🛒Asus ZenWiFi ET8 vs. XT8: Pretty Much the Same Hardware with a BIG Twist
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In late June 2021, Asus quietly released the ZenWiFi ET8 Whole-Home Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E 2-pack mesh system for a relatively …
Matchups
A collection of matchups between similar products where one is compared against another directly.
Asus GS-AX3000 Review (vs. RT-AX3000): A Solid Gaming Router
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In many ways, Asus’s new ROG STRIX GS-AX3000 router replaces the RT-AX3000 (a.k.a RT-AX58U). Despite sharing these same hardware specs, …
iStorage diskAshur M2 Review: A Tiny Ultra-Secure Storage Vault Oddity
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In many ways, the new diskAshur M2 portable drive is the upgrade to iStorage’s datAshur PRO2 that came out in …
OWC Envoy Pro SX Review (vs. Samsung X5): A Bit Underwhelming
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The OWC Envoy Pro SX is the second Thunderbolt-exclusive portable SSD I’ve reviewed, long after the Samsung X5. Part of …
Zyxel XS1930-12HP Review (vs. Zyxel XGS1250-12): A Complete 10Gbps Upgrade
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If you’re looking to upgrade your local network completely to 10Gbps, the Zyxel XS1930-12HP Multi-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch sure is …
WD Black D30 Game Drive SSD Review: Solid Add-on Storage for Consoles
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The WD Black D30 Game Drive SSD, first announced in May 2021, is both more and less versus the previous …
Netgear Nighthawk MK83 Review (vs. MK63): A Tawdry tri-band Alternative
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The Netgear MK83 Nighthawk tri-band Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System, first announced on March 16, 2021, sure seems an …
Synology DSM 7 Hands-on Review (vs. DSM 6): A New and (Mostly) Great
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June 29, 2021, marked the availability of Synology’s much-anticipated worldwide release of the well-known NAS operating system, DSM 7. Since …
TP-Link Archer AX73 Review (vs. Archer AX50): A Medium Home’s Wi-Fi 6 Choice
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TP-Link seems to try to fill in all the slots of Wi-Fi 6, case in point, the TP-Link Archer AX73. …
Asus GT-AXE11000 vs. Netgear RAXE500: Patience is a Virtue
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This Asus GT-AXE11000 vs. Netgear RAXE500 matchup is very similar to the one of the Asus GT-AX1100 vs. Netgear RAX200 …
TP-Link Archer AX90 Review: A Worthy Upgrade, Mostly (vs. Archer AX3200)
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The TP-Link Archer AX90 AX6600 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 router is, for the most part, the souped-up version of the tri-band …
TP-Link Deco X90 (vs. the Deco X5700): An Expensive Wi-Fi 6 Alternative
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For a few months now, folks have been asking me to review the TP-Link Deco X90 AX6600 Whole Home Mesh …
Asus GT-AX11000 vs. GT-AXE11000: A Tale of Two Asus tri-band Gaming Routers
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This GT-AX11000 vs. GT-AXE11000 matchup aims to clarify that a Wi-Fi 6E tri-band router is very different from a Wi-Fi …
Linksys Velop MX4200 vs. TP-Link Deco X5700: Which Vendor Do You Trust?
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This Linksys Velop MX4200 vs. TP-Link Deco X5700 matchup is basically about Linksys vs. TP-Link as two home networking brands. …
