Difficult placement: Most Wi-Fi extenders are designed to plug directly into an outlet, but this severely limits where you can place them, making it tough to get the best performance. They are also often bulky enough to block adjacent outlets. Price problems: Cheap Wi-Fi extenders perform very poorly and areContinue Reading
Other Routers We Have Tested I have tested some other routers and have several more in the queue. These aren’t as great as the picks above but are worth considering. Netgear Nighthawk M6 Pro Photograph: Simon Hill Netgear Nighthawk M6 Pro for $800: While I am keen to add aContinue Reading
The story of the infamous Humane Ai Pin is coming to an end. This week, the company announced that HP—known for its computers and printers that always seem to need a refill—will acquire several assets from Humane in a $116 million deal expected to close at the end of theContinue Reading
TP-Link is one of the most popular router manufacturers in the US, but the company is facing a potential ban due to security concerns about its links to China. A December report from The Wall Street Journal revealed that the US Commerce, Defense, and Justice Departments are investigating TP-Link, thoughContinue Reading
Mesh routers promise dependable Wi-Fi throughout your home, and most of them follow through, but finding the best mesh router for the job can be tricky. Instead of a single router to wash your whole home in Wi-Fi connectivity, a mesh system combines the main router with one or moreContinue Reading
