🛒Synology DS1618+ Review: The Only NAS Server You’d Ever Need
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The Synology DS1618+ is a massive upgrade to the dual-bay DS218+ I reviewed a while back. It’s more than double …
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Synology DS1618+ photos: The beauty of the beast
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Synology recently released its 6-bay DS1618+ NAS server, capable of delivering a massive amount of storage space. Behold the server’s …
TOTOLINK T10 Review: A Modest Wi-Fi Mesh System
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The TOTOLINK T10 Smart Home Wi-Fi System is arguably one of the most affordable Wi-Fi mesh systems on the market. …
Netgear EX7500 Extender Review: Wi-Fi Mesh System Made Easy
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The Netgear EX7500 Nighthawk Mesh X4S Wall-Plug Tri-Band WiFi Mesh Extender the lesser version of the EX8000. It’s much smaller, has …
Nighthawk EX8000 X6S Review: Arguably the Best Wi-Fi 5 Extender
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Generally, I’m not a fan of Wi-Fi extenders due to signal loss. The Netgear EX8000 X6S tri-band Wi-Fi Mesh Extender …
Linksys Velop Dual-Band Mesh Review: A Sensible Downgrade
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Belkin’s new Linksys Velop Dual-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System is much cheaper than the original Tri-Band Linksys Velop that came out more …
Silicon Power Armor A75 Review: A Solid Portable Drive
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Portable drives—especially those housing a regular hard drive on the inside—need to be handled with care. It’s just common sense, …
Samsung T5 Review: A Tiny, Fast, and Secure Portable SSD
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The Samsung T5 Portable SSD is a much faster version of the T3 drive that came out two years ago. …
Comtrend PG-9172PoE Review: IP Cameras’ Best Friend
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The Comtrend PG-9172PoE—like all other Powerline adapters—is an alternative to running network cables. But there’s more: It can also be an alternative …
Synology DS218+ Review: A Box of Fun and Productivity
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The Synology DS218+ is a risk-free purchase. Partly because it’s relatively affordable, costing less than $300 (disk-less). The real reason, …
Crucial MX500 Review: An Worthy Replacement SSD
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The Crucial MX500 isn’t the fastest SSD I’ve worked with but has one thing to its advantage: the price. At …
Samsung 860 Evo Review: Totally a Keeper
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The Samsung 860 Evo is supposed to be an inferior solid-state drive (SSD) compared to the high-end SSD 860 Pro. In …
Quick Review: The Sceptre 27″ Ultra 4K LCD Is a Great Deal
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I admit it. I bought the Sceptre 27″ U278W-4000R Ultra 4K LCD because it was cheap. And I needed a …
Asus RT-AC86U Review: A Path to the AiMesh Wi-Fi Holy Grail
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If you look at the Asus RT-AC86U as a single AC2900 Wi-Fi 5 Gaming router, you’ll overlook a lot, even though, as …
