There’s no secret that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S had the best display on the market for a long time, it may not have succeeded as well in other departments, but this was its forte. We used it for a while and we liked it, it was one of the first high-end Android tablets … Read more
If three years ago, the 802.11ac was something exotic, expensive and not many devices were supporting it, now it’s equally widespread to the older 802.11n and is a necessary feature to consider when acquiring a new router. But, the 80.211ac technology has evolved to unimaginable levels and now, we have ultra routers which feature AC3200 … Read more
The Taiwanese company, D-Link, has a long, successful history in the networking business, being the market leader in WiFi products shipments all over the world, so most of us had high expectations about their new instalment. But D-Link waited too long to join the AC1900 party. We got awesome devices from NETGEAR, ASUS and LINKSYS … Read more
If a few years ago nobody knew what is a smartwatch or considered buying one, now, they became quite popular and there is a quite large variety to choose from, each offering something unique and because the concept of smartwatch isn’t yet clearly defined it may be hard figuring out what’s the best choice for … Read more
There is now an increased trend to ship laptops and phones compatible with 802.11ac technology and it is known that router manufacturers like to equip their routers with technology, sometimes, way ahead of their time (3×3, 4×4, MU-MIMO technology). But finally we see that the AC technology becomes widespread and you need to upgrade your … Read more
I am sure most of you are familiar with the Linksys WRT54G, a router that appeared in 2002 and was one of the first reliable devices of its kind, it was easy to use, affordable and most important, the software was open source. So, you could install DD-WRT, for example, and use the router as … Read more
In 2013, we saw a significant progress made for the 802.11ac standard as we were introduced with the AC2400 (4T4R) and later, we had the pleasure of greeting the AC3200 standard that further pushed the boundaries of 802.11ac. Today, we are going to review the ASUS RT-AC87U, a ‘second wave router’ that features really high … Read more
Even though these routers are quite old (2013), the NETGEAR Nighthawk R7000 and ASUS RT-AC68U are still as influential as the year they arrived. Both feature great speed and performance, both have interesting designs so let’s see which one is better. UPDATE (12.21.2016): Netgear has released a firmware (1.0.7.6) to fix the recent arbitrary … Read more
Since we already delved into the world of AC routers with TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 which is a relatively cheap entry-level router, it is time to have a look at a better, high-end AC router known and praised around the world, the NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900. Yes, we know it is a weird name but … Read more
When looking for a new router, it is recommended that you keep an eye for the latest technology, mainly the 802.11ac, but bear in mind that the AC routers tend to be more expensive than the N variants. So for an inexpensive price, TP-Link presents the Archer C7 AC1750 that promises to deliver the AC … Read more