US Mulls Banning TP-Link Routers: The Why
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The reasons on the surface behind why the US government consider banning TP-Link routers.
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Top Five VR Wi-Fi Routers: The Bandwidth Needed for Smooth Wireless Virtual Reality
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This post includes two lists of the top five VR Wi-Fi routers you can bring home to power your wireless PC-based VR (PCVR) set or standalone VR set today. Wi-Fi bandwidth plays a vital role in enjoying such VR headsets since it handles both the Internet connection and the link … Continue Reading
ASUS RT-AC86U to ASUS RT-BE86U: A Gratifying Upgrade
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As mentioned in the post about when it’s time to replace a Wi-Fi router, the ASUS RT-AC86U was one of the few Wi-Fi 5 routers I’ve kept in operation, even in 2024. However, today, it’s no longer. After having had the location’s broadband upgraded to 2Gbps, it instantly became dated. … Continue Reading
NETGEAR Nighthawk RS200 Review (vs. ASUS RT-BE86U): A Solid Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router
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The Nighthawk RS200, first announced late last month, is the odd one out in NETGEAR’s Wi-Fi 7 standalone router lineup. Despite its model number, it’s not the lowest tier among its peers. Instead, it’s a comparable variant to the high-end RS600 but without the 6GHz band. The hardware specs put … Continue Reading
D-Link G530 Review (vs. ASUS RT-AX57 Go): A Mobile Router that’s Not So Mobile
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The D-Link G530 5G NR AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 Router is a dilemma. It’s too physically large to be a mobile router and too limited and expensive to be a traditional standard router. With two Gigabit ports and entry-level Wi-Fi 6 specs, it’s hard for me to find where this bad … Continue Reading
ASUS RT-BE86U Review (vs. RT-BE88U): An Excellent Dual-band Wi-Fi 7 Router at a Lower Cost
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The RT-BE86U BE6800 is the second dual-band Wi-Fi 7 router from ASUS you can bring home today. In more ways than one, it’s a lesser hardware alternative to the first sans-6GHz RT-BE88U I tested in June. However, since this new RT-BE86U costs less yet has similar excellent performance in my … Continue Reading
NETGEAR M7 Pro Mobile Hotspot Quick Take: 5G Meets Wi-Fi 7
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Today, NETGEAR announced the availability of its latest mobile hotspot, the Nighthawk M7 Pro (model MR7400). It’s not the company’s first 5G cellular mobile router—there have been at least the M6 Pro and M6—but it’s the first to feature Wi-Fi 7. The support for the latest Wi-Fi can be a … Continue Reading
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Max Review (vs. UDM-SE): The Most Impressive Entry-Level Multi-Gig Router
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If you want a UniFi console but are taken aback by the UDM-SE or the UDM-Pro Max‘s sizeable rack-mount physical appearance, the UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max) is the answer. It’s a compact eye candy. Still, the cool design is the least exciting thing about this thing. At the suggested … Continue Reading
