If you missed out on a Black Friday or Cyber Monday router deal that caught your eye last weekend, there’s still time to shop for great discounts on home and office networking equipment among the extended Cyber Week deals. These offers feature top-rated routers from premium names like Google Nest, Linksys, TP-Link, Netgear, and many others. A modern router from trusted brands such as these is the surest way to eliminate Wi-Fi bottlenecks and dead zones in your home or office so that you can enjoy the fastest and smoothest wireless connection when you’re working, web browsing, gaming, and streaming online.
These Cyber Week router deals are still live right now along with plenty of other price cuts on must-have tech including Cyber Week laptop deals, Cyber Week tablet deals, and Cyber Week smartphone deals. Your router is the link from the internet to your home or home office, so to make sure you get the best one for your needs, budget, and digital lifestyle (whether for work or play). Take a look at these extended Cyber Week bargains before they’re gone.
There is no shortage of discounted options, so the real challenge becomes narrowing down your choices to make sure you get the right one for you. Naturally, we’ve got your back, and have done most of the legwork for you with our guide to the best routers for 2020. According to our research, the best bang for your buck is the Netgear Nighthawk RAX50 AX5400. If you want an overall great router for your home that’s reliable, competitively priced, and has top speeds, this could be the one for you. What we love about this router is how smart and versatile it is: It’s got beamforming and Smart Connect to take care of all your devices and cut down on dead zones, plus it boasts OFDMA tech for the most efficient signals possible.
While the Nighthawk RAX50 AX5400 covers all the bases, there are plenty of other excellent options that suit specific needs. For instance, what if you needed something really high performing for your home office or small business? We like the TP-Link Archer AX6000, with its Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and speeds of up to 4,804Mbps on its 5GHz band and up to 1,148Mbps on its 2.4GHz band. If you want something simpler — maybe you’re not a whiz at routers, want something no-fuss, or maybe it’s a gift for a less tech-savvy relative — we like the Google Nest WiFi. It’s fast and reliable, but also super simple to set up and use. If you’re the kind of shopper for whom it’s less about ease of use and more about budget, there’s always the TP-Link Archer C1200, which is inexpensive, and still covers all your bases. And if you’re a gamer — or you’re shopping for one — have a look at the Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500; it prioritizes gaming connections and optimizes connections and helps you connect with a gaming VPN for additional security or regional options.
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The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.