The ASUS RT-AX58U (RT-AX3000) is somewhere in the middle of the ‘budget’ WiFi 6 router series from ASUS, immediately after the ‘flagship’ RT-AX88U, but better equipped than the slightly less powerful RT-AX56U and, considering that most of the time, it’s priced somewhere near the RT-AC86U, I think it’s a nice manner to ease your way … Read more
The Asus RT-AX86U is the WiFi 6 replacement to the Asus RT-AC86U and, while I’m sure most of you are curious whether it’s finally time to move to a better router, this is also a good opportunity to check out some of the main differences between the WiFi 5 and WiFi 6 features (in general), … Read more
The EnGenius EWS850AP is one of the few WiFi 6 outdoor wireless access points available (for now), sporting most of the expected features, such as the support for 1024-QAM modulation, the OFDMA (which divides the channel bandwidth in sub-carriers for a more efficient small packet transmission), a 2.5GbE port and there’s also BSS Coloring, as … Read more
With the WiFi 6 gaining more momentum, it was only a matter of time until the manufacturers released some enterprise level 802.11ax wireless access points to the market and it seems that Zyxel already has multiple options to choose from, depending on your needs and, more importantly, your budget. The Zyxel WAX650S is currently the … Read more
The EnGenius ECW230 is the current flagship Cloud Managed indoor wireless access point, offering most of the expected features from the WiFi 6 standard, such as OFDMA, Target Wake Time (for IoT devices), MU-MIMO (4×4) and the device is also the only one (so far) from the series to have a 2.5 Gigabit PoE port. … Read more
Besides being a part of different WiFi standards, the Asus RT-AX58U and the Asus RT-AC86U do have some elements in common (such as the 1024-QAM, BeamForming and MU-MIMO) and even cost-wise, they’re not that different (at the moment), so is this the right time to switch to the newer WiFi 6 standard or is it … Read more
Since last year, Asus has been diligently releasing new routers that support the new WiFi 6 (802.11ax) standard to cover every category of the home networking market segment and I’ve recently managed to test two of the more ‘affordable’ members of the new series, the Asus RT-AX58U and the RT-AX56U. Considering that Asus has continuously … Read more
The Asus RT-AX56U is the entry-level model from the new WiFi 6 series and it’s most likely the router that the large majority of people will consider due to it being fairly priced. Even at its current price point, it does go against some of the best 802.11ac routers (which includes the Netgear X4S and … Read more
The Netgear Nighthawk AX4 (or RAX40) is an AX3000 wireless router that was released about a year ago and I know that Netgear has been flaunting its tri-band AX200 or the powerful AX120, but the RAX40 is the device that will most likely end up in your home, due to it being the most affordable … Read more
The WiFi 6 (802.11ax) standard was introduced a bit over a year ago and ever since, the manufacturers have been in a race to quickly adopt this new technology and offer a far better wireless experience, while also being able to handle a significantly larger number of clients. We have already seen some early stage … Read more