🛒It’s World Backup Day: Give Your Data the Love It Deserves Today! Now!
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Are you feeling a little anxious? That’s likely because today, March 31, is World Backup Day. It was first started …
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Ubiquiti UniFi Network Overview: Build the Most Comprehensive Wi-Fi 7 System Today!
14 Min Read
Among popular networking vendors, Ubiquiti has a unique approach, called UniFi, that fits all user demographics, from novice to enterprise-class. …
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 …
Synology CC400W Review: A Robust Compact Security Camera at a Cost
7 Min Read
The CC400W—officially available in the US today after its initial unveiling in early 2024—is Synology’s first Wi-Fi IP security camera. …
Samsung SSD 9100 PRO Review (vs. 990 EVO Plus): A Fast and Relatively Cool PCIe Gen 5×4 SSD
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The SSD 9100 PRO, announced on February 25, 2025, and available to purchase today, is Samsung’s third attempt at PCIe …
New Ubiquiti U7 Pro XG and U7 Pro XGS Access Points: 10Gbps and Thermal Upgardes from U7 Pro and U7 Pro Max
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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 …
Western Digital Splits Off NAND Flash to SanDisk, Unveils a Host of External HDD-Based Storage Devices
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Western Digital today unveiled five new external storage devices, all based on its latest 26TB “enterprise-class Ultrastar 7200 RPM HDDs …
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 (UX7) Review (vs. UDR7): A Tiny, Robust, and Flexible Entry-Level Multi-Gig Mesh Router
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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
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In my review of the UCG-Max last year, I used “painful” to describe the lack of 10Gbps support in the …
