Officially certified on January 8, 2024, Wi-Fi 7 is the friendly name for the 802.11be wireless standard. It’s the 7th generation of Wi-Fi, after Wi-Fi 6 with its 6E extension.
The TUF Gaming BE6500 Wi-Fi 7 router (model TUF-BE6500) is the fourth dual-band Wi-Fi 7 router from ASUS, and the first officially designated as a gaming router. In a way, it’s the Wi-Fi 7 version of the Wi-Fi 6 TUF-AX5400 I reviewed a few years ago. Short for “The Ultimate …
The ASUS ROG STRIX GS-BE18000 tri-band Wi-Fi 7 gaming router was first available at select retailers on May 20, 2025, together with the TUF-BE9400. However, it wasn’t what it was intended to be at launch due to various reasons. Among those, the support for Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC), the 6GHz …
Zyxel today introduces four new business Wi-Fi access points to its existing Wi-Fi 7 portfolio, including the NWA90BE PRO BE6500 4-Stream WiFi 7 Dual-Radio NebulaFlex Access Point (model NWA90BE PRO), the NWA50BE PRO BE6500 4-Stream WiFi 7 Dual-Radio NebulaFlex Access Point (NWA50BE PRO), and their non-PRO variants. These new APs …
The U7 Pro Outdoor is part of Ubiquiti’s original U7 Pro family of access points, which first came out in January 2024 and was then replaced by the U7 Pro Max in September of the same year. However, it’s a totally different beast. For one, it was released in early …
The ZenWiFi BD4 was first available at the end of 2024. I’ve used one since the beginning of 2025 and intended to review it first. However, I ended up testing the slightly higher-end ZenWiFi BD5 due to the availability of its outdoor option, among other things, and realized the two …
The Orbi 370 series, first announced in the US on July 29, 2025, is NETGEAR’s fourth Wi-Fi 7 mesh system. Previously, the company had offered a trio including the 970 series, 870 series, and 770 series. The most noticeable aspect of the new Orbi 370 series is its significantly lower …
The ROG USB-BE92 is ASUS’s answer to the Nighthawk A9000 from NETGEAR. Both are quick ways to add tri-band Wi-Fi 7 to a Windows computer and share the same hardware specs. In my trial, the ROG USB-BE92 has a clear advantage in ease of use and flexibility, thanks to its …
