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Samsung today made its latest flagship NVMe solid-state drive, the 990 PRO, available. The company first announced this drive in late August. The new internal SSD aims to replace the previous model, the 980 PRO, which was released more than two years ago. As it turned out, this latest Samsung … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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, … Continue Reading
