Ubiquiti UniFi Ecosystem, Explained: The Powerful UniFi OS and Its Primary UniFi Network Application for All Things Networking

Mar 29, 2025

11 Min Read

Among popular networking vendors, Ubiquiti has a unique approach, UniFi, that suits users across all demographics, from novices to enterprises. If you’ve never heard of Ubiquiti before, you didn’t miss much. Coinciding with the official availability of Wi-Fi 7, UniFi has only recently (since early 2025) become exceptionally relevant to …

NETGEAR Nighthawk RS100 Review (vs. TP-Link Archer BE230): A New Level of Bare Minimum Wi-Fi 7

Dong Ngo

Mar 19, 2025

9 Min Read

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The NETGEAR Nighthawk RS100 is a compact router

If you find NETGEAR’s Nighthawk RS200‘s $200 price tag a bit too high, the Nighthawk RS100 is a worthy alternative that costs $50 less. As the name suggests, this is the entry-level router. However, for those happy with dual-band Wi-Fi 7 who have modest bandwdith needs, it might be the …

New Ubiquiti U7 Pro XG and U7 Pro XGS Access Points: 10Gbps and Thermal Upgardes from U7 Pro and U7 Pro Max

Dong Ngo

Mar 11, 2025

5 Min Read

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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 has something that will change your mood. Today, the networking vendor announced the official availability of its next-gen Flagship UniFi access points, the U7 Pro XG and …

Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber (UCG-Fiber) Review (vs. UCG-Max): The Best Non-Wi-Fi Router

Dong Ngo

Feb 28, 2025

11 Min Read

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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 otherwise all-around excellent gateway. At the time, I wished I could replace my humongous UDM-SE with it. That pain is the empty slot that this UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber (UCG-Fiber), …

Ubiquiti Unveils UDR7, UX7 and UCG-Fiber: Three Compact yet Powerful UniFi Cloud Gateways

Dong Ngo

Feb 25, 2025

5 Min Read

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Ubiquiti 2025 UniFi Cloud Gateways UDR7 UX7 and UCG-Fiber Ports are among 2025's best End-of-Year Wi-Fi solutions

Ubiquiti has some exciting news for home and SMB users looking for top-notch modern networking solutions—think multi-Gigabit and Wi-Fi 7. Today, the networking company announced not one, not two, but three new compact UniFi Cloud Gateways to expand its UniFi family, including the Dream Router 7 (UDR7), UniFi Express 7 …

ASUS ZenWiFi BT6 Preview (vs. ZenWiFi BT8): A Solid Gigabit-Class Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System

Dong Ngo

Feb 20, 2025

7 Min Read

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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 Multi-Gig port. And that can be a deal breaker for many. In a wired backhaul setup, which is generally recommended, this mesh system’s satellite unit will have its bandwdith limited …

Amazon Eero 7 vs. Pro 7: Two New Entry-Level Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Routers

Dong Ngo

Feb 19, 2025

4 Min Read

4 Comments

Amazon today announced the eero 7 and eero Pro 7, adding them to the eero Wi-Fi 7 family, which already includes the eero Max 7 mesh router and eero 7 Outdoor access point. These new products are both mesh routers—they each can work as a standalone router, or you can …