Netgear Orbi 960 now available as a standalone quad-band WiFi 6E router for £700

Netgear Orbi 960 now available as a standalone quad-band WiFi 6E router for £700

Last year I reviewed the amazing but extraordinarily expensive Netgear Orbi RBKE963. It is the first and only quad-band WiFi 6E mesh system on the market (there are some quad-band routers) and therefore offers the best performance compared to anything else out there. Netgear is now launching the Orbi 960 router part of the system…

Netgear Nighthawk A8000 AXE3000 WiFi 6E USB 3.0 Adapter Review
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Netgear Nighthawk A8000 AXE3000 WiFi 6E USB 3.0 Adapter Review

The Nighthawk A8000 was announced late last year but has only just become available in the UK. This is the first official WiFi 6E USB adaptor to launch in the Western market and the easiest way to add the latest WiFi 6E tech to your desktop or laptop. A USB dongle isn’t my first choice…

EnGenius ECW336 WiFi 6E Access Point Review
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EnGenius ECW336 WiFi 6E Access Point Review

Announced back in January, the ECW336 is the first WiFi 6E access point from EnGenius. It features the Qualcomm Networking Pro 1210 platform and is a tri-band access point using the latest 6Ghz band. Built-in security includes features such as WPA3 Enterprise with radius for stronger encryption and authentication. This also has a 5 GbE…

Best Mesh WiFi 6E Routers
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Best Mesh WiFi 6E Routers

With the UK gigabit Internet rollout finally making some progress and many of us working from home, our older WiFi routers and mesh systems may start to struggle to provide the best speeds possible. WiFi 6E is the latest WiFi standard and can easily provide faster than gigabit throughput thanks to the new 6Ghz channel….

Netgear Nighthawk RAXE500 WiFi 6E Router Review
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Netgear Nighthawk RAXE500 WiFi 6E Router Review

The Nighthawk RAXE500 was announced at CES 2021, and it has been available in the US for a while now. Recently it has become available in the UK. This is the new flagship gaming router from Netgear and features the new WiFi 6E technology, which can broadcast using the new 6Ghz band. Most new laptops…

Netgear WAX630E vs WAX630 vs Ubiquiti UniFi U6-Enterprise Access Points – WiFi 6E becomes more affordable

Netgear WAX630E vs WAX630 vs Ubiquiti UniFi U6-Enterprise Access Points – WiFi 6E becomes more affordable

WiFi 6E has been off to a bit of a slow start, but it looks like this is the year where manufacturers ramp things up and bring prices down. Last week, the Ubiquiti UniFi U6-Enterprise was announced, and this is the first relatively affordable WiFi 6E device that has launched I am aware of. Priced…

Netgear Orbi AXE11000 WiFi 6E Mesh System (RBKE963) Review – The fastest mesh WiFi system available, but it costs £1500
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Netgear Orbi AXE11000 WiFi 6E Mesh System (RBKE963) Review – The fastest mesh WiFi system available, but it costs £1500

The Netgear Orbi RBKE960 WiFi 6E mesh system was announced back in October and was the first mesh system on the market to implement a quad bands radio. The benefit of this is that you have one dedicated 5Ghz band for backhaul, then 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz and the new 6Ghz band used by WiFi 6E for…

How to Upgrade the Huawei Matebook 14 laptop with WiFi 6 / 6E using the Intel AX210 M.2 Module
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How to Upgrade the Huawei Matebook 14 laptop with WiFi 6 / 6E using the Intel AX210 M.2 Module

I should hopefully be reviewing my first WiFi 6E router soon. Many new laptops are compatible with the WiFi 6E standard, but older models will be limited to either WiFi 6 or WiFi 5. I have previously upgraded my old Dell XPS 15 but rarely use that now, so to prepare for the review, I…

Asus GT-AXE16000 is an insane quad-band Wi-Fi 6E router with 2x 10Gbps & one 2.5Gbps Ethernet
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Asus GT-AXE16000 is an insane quad-band Wi-Fi 6E router with 2x 10Gbps & one 2.5Gbps Ethernet

At CES 2022, Netgear launched its latest RAXE300 Wi-Fi 6E router, which is a more affordable version of last years RAXE500. Asus, on the other hand, have gone the other way, launching what has to be the highest specced consumer-focussed router on the market. The new Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 is a quad-band Wi-Fi 6E…

CES 2022: Netgear Nighthawk RAXE300 vs RAXE500 Wi-Fi 6E Router – A new semi-affordable Wi-Fi 6E router with 2.5Gbps Ethernet
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CES 2022: Netgear Nighthawk RAXE300 vs RAXE500 Wi-Fi 6E Router – A new semi-affordable Wi-Fi 6E router with 2.5Gbps Ethernet

While Wi-Fi 6 may offer significant speed improvements on the current 5Ghz band, the performance is often held back due to congested Wi-Fi networks and pesky radar, creating the need for DFS (Dynamic frequency selection) channels. Wi-Fi 6E is the next-gen Wi-Fi we have really been waiting for. This expands the Wi-Fi network into the…

Netgear RBKE960 Orbi Mesh WiFi 6E System Announced For £1.5k – Quad-band vs Tri-band TP-Link Deco X96
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Netgear RBKE960 Orbi Mesh WiFi 6E System Announced For £1.5k – Quad-band vs Tri-band TP-Link Deco X96

Netgear has gone all out for their latest mesh WiFi 6 system. Featuring the new WiFi 6E standard, the mesh system utilizes three different frequencies, 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz and 6Ghz. The problem with a WiFi 6E mesh system is that you need to use one band for the backhaul. If the system shares a backhaul channel…

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