The Asus RT-AC86U and the WRT3200ACM are two relatively high-end routers, both being well regarded by a large portion of users, the former router being the successor to the popular dual band Asus RT-AC68U (featuring most of the new Second Wave 802.11ac features along with some gaming-related enhancements), while the latter is a bit older … Read more
The TP-Link Archer VR600v is an AC1600-class DSL modem router from the Shenzhen-based manufacturer, especially created to cater to the needs of those budget-conscious people that require a decent wireless performance (nothing over the top though) along with an easy-to-use, intuitive user interface which should cover at least the most necessary features (such as QoS, … Read more
The dual-band Linksys Velop is the second WiFi mesh system coming from the California-based manufacturer and, while it is smaller and less powerful than its tri-band older big brother, this system was created to cater to the needs of those users with smaller-to-medium homes that found a tri-band WiFi system way too powerful and too … Read more
The Google WiFi is one of the most popular dual-band WiFi mesh systems because the manufacturer has focused towards delivering two of the most important things that the audience was craving for: a simple configuration and maintenance process and a stable, but decently powerful wireless performance. The AiMesh is not like the other dedicated WiFi … Read more
I’m sure you heard about gaming keyboards, gaming mice or gaming monitors, hell, there’s even gaming furniture available (chairs, bean bags and desks), but have you heard about gaming switches? No, well, then you’re in luck because the Netgear Nighthawk S8000 (also known as GS808E) is actually a gaming switch (the first of its kind), … Read more
The Google WiFi and the AmpliFi HD are two of the earliest dual-band WiFi systems released as a response to the growing popularity of the multi-unit home systems and both Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD and Google WiFi were created to give the users an alternative to the traditional one-unit router that, even if it could deliver … Read more
Although released a year apart from one another, the Asus RT-AC86U and the Synology RT2600ac will often come into mind as the top choices when selecting the best mid-to-high-end routers and even if at fist glance, each of these routers have targeted a different type of audience, both devices end up aiming at fulfilling the … Read more
The Linksys Velop and the Netgear Orbi are two of the most popular networking devices to be released the last couple of years, both the Orbi and Linksys Velop targeting the same audience (the people who own a larger home, where it is close to impossible to cover every spot with that sweet WiFi), but … Read more
Arris SB8200 and Motorola MB8600 are two of the latest and most promising cable modems to have adopted the new DOCSIS 3.1 technology (Zoom’s Motorola being the more recent one) each of them offering up to 32 download QAM channels and 8 upload channels for the DOCSIS 3.0 standard (backwards-compatible) or two OFDM bonded channels … Read more
The Asus RT-AC86U and the RT-AC88U (which is a bit older) are two of the most popular wireless routers from Asus, first, because both of these devices can offer a great wireless performance and a large variety of useful features and secondly, because they fall within the pricing sweet spot of what people are willing … Read more