Mercku M6a Plus Mesh Wi-Fi 6 Router Review
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Mercku M6a Plus Mesh Wi-Fi 6 Router Review

Mercku is a new company to me. They are a Canadian company that was founded in 2017. They claim to be a full-stack tech company with in-house design, engineering, testing, deployment and support for our Customer Premise Equipment (CPE). They are well established in the US with multiple products on Amazon.com, and they are now…

Amazon eero Mesh Wi-Fi 6 Comparison – eero 6 vs 6+ vs Pro 6 vs Pro 6E – With Cyber Monday Deals

Amazon eero Mesh Wi-Fi 6 Comparison – eero 6 vs 6+ vs Pro 6 vs Pro 6E – With Cyber Monday Deals

Amazon eero is a range of mesh Wi-Fi systems I have not really covered a lot. They are a popular option which I suspect is partly due to Amazon’s ability to aggressively market products but also because they just work. The product range has expanded over the years, and you have options going from the…

Netgear Orbi 760 Tri-band WiFi 6 Mesh System Review – RBK763S with RBR760 + RBS760
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Netgear Orbi 760 Tri-band WiFi 6 Mesh System Review – RBK763S with RBR760 + RBS760

Netgear recent expanded its range of WiFi 6 Orbi routers with the Orbi 760 and 860 series. These are incremental upgrades from the Orbi 750 and 850 series that preceded them. While I never reviewed a normal Netgear Orbi 750 model, I did review the Netgear NBK752 with its built-in 5G modem. I have also…

Linksys Hydra 6 dual-band mesh router & Atlas 6 whole-home mesh system announced for £350 & £130
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Linksys Hydra 6 dual-band mesh router & Atlas 6 whole-home mesh system announced for £350 & £130

The Linksys Hydra 6 and Linksys Atlas 6 are Linksys’ newest entry-level dual-band products in the company’s family of WiFi 6 mesh systems and come at the most affordable prices to date for the brand. “There is an increased need for wireless connectivity that can handle the influx of devices on home networks, and deliver…

FRITZ!Box 4060 WiFi 6 Router Review – Tri-band mesh compatible router that competes with the best mesh systems
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FRITZ!Box 4060 WiFi 6 Router Review – Tri-band mesh compatible router that competes with the best mesh systems

The new FRITZ!Box 4060 adopts a similar approach to most modern routers nowadays. There is no modem, and your Internet needs to be fed into the WAN port. For many people in the UK, this design makes sense as we are often locked into ISP supplied hardware. All my recent FRITZ!Box reviews have had to…

Devolo Magic 2 WiFi 6 Mesh powerline kits now available. A two-pack costs £300 or three for £450

Devolo Magic 2 WiFi 6 Mesh powerline kits now available. A two-pack costs £300 or three for £450

I was a fan of the WiFi 5 based Devolo Mesh WiFi 2 and I have already reviewed the Devolo Magic 2 WiFi 6. My issue with the was that you theoretically end up with multiple SSIDs and depending on the quality of your home wiring there was a chance you would not be able…

Netgear Orbi NBK752 mesh system with 5G modem launched for £1099.99
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Netgear Orbi NBK752 mesh system with 5G modem launched for £1099.99

Last month, Netgear announced the £1500 quad-band RBKE960 Orbi Mesh WiFi 6E System. Yesterday they continued their roll of premium-priced networking gear with the announcement of Netgear Orbi NBK752, which is a tri-band mesh WiFi 6 system with a 5G modem built-in, for the bargain price of £1099.99. Spending a grand on a mesh system…

D-Link COVR-X1862 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh system launched for just £124.99 – 3-pack COVR-X1863 for £189.99 – Making it the cheapest whole-home mesh system on Amazon

D-Link COVR-X1862 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh system launched for just £124.99 – 3-pack COVR-X1863 for £189.99 – Making it the cheapest whole-home mesh system on Amazon

I have not reviewed any of the D-Link Wi-Fi 6 gear yet, but they have been launching some incredibly affordable devices that make for an appealing alternative to TP-Link and Netgear. The new whole-home mesh COVR system is the latest Wi-Fi 6 option from them, and it is one of the most affordable Wi-Fi 6…

TP-Link Archer RE505X Mesh Wi-Fi Range Extender Review – Creating a whole-home mesh Wi-Fi system with the Archer AX90
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TP-Link Archer RE505X Mesh Wi-Fi Range Extender Review – Creating a whole-home mesh Wi-Fi system with the Archer AX90

Yesterday I reviewed the excellent TP-Link Archer AX90. As part of the package, TP-Link sent out their latest Archer RE505X Mesh Wi-Fi Range Extender. These are two of the first devices that support then TP-Link OneMesh technology, allowing you to take a router but expand it into a mesh system rather than using the older…

TP-Link Archer AX90 Review – A 160Mhz 4×4 Wi-Fi 6 router with 2.5GbE capable of multi-gig Wi-Fi & mesh expandability for just £245
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TP-Link Archer AX90 Review – A 160Mhz 4×4 Wi-Fi 6 router with 2.5GbE capable of multi-gig Wi-Fi & mesh expandability for just £245

The Archer AX 90 is the latest premium Wi-Fi 6 router from TP-Link. This has many of the high-end features I saw on the TP-Link Archer AX11000, but it has one new feature not seen on the older routers. This is one of the first routers from TP-Link that supports Whole Home OneMesh Wi-Fi, so…

TP-Link Deco X60 Mesh Wi-Fi System Review – Can a dual-band mesh Wi-Fi 6 system compete with the tri-band Netgear Orbi RBK853 AX6000?
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TP-Link Deco X60 Mesh Wi-Fi System Review – Can a dual-band mesh Wi-Fi 6 system compete with the tri-band Netgear Orbi RBK853 AX6000?

This year Wi-Fi 6 has finally gained mainstream traction with all flagship phones launched this year featuring it, and most mid-range and higher laptops also featuring it. I have reviewed quite a few routers now, but to date, only the painfully expensive Netgear Orbi RBK850 mesh W-Fi 6 system which costs £969.99 for the three-pack…

Redmi AX5 Router vs Xiaomi AIoT Router AX3600 vs  Huawei WiFi AX3 / Honor Router 3 – Wi-Fi 6 routers are getting much cheaper, as long as you live in China (or are willing to import)
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Redmi AX5 Router vs Xiaomi AIoT Router AX3600 vs Huawei WiFi AX3 / Honor Router 3 – Wi-Fi 6 routers are getting much cheaper, as long as you live in China (or are willing to import)

Wi-Fi 6 routers promise lots of performance gains over the ageing Wi-Fi 5, but the options in the UK are quite expensive with our cheapest options costing over £150. Redmi AX5 Router However, in other countries, there are some much more affordable options. Xiaomi’s subbrand Redmi has just unveiled the Redmi Router AX5 with an…