802.11ax or its friendly name Wi-Fi 6 is finally rolling out to multiple devices at CES 2019 this year. Netgear have announced their updated Orbi RBK50 Mesh Wi-Fi system, and TP-Link have announced multiple devices using the new standard with some aimed at the more affordable end of the market. TP-Link Deco X10 Mesh Wi-Fi…
Netgear are the market leader for networking technology in the small to medium business market and they continue to innovate and expand their product lineup. While my home office doesn’t particularly need business grade hardware I have slowly migrated to business class hardware due to being obsessed with networking performance across the home. I have…
Netgear’s Orbi Mesh Wi-Fi system is arguably the best Mesh Wi-Fi system on the market to date. They have continued to improve it over the years and have introduced multiple systems to meet different price points. I personally use the Orbi RBK23 system and can vouch for how good it is. At CES 2019, Netgear…
I have previously bought and reviewed the Netgear GC110P 8 port POE cloud managed switch. I found it to be an excellent affordable cloud-managed fanless POE switch that is perfect for advanced home users and small businesses. Netgear has been kind enough to send me the GC510PP 8-port 195w POE switch and the WAC505 Access…
The Zyxel Multy X is an excellent mesh Wi-Fi system for home users that has strong and reliable performance thanks to its 4×4 5 GHz backhaul radio. Zyxel is now hoping to replicate its success in the small business environment with the Multy Plus AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi System. It retains most of the same specification…
I previously reviewed the superb Zyxel Nebula cloud managed POE switch, and access point and my main gripe with it was the very loud fans. Most business will likely put the switch in a dedicated room so won’t be an issue, but for smaller companies or prosumers it is likely that it will be located…
Most routers in the past several years have used the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, but this is getting long in the tooth now, especially as more devices use Wi-Fi than ever, and the performance demands have increased exponentially with the likes of media streaming and cloud data. IEEE 802.11ax, also known as Wi-Fi 6 is the technology that…
I am a big fan of mesh Wi-Fi systems and the Netgear Orbi range is the market leading option, so I was quite excited about finally getting to do a full review. With Netgear Orbi, they have multiple products under the same name all doing the same thing but offering slightly different specification, performance, and…
Premium routers tend to fall into one of two camps, ultra-high-performance single unit devices or mesh system routers. Living in a reasonably large house I love mesh systems as they provide reliable coverage across a large area, but they often sacrifice a peak speed performance, and due to the increasing number of components they can…
I am a big fan of mesh Wi-Fi systems, while they do not offer the raw performance of an expensive gaming router they eliminate most of the issues consumers face with Wi-Fi, and that is dead spots around the home. With mesh Wi-Fi you can roam around the house and your device should seamlessly switch…