Tri-band refers to Wi-Fi broadcasters with three bands using three radios of different frequencies or two radios with one split in two, specifically, 2.4GHz + 5GHz + 6GHz or 2.4GHz + 5GHz-1 + 5GHz-2.
The Orbi RBK860 series—first unveiled on October 11, 2022, as a 3-pack model RBK863S—is the latest member of NETGEAR’s popular Orbi family of purpose-built mesh Wi-Fi systems. With Wi-Fi 6E on the rise and Wi-Fi 7 around the corner, I wouldn’t be surprised if it turned out to be the …
A year or two ago, the Synology WRX560 would have been an awesome router. But considering the current ubiquity of Wi-Fi 6E and the upcoming Wi-Fi 7, Synology’s latest router, first announced in late October 2022, seems awfully dated. Though excellent, as it proved in my testing, this one is …
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 …
The Archer AXE16000 Quad-Band 16-Stream Wi-Fi 6E Router (model Archer AXE300) decidedly puts TP-Link on the list of prominent Wi-Fi 6E vendors. But that’s the least exciting thing about this new Wi-Fi machine. With this Archer AXE300, you’ll also find the availability of the $799.99 Deco XE200 Wi-Fi 6E AXE11000 …
I should have written this NETGEAR Orbi RBK852 vs. ASUS ZenWiFi XT8 matchup long ago. They were among the first Wi-Fi 6 mesh systems you could find, and that, by the way, was the first similarity among a few they had. But better late than never. NETGEAR’s recent release of …
If you’re confused between ZenWiFi Pro XT12 vs. ZenWiFi Pro ET12, you’re not alone. Differentiated by a single letter, their model names seem to be a mean trick ASUS plays on us all. While there are a lot more similarities between these two than their monikers, they are also very …
The ZenWiFi Pro XT12 is worth the wait. And that’s a good thing, considering it has been a bit of a tease. ASUS initially and quietly unveiled this tri-band mesh system in August 2021 with the ZenWiFi ET12; both were slated to be available in the US in early 2022. …
With the ZenWiFi Pro XT12 around the corner, you might have missed another variant in this tri-band AiMesh family, the ZenWiFi XT9. First quietly unveiled back in May, the XT9, as the name suggests, is a step between the XT8 and the XT12. And its hardware specs show precisely that. …
TP-Link today announced the availability of the Deco XE75 Pro AXE5400 Wi-Fi 6E Tri-Band Mesh system. Let’s call it the Deco XE75 Pro going forward. You will likely hear a lot of cheap superlatives about this new mesh—”lightning fast” is among the sure bets—but here’s the real deal: It’s the …
TP-Link’s first standalone Wi-Fi 6E router, the Archer AXE75, errs on the affordability side, costing just $199. That’s the good news. The not-so-good: it’s also low hardware on the Wi-Fi 6E totem pole. The new tri-band router has the same total Wi-Fi bandwidth—among its all three bands (2.4GHz, 5GHz, and …
