Your Wi-Fi isn’t just a commodity within your home anymore, it’s a necessity. With TVs, smart home, and mobile devices all relying on a stable connection, poor Wi-Fi can really put a damper on your life. While the main contributor to the strength and speed of your connection is still going to be what service provider you’re using, there are a few things you can do to give it a boost. If you’re experiencing lag, endless buffering, or a dropped connection, a router upgrade could help remedy those issues. And if you’re going to upgrade, you might as well go big with this Walmart sale on the powerful Buy at Target .
The TP-Link AC5400 looks a bit like a weird spider-shaped space ship, and with some of the features that come with it, it very well could be. We actually named this model as the best high-performance router you can buy in 2019. Considering it’s one of the most powerful wireless routers we’ve seen, it’s not hard to see why. With a 1,000 Mbps 2.4GHz band and two 2,167 Mbps 5GHz bands, this little router really packs a punch. If you don’t know what either of those specs means, however, all you really need to know is what those particular features will do for you.
With all of that horsepower, this wireless router has plenty of speed and power to handle whatever you’re throwing at it. Whether it’s 4K gaming, transferring files, or just streaming endless shows on Netflix, this beast of a Wi-Fi router should be able to handle it all. It even comes with smart features that allow it to function with Amazon Alexa and IFTTT smart home software for easier device control. Beyond that, you can also set up a personal VPN via the built-in software options to create some extra privacy on your network.
Normally priced at $280 at Walmart, a solid $70 discount drops the price to just $210. While this a fairly hefty price to pay for Wi-Fi, what you get for the money makes it entirely worth it. It’s all the more valuable if you have multiple people in your home streaming or gaming on their mobile devices.
The TP-Link Archer AC5400 may be one of the most powerful routers, but it’s certainly not the most affordable. If you like this brand, but don’t have the budget to be dropping more than $200 on better Wi-Fi, there are a few cheaper options available. TP-Link also offers some pretty solid budget routers, and Walmart is currently having a sale on a few more of them. Here are the rest of the deals we found:
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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.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.
Two new highly requested iCloud plugins just got added to ChatGPT, giving people who rely on Apple’s Mail and Calendar services a way to search emails, check appointments, and manage their schedules directly through the chatbot.
The integration is rolling out to all ChatGPT plans, including the free tier. You can access it on the web, desktop, and iOS.