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Customizable game dashboard.","buyUrl":"https://inceptionai.ca/en-CA/electronics-computers/networking-devices/wireless-routers?buy=netgear-nighthawk-pro-gaming-xr500","directRetailerUrl":"https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B078GWJ44Z?linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1","data":{"hasPrice":true,"hasRating":false,"hasImage":true,"hasListing":true,"hasWhy":true}},{"rank":4,"title":"GL.iNet GL-MT1300 (Beryl)","brand":"GL.iNET","asin":null,"image":"https://cdn.inceptionaiapp.com/products/glinet/glinet-gl-mt1300-beryl-b0bpsgjn7t.webp?v=1","price":null,"rating":null,"why":"Best for travel: it fits in a jacket pocket, runs OpenWrt, and pushes WireGuard at up to 91 Mbps, so a whole group of devices rides one encrypted tunnel on hotel or airport Wi-Fi. It's Wi-Fi 5 rather than Wi-Fi 6 and tops out at 867 Mbps on 5 GHz, which is why it ranks below the home routers here, but none of them fit in a carry-on.","buyUrl":"https://inceptionai.ca/en-CA/electronics-computers/networking-devices/wireless-routers?buy=glinet-gl-mt1300-beryl","directRetailerUrl":"https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=GL.iNet%20GL-MT1300%20(Beryl)","data":{"hasPrice":false,"hasRating":false,"hasImage":true,"hasListing":false,"hasWhy":true}},{"rank":5,"title":"Asus RT-AX88U","brand":"Asus","asin":null,"image":"https://cdn.inceptionaiapp.com/products/asus/asus-rt-ax88u.webp","price":null,"rating":null,"why":"Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (AX6000). Dual 2.5 Gbps ports.","buyUrl":"https://inceptionai.ca/en-CA/electronics-computers/networking-devices/wireless-routers?buy=asus-rt-ax88u","directRetailerUrl":"https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=Asus%20RT-AX88U","data":{"hasPrice":false,"hasRating":false,"hasImage":true,"hasListing":false,"hasWhy":true}},{"rank":6,"title":"TP-Link Archer AX11000","brand":"TP-Link","asin":"B082Z71VT2","image":"https://cdn.inceptionaiapp.com/products/tp-link/tp-link-archer-ax11000-b082z71vt2.webp?v=1","price":null,"rating":null,"why":"Tri-band Wi-Fi 6 (AX11000), 12-stream. 1.8 GHz quad-core CPU.","buyUrl":"https://inceptionai.ca/en-CA/electronics-computers/networking-devices/wireless-routers?buy=tp-link-archer-ax11000","directRetailerUrl":"https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082Z71VT2?linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1","data":{"hasPrice":false,"hasRating":false,"hasImage":true,"hasListing":true,"hasWhy":true}},{"rank":7,"title":"ZTE MF288 Turbo Hub","brand":"","asin":null,"image":"https://www.4gltemall.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/650x650/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/z/t/zte_mf288_turbo_hub_4_.jpg","price":null,"rating":null,"why":"The one carrier-native pick. The MF288 Turbo Hub was sold by Bell and TELUS in Canada, so its radio matches Canadian networks by design, and it adds gigabit Ethernet, two RJ11 voice ports for home phone service and a removable backup battery. Its LTE peaks near 150 Mbps rather than 300, which is why it sits below the faster picks. Two caveats before ordering: units are usually carrier-locked to Bell or TELUS, and marketplace listings for this model frequently sell external antennas rather than the hub, so confirm the seller is shipping the router itself.","buyUrl":"https://inceptionai.ca/en-CA/electronics-computers/networking-devices/wireless-routers?buy=zte-mf288-turbo-hub","directRetailerUrl":"https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=ZTE%20MF288%20Turbo%20Hub","data":{"hasPrice":false,"hasRating":false,"hasImage":true,"hasListing":false,"hasWhy":true}},{"rank":8,"title":"Google Nest Wifi Pro","brand":"Google","asin":"B0DL3PYGNJ","image":"https://cdn.inceptionaiapp.com/products/google/google-nest-wifi-pro.webp?v=1","price":null,"rating":null,"why":"Mesh pick: Wi-Fi 6E, about 2,200 sq. ft. per unit, with Google Home setup. One Gigabit WAN and one LAN port per node, so it is the least wired-flexible option here. 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