloud gateways, is a significant upgrade to …
ASUS ZenWiFi BT6 Preview (vs. ZenWiFi BT8): A Solid Gigabit-Class Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System
7 Min Read
Unlike ASUS’s previous Wi-Fi 7 ZenWiFi sets, the ZenWiFi BT6 is the first in the family to feature a single …
