Airport is still being sold, but considering it hasn't been updated in just about forever, it looks like the future of WiFi routers at Apple is Linksys.
Anyone ever use these Velop Mesh WiFi access points with Macs and iOS devices? One thing I like about using multiple Airports with Apple devices is they always work well together (of course), and also, the Apple clients release the Airport access point signal correctly when a significantly stronger Airport access point is available on the same network.
I assume the Linksys would do the same thing with Apple devices, but I've never seen them reviewed with Apple devices in this context. I know with third party non-mesh devices, Apple devices will hang onto a signal until the bitter end, even when a stronger access point is available on the same network.
[doublepost=1515620992][/doublepost]They don't specifically talk about client handoff in this review:
https://www.macworld.com/article/31...of-the-best-mesh-network-systems-to-date.html
However, they do compare it to Airport. Interestingly, a single Airport beats the pants off of a single Velop access point. The Velop wasn't even in the same league. However, obviously multiple Velop units beats a single Airport.
However, in my house I currently have 3 Airports working together, all hung off the same wired Ethernet network, and all working as access points (not routers). I have a 6th gen Airport Extreme 802.11ac in my home office, a 5th gen Airport Extreme 802.11n in my living room, and an Airport Express 802.11n in my home theatre. Note that all the big equipment and main computers are hardwired, so the wireless is for stuff like laptops, phones, and Blu-ray players, etc.
Given the CAD$650 for the Velop 3-pack, I think I'm just better off picking up another Airport Extreme for my house.
Anyone ever use these Velop Mesh WiFi access points with Macs and iOS devices? One thing I like about using multiple Airports with Apple devices is they always work well together (of course), and also, the Apple clients release the Airport access point signal correctly when a significantly stronger Airport access point is available on the same network.
I assume the Linksys would do the same thing with Apple devices, but I've never seen them reviewed with Apple devices in this context. I know with third party non-mesh devices, Apple devices will hang onto a signal until the bitter end, even when a stronger access point is available on the same network.
[doublepost=1515620992][/doublepost]They don't specifically talk about client handoff in this review:
https://www.macworld.com/article/31...of-the-best-mesh-network-systems-to-date.html
However, they do compare it to Airport. Interestingly, a single Airport beats the pants off of a single Velop access point. The Velop wasn't even in the same league. However, obviously multiple Velop units beats a single Airport.
However, in my house I currently have 3 Airports working together, all hung off the same wired Ethernet network, and all working as access points (not routers). I have a 6th gen Airport Extreme 802.11ac in my home office, a 5th gen Airport Extreme 802.11n in my living room, and an Airport Express 802.11n in my home theatre. Note that all the big equipment and main computers are hardwired, so the wireless is for stuff like laptops, phones, and Blu-ray players, etc.
Given the CAD$650 for the Velop 3-pack, I think I'm just better off picking up another Airport Extreme for my house.
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