Comments on: How I Managed to Build a Real Wi-Fi 7 Computer Only to Realize It Wasn’t Worth the Effort, for Now https://dongknows.com/the-cost-to-build-a-real-wi-fi-7-computer/ And THAT's Good for YOU! Tue, 21 May 2024 06:44:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dong Ngo https://dongknows.com/the-cost-to-build-a-real-wi-fi-7-computer/#comment-63387 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:43:57 +0000 https://dongknows.com/?p=95946#comment-63387 In reply to Rick.

I’ve already gotten myself a few clients, Rick. You can, too.

]]> By: Rick https://dongknows.com/the-cost-to-build-a-real-wi-fi-7-computer/#comment-63386 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:39:38 +0000 https://dongknows.com/?p=95946#comment-63386 Have you looked at the R770 from RUCKUS for the AP side? I’ve seen some LI posts of them trickling out. It would change the client limitations but could provide an interesting data point.

]]> By: Dong Ngo https://dongknows.com/the-cost-to-build-a-real-wi-fi-7-computer/#comment-62633 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 19:59:02 +0000 https://dongknows.com/?p=95946#comment-62633 In reply to Richard.

The board is great, Richard, but yes, it’ll only get cheaper as time goes by and don’t get it if Wi-Fi 7 is the sole reason. Phones work well, I’ve gotten a few, but it generally makes no difference other than seeing that little 7 icon near the Wi-Fi bars. 🙂

]]> By: Richard https://dongknows.com/the-cost-to-build-a-real-wi-fi-7-computer/#comment-62628 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:05:04 +0000 https://dongknows.com/?p=95946#comment-62628 Hi Dong,

Thanks for doing this. I was about to pull the trigger on one of the Asus ROG Wifi 7-capable mobos to use with the RT-BE96U as well, until I read your article. I guess I’ll be mostly sticking with my current mix of Wifi 6/e clients until specifications of the new wireless standard are fleshed out further. Maybe get a Wifi 7 smartphone just to get a small taste of the new standard.

]]> By: Dong Ngo https://dongknows.com/the-cost-to-build-a-real-wi-fi-7-computer/#comment-62608 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:01:56 +0000 https://dongknows.com/?p=95946#comment-62608 In reply to Joey.

The current hardware is supposedly capable of delivering all features of Wi-Fi 7 but the details need to be agreed before they can be implemented via firmware updates. For now, Wi-Fi 7 devices all work as the common base level without any bells and whistles.

I’d give it a couple of years before you can get Wi-Fi 7 in all of its glory.

]]> By: Joey https://dongknows.com/the-cost-to-build-a-real-wi-fi-7-computer/#comment-62607 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:58:17 +0000 https://dongknows.com/?p=95946#comment-62607 So WiFi 7 with a huge asterisk ? I wonder what, if anything the current BE200 and BE202 chips are missing from the final version of the standard ? Also, do you know if any WiFi 7 features (MLO) are enabled yet in Linux? Also, even if the clients supported MLO, does the router firmware support it yet?

]]> By: Dong Ngo https://dongknows.com/the-cost-to-build-a-real-wi-fi-7-computer/#comment-62602 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 16:51:55 +0000 https://dongknows.com/?p=95946#comment-62602 In reply to Fred.

All high-end Androids already have it, Fred. Apple is generally behind in tech, especially Wi-Fi. Folks within the ecosystem generally are not aware of that.

]]> By: Fred https://dongknows.com/the-cost-to-build-a-real-wi-fi-7-computer/#comment-62598 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:47:34 +0000 https://dongknows.com/?p=95946#comment-62598 That was a great read, thanks a ton! I reckon we’ll have to wait till 2025 for Wifi7 to be ready. But hey, Wifi 6E is already pretty good, with phones and tablets jumping on board and routers/ap options becoming top-notch.

It’s crazy to think that it’s only this year that the iPhone 15 finally got on the wifi 6E bandwagon, after sticking with wifi 6 for a good 4 years. Can you imagine when Wifi 7 finally hits our phones? maybe a few top end android phones might…

]]> By: Dong Ngo https://dongknows.com/the-cost-to-build-a-real-wi-fi-7-computer/#comment-62594 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 22:31:22 +0000 https://dongknows.com/?p=95946#comment-62594 ]]> In reply to Mario Recuero.

👍

]]> By: Mario Recuero https://dongknows.com/the-cost-to-build-a-real-wi-fi-7-computer/#comment-62593 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 22:03:42 +0000 https://dongknows.com/?p=95946#comment-62593 Thanks for this , always a sobering read to debunk the vendor hype.

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