🛒Synology CC400W Review: A Robust Compact Security Camera at a Cost
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The CC400W—officially available in the US today after its initial unveiling in early 2024—is Synology’s first Wi-Fi IP security camera. …
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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 …
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 cloud gateways, is a significant upgrade to the …
ASUS ZenWiFi BT6 Preview (vs. ZenWiFi BT8): A Solid Gigabit-Class Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System
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Unlike ASUS’s previous Wi-Fi 7 ZenWiFi sets, the ZenWiFi BT6 is the first in the family to feature a single …
Amazon Eero 7 vs. Pro 7: Two New Entry-Level Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Routers
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Amazon today announced the eero 7 and eero Pro 7, adding them to the eero Wi-Fi 7 family, which already …
10Gbps Internet’s Real-World Experience: Unlocking the Secrets of the Ultimate Broadband Connection
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March 2022 was when I first entered the realm of 10Gbps Internet with a Sonic fiber-optic plan, which has since …
