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The eero Pro WiFi System (3-pack) comes with three eeros and is made for homes with 3-5+ bedrooms. Each eero is tri-band and uses TrueMesh technology to enable great WiFi performance and reliability no matter how many devices you use in your home. With two built-in Ethernet ports per eero, eero Pro WiFi Systems are customizable and flexible. Use them wirelessly or plug them directly into computers, gaming devices, and entertainment systems for even better performance. And with eero's app, you can set up your system in under 10 minutes, share your network with guests, and manage family screen time from anywhere.
 
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Simple, Fast, but didn't fit my needs
on October 20, 2017
Posted by: awake
from Colorado Spring, CO
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this to increase coverage in my home. At $500 bucks it seemed a bit pricey, but I thought why not? I was previously using an Asus 3100. It was very easy to set up, provided decent coverage, not great, and fast speeds (pegging Speedtest at 250 mbps on the bottom level of my home. Speeds dropped to 130 on the second level. Pretty good.
Here's why I took it back. Moving the three units around trying to improve signals and coverage was a pain. No matter where I placed them I couldn't get above 30 mps in the Master Bedroom, a room I had no problems with using the Asus.
The management app was made for novices who don't want to mess with settings. There's not many options. There's also no support for iPV6 (a deal breaker in today's world) and you have to purchase a professional plan to tweak family restrictions, etc...
I mess with settings to open ports, configure stuff, and couldn't. I have a teenager and couldn't put on restrictions the way I could with the Asus unless I paid another 100 a year. And each unit only has 2 wired ports (I have a Netgear Arlo base, WD My Clouds, and a few other things to connect).
And one big thing. I have 6 smart tvs, 4 computers, 3 cell phones and 5 Arlo cameras. I was told this could handle all the devices I could throw at it. That was not my experience. I experienced freezes which disappeared when I hooked my old router back up.
In the end I took it back and bought an Asus GT-5300. It fits my needs better.
Would I recommend it? Yes if you don't mind the $$$, don't need custom configurations, and have good luck out of the box.
My Best Buy number: 0741838962
My Best Buy number: 0741838962
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I would recommend this to a friend!
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Save plenty of media and other files on this WD My Book external hard drive, which features a 3TB capacity for ample storage space. WD SmartWare Pro software backs up your files automatically for simple use.
 
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Had Trouble at First
on February 3, 2015
Posted by: awake
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this to do SafePoint backups for my MyCloud. The first thing I did was manually copy the files over just to be safe. Don't do that if you are connecting this directly to the MyCloud. Connect it to your laptop and a Gigabit cable to a router. Files copy much more quickly over the network than over the MyCloud's USB 3.0 connection.
Anyway, I immediately had Safe point problems. It eventually corrupted the drive. Safepoint would hang at different points. Eventually it corrupted sectors on the drive. I ended up having to re-format the MyBook. After re-formatting, everything worked fine. It works fine now and I haven't had a SafePoint failure since reformatting.
Far much more work than I wanted to go through to get 2 WD products to play well together.
My Best Buy number: 0741838962
My Best Buy number: 0741838962
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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With gold-plated contacts, this 8' Insignia™ NS-PNW5608 Cat-6 cable offers a reliable connection between most PC and Mac computers, DSL/cable modems or other peripherals and a 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet network.
 
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Solid and Fast
on February 3, 2015
Posted by: awake
Verified Purchase:Yes
Sturdy and well built. This cable will last a long time. The throughput from my AC1900 Gigabit router is exceptional. I would highly recommend this cable.
My Best Buy number: 0741838962
My Best Buy number: 0741838962
I would recommend this to a friend!
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