Brian Nadel

The Zyxel PLA5456 powerline extender offers convenience and easy setup, but does it have the performance that you need?

The Netgear Orbi RBK752 offers a cheaper way to get an Orbi mesh system with Wi-Fi 6, but the savings come with diminished performance and shorter range, making it ideal for mid-sized homes.

With Wi-Fi 6 speeds and a slew of top-shelf features, the Netgear Nighthawk XR1000 is one of the best gaming routers we've ever seen

The Linksys MR7350 is a basic Wi-Fi 6 router built for the AX era, giving you solid performance for less than you'd spend on most Wi-Fi 5 routers.

The Rock Space AC1200 WiFi Extender is a bargain for basic Wi-Fi that's simple to use.

The Netgear AX1800 Mesh Extender (EAX20) is the fastest Wi-Fi extender, with the latest Wi-Fi 6 support.

The Linksys Max Stream MR9600 is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router that is among the smallest and least obtrusive Wi-Fi 6 routers.

The Eero mesh router delivers house-filling Wi-Fi at a reasonable price.

The Netgear Orbi WiFi 6 (RBK852) puts data in all the right places, offering the fastest Wi-Fi 6 mesh kit you can buy.

Google's Nest WiFi mesh networking kit makes a virtue out of being small, while providing enough mesh networking performance for the typical home and an interactive extension speaker.

This Wi-Fi 6 router combines top speed with the ability to keep your online life secure

The Arris Surfboard Max Pro has an AX11000 rating and can push fast data into new parts of your home, but does this mesh system measure up?

The Super Boost Wireless-N Wi-Fi Repeater is appealing on price, but the performance, features and support all fall short.

The Netgear EX2800 fills dead zones without costing an arm and a leg, offering great performance at an inexpensive price.

Avast Free Antivirus offers a ton of features for a free antivirus program but has mediocre malware protection and a heavy system load.

The TP-Link TL-PA9020P offers the best range of any of the powerline extender kits we've reviewed.

D-Link DHP-601AV is the most affordable powerline extender kit we've reviewed, but suffers from short range and low data throughput.

The Netgear PLP2000 is the best choice for powerline extenders, thanks to great range and top performance.

AVG AntiVirus Free is beaten in features by its more glamorous sibling Avast Free Antivirus and beaten in malware protection by everything else.

Windows Defender isn't the absolute best antivirus software, but it's easily good enough to be your main malware defense.