Wi-Fi is the wireless alternative to network cables. It’s the most popular way to connect devices locally and to the Internet. A Wi-Fi device is one with this wireless capability built-in to connect to a Wi-Fi access point which can host multiple Wi-Fi-enabled devices at a time.
If you have never heard of MSI, a.k.a Micro-Star International, it’s a Taipei-based tech hardware company focusing on motherboards and gaming PCs. And that makes the Wi-Fi 6 RadiX AX6600 (model GRAX66) special. Together with the Wi-Fi 6E RadiX AXE6600—the two were first announced during CES2022 and became available earlier …
The ROG Rapture GT6 would make the most interesting hardware in ASUS’s ZenWifi canned mesh family, except it’s not a ZenWifi. Instead, ASUS touted it as “the first ROG mesh WiFi system optimized for gamers” at the initial product announcement on Aug 23, 2022. The system didn’t become available for …
If you have questions like “What’s the best ASUS router / Zenwifi mesh system?”—you’re reading the right post. It includes everything you need to know about ASUS Wi-Fi hardware, and you’ll be able to figure out what an ASUS router can or cannot do via its model name alone. And …
The NETGEAR A8000 Nighthawk AXE3000 Wi-Fi 6E USB 3.0 Adapter is a much-anticipated upgrade for many. It quickly adds Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 6 to any existing Windows computer. Windows 11 gets both Wi-Fi 6 and 6E. Windows 10 only gets Wi-Fi 6 from it. And in my testing, the …
The ZenWiFi XD5 does not complete what the ZenWifi XD4 set out to start—it’s similarly stripped-down hardware in terms of features. But it does have everything the older cousin had and then some noteworthy improvements. I reviewed the ZenWifi XD4 in June 2020 and called it the first “complete AiMesh …
The new EnGenius ECW336 Cloud Managed Access Point, released late last year, is easily one of the most expensive APs on the market. Its $850 launch price makes the previous $600 ECW230 seem affordable. Since then, its street cost has come down, but it’s still prohibitively expensive to those wanting …
If you’re looking for an ultimate Wi-Fi 6E router, this ASUS GT-AXE16000 vs. TP-Link AXE300 will help. Since the end of 2022, these two have been the ultimate standalone Quad-bad Wi-Fi machines representing the two popular networking vendors. Considering Wi-Fi 7 is around the corner, they will likely remain the …
ASUS announced today the ZenWifi hybrid XC5, which it claimed to be the world’s first mesh Wi-Fi system with built-in MoCA backhaul. It’s a niche mesh Wi-Fi system that can potentially make many users happy. The new hardware is not for everyone. Specifically, it’s not applicable in homes without coaxial …
Answering TP-Link’s over-the-top November announcement on new Wi-Fi 7 hardware, ASUS today unveiled two new flagship routers: the GT-BE98 and the RT-BE96U. Both Wi-Fi machines share the same physical look and processing power but differ in colors, design details, network ports, and Wi-Fi specs. In any case, both are physically …
The $50 Chromecast with Google TV (4K), released in September 2020, and the new yet lesser HD version that came out in September this year, are a far cry from the original Chromecast Google debuted in 2013 or any previous version for that matter, despite retaining a similar design. Among …
