Photo: Michael Hession Top pick This router created a speedy, responsive network throughout our test house. You have to spend a lot more on a router—or a mesh kit if you have a very large home—to get anything even a little better. It’s our latest Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) pick. The TP-Link Archer AX3000 Pro offers…
For routine car cleanups, our favorite is the Ryobi 18V One+ Performance Hand Vacuum Kit. If you need to clean up after pets, the Black+Decker 20V Max Dustbuster AdvancedClean+ Pet Hand Vacuum HHVK515JP07 handles fur better than any other handheld vacuum we’ve tested. And if you need something lighter-weight and more comfortable to handle, try…
Sarah Kobos/NYT Wirecutter Top pick This stable, easy-to-use, and versatile tripod has an angling center column. It gets taller and has more leg-angle positions than the other models we tested. The Vanguard Alta Pro 2+ 263AB100 offers the best combination of stability and height of the tripods we tested. It has the tallest maximum height…
UHS-II cards We were impressed with the fast 270 MB/s write speed and 308 MB/s read speed of Angelbird’s AV PRO SD V90 UHS-II (128 GB), but they’re probably more than the average person needs in an SD card. For its price, you may as well step up to a CFexpress card for even faster…
As a child on holiday in the Lake District, I remember learning to count to ten in the old Cumbrian dialect—the same rhythmic numbers that shepherds have used for generations to tally their flock. “Yan, tan, tethera” is “one, two, three” in the traditional sheep counting system, making “The Yan” a fitting name for a…
CHRISTINE: I’m Christine Cyr Clisset. CAIRA: I’m Caira Blackwell. ROSIE: I’m Rosie Guerin, and you’re listening to The Wirecutter Show. CAIRA: This episode is called The Art of Stain Removal Part 1 ROSIE: Hello, my friends. CAIRA: Hi. CHRISTINE: Hi. ROSIE: Do you remember back in time, back in August, our first episode about laundry…
Marki Williams/NYT Wirecutter Top pick This machine is space-saving, fast, and easy to use, with a strong brew function that improves the flavor of your coffee. The K-Express is one of Keurig’s simpler machines, but it gets the job done. It has a Strong brew button that delivers better-tasting coffee than machines without it, a…
Everyday Testers didn’t love the slight lemon scent of the lanolin-based Lano The Original Lanostick but appreciated almost everything else about it, including its lipstick-bullet form, its excellent texture and finish, and its superb hydration. We found ChapStick Classic Original less waxy than we remembered, but we objected to its industrial smell. Burt’s Bees Beeswax…
Photo: Kyle Fitzgerald Top pick Durable, quick-drying, and relatively inexpensive, this soft-fabric version of ExOfficio’s time-tested Give-N-Go undies will serve you well for years. Whether we were sitting on a bus or walking hills, the ExOfficio Give-N-Go 2.0 Sport Mesh 6″ Boxer Brief nicely balanced fit, comfort, durability, and cost. It’s virtually identical to its predecessor…
The Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-51T-75AF) lasted 20.5 hours in our battery life test, but it comes with a ton of bloatware, its speakers are awful, its webcam looks blurry, and it has a distracting and unnecessary illuminated AI logo on its trackpad. The Asus ExpertBook P5 (P5405CSA)‘s display had a blue cast and poor…