Synology ds923+

SCORE PRICE Diskless, £478 exc VAT from broadbandbuyer.com In keeping with Synology’s two-year product refresh cycle, the well-respected but ageing DS923+ four-bay desktop NAS has finally received its

SCORE PRICE Appliance with 3yr TSS subscription, £4,284 exc VAT from broadbandbuyer.com Stepping in at the top of WatchGuard’s desktop security appliance family, the Firebox T85-PoE is aimed at SMBs a

SCORE PRICE Appliance with 1yr Gold licence, £316 exc VAT from store.zyxel.com Zyxel’s USG Flex security appliances have traditionally offered plenty of network protection measures at low prices, and

SCORE PRICE £83 exc VAT from broadbandbuyer.com DrayTek has a fine reputation for delivering affordable wireless networks, and its VigorAP 905 takes this to the next level. This Wi-Fi 6 access point (

Net result The Asus RT-BE58U is the most affordable Wi-Fi 7 router we’ve tested, undercutting the previous cheapest — the Netgear Nighthawk RS100 (£120 from www. snipca.com/55035, reviewed in Issue 71

SCORE PRICE Two stations: £150 (£180 inc VAT); three stations: £203 (£244 inc VAT) from amazon.co.uk We’ve tested a few Wi-Fi 7 meshes in the past, but never one this cheap. Prior to the arrival of th