Hold the front page: this is the first time we’ve seen a mesh router system that undercuts the price of BT’s Whole Home Wi-Fi. And with BT having just put up the price by a tenner, Tenda’s cute little cubes look even better value. Too good to be true? Sadly, yes. Read our Tenda Nova MW6 Review. … Read more
Smaller, bigger Wi-Fi Rivals have tried to make their mesh Wi-Fi boxes pretty, but Google’s had an even better idea: make them small. At four inches across and less than three high, they look attractive too, with a multi-coloured LED indicator band around the middle. A twin pack is reasonably priced, and you should only … Read more
WHAT WOULD YOU GET IF A ROUTER AND A NAS HAD A BABY? DESPITE NO LACK of attempts, relatively few outsiders have been able to break into the broadband router market — a space that, for the last decade, has largely dominated by big players like Netgear, Linksys, D-Link and TP-Link. Synology has been fighting … Read more
WHEN GREAT FEATURES MEET GREAT PRICING Priced identically to the D-Link DIR879, TP-Link has taken this router in a very different direction. Forget the glitz and glam of D-Link’s bright orange product; the archer has worn a business suit to work. It might not stand out as much, but how does it compare to D-Link’s … Read more
D-LINK AIMS FOR THE MASSES D -Link’s external chassis team obviously have a thing for giant robotic spiders, while its marketing team just likes high prices. The DIR-879 fills both needs, looking suitably evil, while carrying a premium street price for its AC1900Mbit/sec capability. Is it worth it though? The four “legs” you can see … Read more
A fast router for any broadband line We’ve recommended TP-Link’s Archer C9 and D9 Wi-Fi routers as good mid-priced options for cable and ADSL broadband respectively. This is their new big sister, with the fastest Wi-Fi technology currently available, known as MU MIMO. The web-page interface through which you manage the router is pretty average, … Read more
Synology’s first router otters speedy dual-band performance, a NAS server and greater control over your network’s connectivity Synology is best known for making network-attached servers, so its perhaps not much of a surprise its first Wi-Fi router can also double up as a NAS. However, this is just the tip of the internet connecting iceberg … Read more
Mark assesses if the new BT Smart Hub lives up to its claims DETAILS • Manufacturer: BT • Requirements: BT broadband service Despite the new name, this system identifies itself as Home Hub 6, so it’s a replacement for the five previous incarnations of BT’s own router solution. As one of their customers (for now), … Read more