Roundups of the best options in different hardware categories.
As a superlative, “best” is generally subjective. Anything can be the best or not, depending on the context, which, in this case, includes common criteria such as performance, features, and cost.
Since the beginning of 2025, Ubiquiti’s UniFi has become increasingly relevant for the home, in addition to the business and enterprise environments that were once its original sole focus. This post includes the current five best Wi-Fi UniFi Cloud Gateways, a.k.a. UniFi consoles or “UniFi Wi-Fi routers” if you will, based on …
This post lists the five best NAS devices among those I’ve reviewed and used extensively. They are truly battle-tested servers for the home and small businesses. Network-attached storage devices are designed to provide large amounts of storage space to the entire network — they connect to the network’s router (or …
This post lists the five best Wi-Fi 7 routers — specifically, the best tri-band Wi-Fi 7 routers — and their alternatives. Tri-band routers support all three frequency bands: 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz. For dual-band options, those without the 6GHz band, check out these top five dual-band Wi-Fi 7 routers instead. These are …
This post features the top 5 Wi-Fi7 mesh systems you can confidently bring home today. All Wi-Fi 7 solutions will work well with existing clients, as long as they are not too old. That said, if you have an aging mesh Wi-Fi system that’s been struggling, I recommend giving one of …
Since its first availability in the US in 2018, 5G NR has slowly become the wireless solution for those living in areas without traditional land-based broadband infrastructure, namely cable or fiber-optic. And even if you already have an excellent cable plan, 5G can also be a backup for high availability. …
Standard access points (APs) are excellent options to build a robust Wi-Fi system, preferably with a non-Wi-Fi router. However, not all APs are created equal, and if you need more than one unit, it’s best to use hardware from the same ecosystem. Among popular networking brands, Ubiquiti’s UniFi is arguably …
A Wi-Fi range extender and a Wi-Fi access point differ only by how they connect to the existing network. The latter uses a network cable, which can be infrastructure-prohibitive, whereas the latter is always much more readily applicable since it uses, well, the air. Wi-Fi range extender: What they are …
