How the Wi-Fi bandwidth works has always been a mystery—we can’t put our finger on it. The hyped-up numbers thrown out by networking vendors and clickbait online media only make things even more confusing. Then, the number of bands you can find in broadcasters— access points, routers, or mesh systems—has …
As the world is slowly adopting Wi-Fi 7, CommScope’s first complete Wi-Fi 6E solution, the 2-pack SURFboard mAX 6E tri-band Mesh Wi-Fi System (model W161) announced on June 15, 2023, is fashionably late to the party, to say the least. Yet, the company touts the new hardware as a “cutting-edge” …
Looking for the best AiMesh router or wondering if the one you have is an excellent fit for your need? You’re reading the right post. You’ll find here specific AiMesh routers and my recommendation on how to pair them with others to form a robust Wi-Fi system that can handle …
If you have questions like “What’s the best ASUS router / Zenwifi mesh system?”—you’re reading the right post. It includes everything you need to know about ASUS Wi-Fi hardware, and you’ll be able to figure out what an ASUS router can or cannot do via its model name alone. And …
In many ways, the ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 Pro is the upgrade to ASUS’s GT-AX11000 that came out more than three years ago. If the latter is ASUS’s first step into Wi-Fi 6, the new router is its final hardware in this Wi-Fi standard. It seems that way, anyway. And to …
The RT-AXE7800 is not ASUS’s first Wi-Fi 6E Tri-Band router—far from it. Before this, the company already had the GT-AXE11000, ZenWiFi ET8, GT-AXE16000, and ZenWiFi Pro ET12. But the new router still manages to be unique. Its hardware specs remind me of the NETGEAR RAXE300, and its appearance brings back …
The Nest Wifi Pro—first announced on October 4, 2022, as Google’s latest Wi-Fi hardware in its once-called Google Wifi lineup—has a cheeky name. There’s nothing professional about it, as its “Pro” notion suggests. It’s the simplest Wi-Fi mesh router or mesh system you can find. Possibly even too simple. You …
The year 2022 is the year when TP-Link keeps its word. Today, the company announced the availability of its latest Wi-Fi 6 mesh variants to complete its Deco ecosystems—all of which were first announced at the beginning of the year. Specifically, if not today, you’ll soon be able to buy …
Technically, the Deco XE200 AXE11000 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System is the upgraded version of the Deco XE75—TP-Link’s first Wi-Fi 6E mesh that I reviewed earlier this year. But you can also say it’s replacing the Wi-Fi 6 Deco X90. That’s because, on the inside, all Deco sets are …
Since I posted the review on the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000, I’ve gotten questions about comparing it to the Orbi RBRE960, which is the router unit of the NETGEAR Orbi RBKE 960 series. Well, an ASUS GT-AXE16000 vs. NETGEAR RBKE960 matchup is a bit like apples vs. oranges. For one, …
