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Asus PCE-AXE59BT Wi-fi 6E PCIe adapter vs. TP-Link Archer TX20E Wi-Fi 6 adapter
Asus PCE-AXE59BT vs TP-Link Archer TX20E

The Asus PCE-AXE59BT is a blazing-fast Wi-Fi 6E solution, but for many people, the Archer TX20E has all the speed they need.

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Whether you’ve got a motherboard without Wi-Fi, or are looking to upgrade an older system, an internal PCIe WI-Fi card is a very worthwhile upgrade. The TP-Link Archer TX20E is a fairly cheap Wi-Fi 6 upgrade with support for 5GHz link speeds up to 1201Mbps, which will be fine for most people, but will struggle to keep up with a full gigabit internet connection much of the time. For more speed, the Asus PCE-AXE59BT offers a full 2402Mbps connection at both 5GHz and 6GHz, giving you some headroom to take full advantage of your network speeds.

Tronsmart T7 Portable Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker-1

If you're in the market for a Bluetooth speaker, there are no shortage of available options. But with so many speakers to choose from, how do you pick the right one for you? A good Bluetooth speaker should sound good -- but beyond that, it also has to be convenient, have great battery life, and be durable enough to withstand the wear and tear of regular use.

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Not all Bluetooth 5-enabled smartphones are created equally, here's why

Bluetooth 5 brings many new improvements and optimizations, but several of them are optional. Is your phone missing out on some of the features?

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Bluetooth, despite being there since day one of modern smartphones, is still evolving. A new iteration of the Bluetooth specification is released every few years, the latest of which is Bluetooth 5, announced in 2016. While the majority of smartphones these days officially support it, a large number of smartphones are missing key functionalities defined in the Bluetooth 5 specification. This was recently highlighted in post on Reddit which caught our attention. Bluetooth 5 brings many new improvements and optimizations, but several of them are sadly optional. What this means is that smartphone manufacturers can correctly claim their device supports Bluetooth 5 while missing some of the key improvements in the specification.