Wi-Fi System Roundup
Updated - We finally
have our new Wi-Fi System test process up and running and ran the latest products from NETGEAR, TP-Link and eero through it.
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ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 Wireless-AC5300 Tri-Band Gaming Router Reviewed
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NETGEAR R7000P Nighthawk Smart WiFi Router with MU-MIMO Reviewed
Updated - NETGEAR's R7000P Nighthawk Smart WiFi Router with MU-MIMO is the company's attempt to lure you away from the Nighthawk that started it all.
Ubiquiti AC Pro and AC Lite Access Points Reviewed
Updated - We finally take a look at Ubiquiti's cheap AC access points.
Ignition Design Labs Portal Reviewed
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Synology RT2600ac Router Reviewed
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Linksys Velop Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi Reviewed
Linksys' Velop doesn't move the ball forward on the distributed Wi-Fi system playing field.
NETGEAR R9000 Nighthawk X10 Smart WiFi Router Reviewed
NETGEAR's R9000 Nighthawk X10 Smart WiFi Router is an AD7200 class router that packs a lot into an expensive big-box router.
ASUS RT-AC1900P Dual-band Wireless-AC1900 Gigabit Router Reviewed
ASUS's Best Buy exclusive RT-AC1900P Dual-band Wireless-AC1900 Gigabit Router is not a great leap forward from the RT-AC68U.
Google Wifi Reviewed
Updated - Google Wifi is a more affordable way to see if mesh Wi-Fi is for you.
Edimax RE11 Gemini AC1200 Dual-Band Home Wi-Fi Roaming Kit Reviewed
Edimax' Gemini RE11 AC1200 Dual-Band Home Wi-Fi Roaming Kit takes a different, and cheaper, approach to building a mesh wireless network.
Linksys WRT3200ACM AC3200 MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Router Reviewed
Linksys' WRT3200ACM AC3200 MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Router is another example of a router with technology waiting for devices to catch up with it.
NETGEAR Orbi Reviewed
Updated - NETGEAR's Orbi Wi-Fi System brings a new and effective approach to curing your Wi-Fi woes.
Mesh Mashup Redux - NETGEAR's Orbi Checks In
When we ran our mashup tests on NETGEAR's Orbi, the winning product was very clear.
Mesh Wi-Fi Mashup
Updated - What happens to throughput when you start bouncing signals around a mesh Wi-Fi network? We compared multi-hop performance for eero, Luma, Amplifi and Amplifi HD to find out.
TP-Link AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Archer C5 V2 Reviewed
TP-LINK's AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Archer C5 V2 is a very different router than the original.
D-Link DIR-895L/R AC5300 Ultra Wi-Fi Router Reviewed
D-Link's DIR-895L/R AC5300 Ultra Wi-Fi Router is late to the AC5300 party, yet still doesn't have working MU-MIMO.
TP-LINK Talon AD7200 Multi-Band Wi-Fi Router Reviewed
Updated - TP-LINK's Talon AD7200 Multi-Band Wi-Fi Router is an AC2600 class MU-MIMO router with a side order of 60 GHz 802.11ad.
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