Yeah you are correct. Its going to be a while till that standard is picked up by the majority. Heck, even wireless N is rarely seen where I am in terms of cafes and etc. Its usually 802.11G in most cases that I see used in public places.
What, 802.11n isn't fast enough now?
What, 802.11n isn't fast enough now?
I believe the 5G in the original quote refers to 5 GHz ... which is the only spectrum where 802.11ac operates (as opposed to 2.4 & 5 GHz for 802.11n). Comments about G meaning 'generation' are meaningless (but fun to read).
Don't get your hopes up. That 1.3 Gb/s is only theoretical. Real life ~ 150 Mb/s (18 MB/s)
comparison to n: Netgear promo video
Macbook Air Retina with super fast Wifi? Yes please!
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What, 802.11n isn't fast enough now?
Apple's entire future seems to be dependent on hoping, evidently, that the carriers get with it and provide us with decent internet speeds.
Hope that Apple has a secret plan that truly will be the Truly Big Thing that deals with this infrastructure problem. Our devices are very capable, 90% of us really don't require more power or speed, but the internet is really lagging far, far behind and is limiting everything.
What about LTE for the laptops? I think this seems likely but not guaranteed.
I am wondering how much would that cost? Current 13 inch Macbook Air with 1400x900 screen already good enough... At least I don't see how retina gonna make big different. I do hope Apple retains non-retina option for their laptop line up... I am not going to pay extra $$ for non-essential stuffs.
I am wondering if we can put this wifi card into older Macs... If yes, then it is best news!
Yeah, I won't be surprised if Apple did... but it would reinforce once again the iMac is turning into an iToy...
Apple needs to update their Airport Extreme with this and USB 3.0 so transfers are faster. Time Machine backups are just so slow with the USB 2.0 interface.
I was hoping that 802.11ac would be in the mac I get for when I go off to college, since my first choice uses that for their routers. I'd have top priority wifi on campus