Crucial X6 Review: The Tiniest, yet Fast and Spacious Portable SSD
4 Min Read
Micron’s second entry into portable solid-state drives, the Crucial X6, doesn’t have the same bang as the first, the X8. …
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Crucial X8 Review: (Still) the Fastest USB Gen 2 Portable SSD to Date
5 Min Read
Micron’s first try into the realm of portable solid-state drives proved to be a big deal. The Crucial X8 was …
NETGEAR SXK80 Orbi Pro Wi-Fi 6: A Mesh for Those with a Crazy Deep Pocket
7 Min Read
There are many ways to show off financial success. You can get an expensive painting, don a nice watch, buy …
ASUS RT-AX82U Gaming Router Review: A Fancy Little Wi-Fi 6 Performer
11 Min Read
The ASUS RT-AX82U AX5400 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router looks the part. Gamers—well, almost anyone, actually—will love the cute design …
ASUS RT-AX86U Review: Arguably the Best Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router to Date
14 Min Read
The RT-AX86U AX5700 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router is the more powerful option out of the two new gaming routers …
Linksys MR9600 Review: An Expensive Work-in-Progress Mesh Router
13 Min Read
You can call the Linksys MR9600 a dual-band version of the Linksys MX5 Velop AX mesh router, and Belkin won’t …
TRENDnet TEW-830MDR2K Review: A Slow but Reliable Generic Mesh
8 Min Read
The TRENDnet TEW-830MDR2K AC2200 Wi-Fi Mesh System is a curious case. The new tri-band Wi-Fi 5 mesh system is almost …
No, NETGEAR’s Recent Router Vulnerability Is Not that Serious
5 Min Read
This past week, I received a lot of questions regarding yet another newly-found router vulnerability, this time coming from NETGEAR. …
NETGEAR MK63 Nighthawk Mesh Review: A Modest but Reliable (Wired) Mesh
11 Min Read
The 3-pack NETGEAR MK63 Nighthawk Dual-Band AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh System (or MK62 for a 2-pack) is, for now, a …
Wi-Fi 5 vs. Wi-Fi 6: Why the New Never Immediately Renders the Old Completely Obsolete
8 Min Read
It’s mid-2020, and you wonder which router to get between Wi-Fi 5 vs. Wi-Fi 6. That’s a good question. And …
