Comment on Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI
BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
It feels like the rollout of client modules and APs/routers was better synchronized this time. Back with wifi 6 I ordered the Intel modules within a week of them being available on AliExpress and then waited for what felt like months for APs to be available. Unifi’s U7 pro dropped a few days ago so I nabbed one as soon as I saw the email, and the wifi 7 modules have already been out for a bit, i jist didnt order them since I was anticipating a wait for APs. So now I just gotta wait a bit and I’ll have all my laptops upgraded too.
MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 5 months ago
as a poor pc gamer runnin a 6700k i will see yall soon because this thing is getting crusty
BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
My gaming PC doesn’t even have wifi, I just ran a cable. I wire everything I can, even my Chromecast using USB otg adapters. The less stuff that’s on the WiFi, the less crappy of an experience the stuff that’s left will have. Also I’m just about there with you, my non-work laptop is an almost 6 year old XPS 15 with a 7700k, but I swapped the wifi chip for an ax200ngw wifi 6 one for $15.
vividspecter@lemm.ee 5 months ago
On the cable point, the more interesting network advancement is 2.5GbE finally becoming wildly available, with switches, USB dongles, pci-e cards, and routers finally using them, and for prices that are only marginally more expensive then gigabit. And cheap enough that even used SFP+ gear looks expensive enough to not be worth the hassle, particularly as they can eat power in various ways.