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Thinking the recently-announced Linksys Velop MX4200 Tri-Band AX4200 Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (model MX12600) is an upgrade, or a downgrade, to the Velop Linksys MX5300 (MX10600) that came out at the beginning of 2020? You’re mistaken. It’s neither. Looking past the lengthy, innately confusing name and the familiar design, this …
On the face of it, the Archer AX3200 vs. Archer AX50 matchup doesn’t make sense. These two TP-Link Wi-Fi 6 routers are different. But folks have asked for this comparison, so there must be a reason behind it. And the whole thing turned out to be quite interesting. Archer AX3200 …
The TP-Link Archer AX3200 is somewhat of a rare find. That’s because, in the US, it’s available first exclusively at Costco, which requires a membership. And it proved in my testing to be a great find, too, for certain users. Being a product for an exclusive retailer, the Archer AX3200 …
Folks have asked me to compare the AmpliFi Alien vs. UniFi Dream Machine (UDM) from Ubiquiti. It’s a bit odd to request this since, clearly, these are two entirely different routers. Or are they? Well, find the answer in this post. AmpliFi Alien vs. UniFi Dream Machine: Similarities These two …
This post is all about the ASUS RT-AX88U vs. NETGEAR RAX120 matchup. Both are top-tier dual-band routers, but they are pretty different. In many ways, they represent the way their makers, ASUS and NETGEAR, approached home networking. You’ll be able to find out which suits you better by the end. …
Belkin and Foxconn today announced the Linksys Velop AX4200 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh System‘s availability as the answer to the Orbi AX4200 NETGEAR released a while back. A lesser meshes system designed for large coverage Like its competitor, the new Velop AX4200 is the lesser version of Belkin’s top-tier system, the …
ASUS RT-AX88U vs. RT-AC88U is an interesting comparison since they are of two different Wi-Fi standards. Right off the bat, it seems the former, the Wi-Fi 6 version, is a straightforward replacement of the Wi-Fi 5 counterpart. But is that the case? Find it all out in this post. RT-AX88U …
