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Shopping for a Router Sucks. Here’s What You Need to Know
Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E devices certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance must support WPA3, but it’s not exclusive to the new standard. You can find Wi-Fi 5 routers with WPA3 support, and some manufacturers are rolling it out onto older devices via firmware updates. It is also backward compatible. Most routers will offer a hybrid…

The Best Mesh Wi-Fi Routers
Mesh routers promise dependable Wi-Fi throughout your home, and most follow through, but finding the best mesh router for the job can be tricky. Instead of a single router to wash your home in Wi-Fi connectivity, a mesh system combines the main router with one or more nodes that appear as a unified Wi-Fi network….

The Best Wi-Fi Routers
Other Routers We Have Tested We have tested some other routers we like and have several more in the queue. These aren’t as great as the picks above but are worth considering. Asus RT-BE86U for $324: The new Wi-Fi 7 version of the Asus RT-AX86U listed above, this dual band (2.4- and 5-GHz) router is…