ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 router review
The ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 is a Wi-Fi 6 router with long range and the features gamers need.
Replacing your wireless router: what’s really involved and what you gain
With 802.11ac (Gigabit Wi-Fi) now mainstream, we are currently in the midst of a big wireless router replacement cycle. I’ve tested so many routers in the past year that I’ve lost count. Despite the potential payoff of a new router, many people are reluctant to make the upgrade. Routers can be intimidating, and once our Wi-Fi is working, it’s such an integral part of our homes now that we’re naturally reluctant to do anything that might rock the boat. After getting a taste of what the latest generation of 802.11ac routers can do, I finally made the jump myself, replacing my own aging router. And to help you understand everything that’s involved, I chronicled every step of the process. Hopefully this account of one person’s Wi-Fi router upgrade will help to demystify the process and show why it’s worth doing.
High end routers compared: ASUS RT-AC5300 and Netgear Nighthawk X8
With the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard now over two years old, we are starting to see routers that push the technology to unbelievable levels. The AC1200 routers that were once so impressive seem pedestrian compared to the extreme performance of AC5300 routers. But who needs this kind of Wi-Fi speed? I tried out two of the fastest Wi-Fi routers on the planet—the ASUS RT-AC5300 and Netgear Nighthawk X8—to find out.
Introducing the amazingly fast router from Linksys, the WRT1900AC
You’ve heard the rumours: Linksys is a releasing monster new Wi-Fi router. The most powerful to hit the market yet, featuring four antennas, a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU, 256MB of DDR3 RAM, Wi-Fi speed of up to 1,900 Mbps, eSATA and USB 3.0 ports, plus support for Linux and open source firmware. The highly anticipated Linksys WRT1900ac is expected to launch on April 10 and you can get it first at Best Buy! You can beat the rush and pre-order the hottest home router ever starting today. To tide you over, here’s a quick preview of what you can expect from the iconic black and blue beast —look for a review here in April.
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They're curious and eager to jump into the wild world of the internet, but you want to keep your kids from getting in over their heads. The Circle with Disney is a potential solution for striking the right balance between internet freedom and safety. I took it for a spin and wrote up my thoughts on it.
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Looking for better Wi-Fi coverage for your space? Here my review of the Linksys Atlas Pro 6 dual-band mesh Wi-Fi router system.
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CES 2018: Linksys announces new dual-band Velop router, Intelligent Mesh
Linksys unveiled a new addition to its Velop mesh Wi-Fi lineup with a dual-band model that will also get a boost with new software called Intelligent Mesh.
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Slow Internet connections and unreliable Wi-Fi is exactly what TP-Link designed its Deco M5 system to fix. How well does it do it though?