Should you buy the GL.iNet Mango 2 or the UniFi Travel Router? In our hands-on comparison, the short version is that the UniFi Travel Router is the slicker and more ecosystem-friendly option, especially if you already live inside UniFi Network. However, the GL.iNet Mango 2 is the stronger all-round pocket router for most tinkerers, travellers […]

GL.iNet is preparing a much more conventional home mesh router system called Velica, and it is not just another pocket travel router. In our latest NASCompares coverage, we looked at the GL.iNet Velica 7 / Velica Mesh Router System, a WiFi 7 mesh platform built around a larger main hub, smaller satellite nodes, 2.5GbE networking […]

Can a Raspberry Pi-class ARM board run a serious ZFS NAS platform? In our latest FygoOS testing, we moved away from the usual x86 mini-PC and server hardware and looked at FygoOS on an ARM CPU system, using Raspberry Pi-style hardware as the practical test bed. The headline result is that the concept is more […]

UniFi vs Gl.iNet Pocket Router – Which is Better? Travel routers provide a convenient way to connect several devices through a single wired, wireless or phone-tethered internet connection, while keeping the user’s own network settings and security in place. The UniFi Travel Router and GL.iNet Mango 2 approach this requirement from slightly different positions, but […]

Mango 2 Review: A Smaller Kind of Gl.iNet Router I have reviewed quite a few GL.iNet travel routers over the years, but the Mango 2 (GL-MG1300) takes the range in a slightly different direction. Instead of adding faster wireless standards, more powerful hardware and an increasingly large enclosure, GL.iNet has returned to the compact and […]