i could say the same to you. you have yet to counterpoint my argument. instead you just keep changing your mind to nonsense. you spin more than linda blair in the exorcist!
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You really want all 3rd party products to disappear from the store?
Yes every time Apple comes out with a product they remove all the competition from the store.
Tim, the procurement profit king, likes to scoop up older tech at volume pricing.
More insults instead of substantiating your claim.
You claimed "Apple was always behind."
My counterpoint: I responded with Apple leading with Apple Silicon, and explained why Apple was no longer in the WiFi router market.
You shifted and then brought up Apple storage, screens, etc. being inferior.
My counteroint: I responded with the computer I actually own and use pointing out storage, memory, ethernet, TB-4 ports, and 5K display are hardly inferior.
You then shifted to trying insult me rather than take issue with what I said.
My counterpoint: I pointed that out and asked again to explain how the two Apple products I referenced are inferior.
And you now punt with another insult, rather than take issue with my response to your claim.
Your certainly excel with insults.
Christ. Does anyone make good, modern routers for adults?So you didn't see the GUNDAM-themed router from ASUS yet?
RT-AX82U GUNDAM EDITIONï½WiFi Routersï½ASUS Global
WiFi 6 Gaming Router, PS5 compatible, Free Internet Security, Mesh WiFi support, 2.5G Port, Gaming Port, Adaptive QoS, Port Forwarding, NAT setting, 802.11axwww.asus.com
But hold on! There is a whole series... 😮😄
And here is the black version AX5400 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router (RT-AX82U) with Gundam Tumbler:
Oh and what about the ASUS ROG wireless AX11000 tri-band Wi-Fi 6 gaming router?
For inspiration:
Also Amazon Eero WiFi routers appear to be pretty good. I have an Eero 6+ for backup. And the price is right. Excellent performance, too.
But they really don’t. I wanted to set up a tri-band WiFi 6 mesh network where both the fronthaul and backhaul 5GHz network channels were capable of 160MHz bandwidth. The only option (and I’ve looked and I’ve yet to find another) is to use three of those awful-looking ASUS tri-band gaming routers (and that means the square ones with eight antennas) and to configure them using Asus’ AIMesh feature.
"but they really dont"
mmm but they really do.
"I’ve looked and I’ve yet to find another"
no you didnt
"and that means the square ones with eight antennas"
for the love of god:
ASUS ZenWiFi AX (XT8) - Tech Specs｜Whole Home Mesh WiFi System｜ASUS Global
Mesh wifi 6 system for whole home signal coverage, network security, parental controls, easy setup and manage. PS5 compatible, supports QoS and app control.
www.asus.com
asus. not something with "8 antennas"
NETGEAR RBK852 Mesh WiFi Home Networking Solution
Upgrade your home WiFi and get fast internet coverage with the NETGEAR RBK852 Mesh system. Perfect for gaming and streaming!
netgear orbi. no antennas poking out either.
AmpliFi Alien Router
Experience out-of-this-world WiFi range and performance with the world's only 16-stream WiFi router. Features: WiFi 6 16 spatial streams 280 m² (3,000 ft²) coverage 120+ connected devices (4) GbE LAN and (1) GbE WAN port 4.7" LCM touchscreen Learn more
store.amplifi.com
also no poking out antennas
Nighthawk MK83 - Tri-Band WiFi 6 Mesh System - NETGEAR
Get fast, reliable and affordable WiFi for your home with the Nighthawk MK83 Mesh system. Experience seamless internet coverage and order at NETGEAR now!
netgear boxes. mesh. no poking out antennas.
"but they really dont"
yeah. they do. no, you didnt search a whole lot.
"For the love of god" I'm not sure what all the snark is for but, yes, yes I did search. A whole lot. You evidently didn't bother to read my entire post because you left out the key part ("both the fronthaul and backhaul 5GHz network channels were capable of 160MHz bandwidth") when you quoted it. So, regarding the systems you linked:"but they really dont"
mmm but they really do.
"I’ve looked and I’ve yet to find another"
no you didnt
"and that means the square ones with eight antennas"
for the love of god:
ASUS ZenWiFi AX (XT8) - Tech Specs｜Whole Home Mesh WiFi System｜ASUS Global
Mesh wifi 6 system for whole home signal coverage, network security, parental controls, easy setup and manage. PS5 compatible, supports QoS and app control.
asus. not something with "8 antennas"
NETGEAR RBK852 Mesh WiFi Home Networking Solution
Upgrade your home WiFi and get fast internet coverage with the NETGEAR RBK852 Mesh system. Perfect for gaming and streaming!www.netgear.com
netgear orbi. no antennas poking out either.
AmpliFi Alien Router
Experience out-of-this-world WiFi range and performance with the world's only 16-stream WiFi router. Features: WiFi 6 16 spatial streams 280 m² (3,000 ft²) coverage 120+ connected devices (4) GbE LAN and (1) GbE WAN port 4.7" LCM touchscreen Learn more
also no poking out antennas
Nighthawk MK83 - Tri-Band WiFi 6 Mesh System - NETGEAR
Get fast, reliable and affordable WiFi for your home with the Nighthawk MK83 Mesh system. Experience seamless internet coverage and order at NETGEAR now!
netgear boxes. mesh. no poking out antennas.
"but they really dont"
yeah. they do. no, you didnt search a whole lot.
XenWifi XT8: "Unfortunately, however, the XT8’s front-haul doesn’t support 160MHz channels."
Netgear Orbi RBK852: "Tri-band Wi-Fi 6 but no support for 160MHz channel width"
Amplify Alien:
(in other words, this one doesn't have two WiFi 6 bands, much less two 160MHz bands. FWIW, if a band is 160MHz, it's by definition at least WiFi 6)
Netgear Nighthawk MK83:
Not even a single 160MHz channel, much less two.
So, to repeat, I've yet to find a mesh system that supports 160MHz-wide WiFi 6 (not 6E) fronthaul and backhaul channels unless it has antennas sticking out all over the place. If someone manages to locate one, I'd love to hear about it.
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Wired for me. I have every room in my house wired for anything fixed in place ( TV, ATV, MB pro, etc)
Not iPhone because of the lame, low-speed port. But I've connected a USB-C Ethernet adapter to my Android phone and used it as a wired Hotspot to my router to use as a failover when my cable goes out. It works. Can't do that with iPhone, though...
the *details* of what you *specifically* wanted is frankly irrelevant.
because what you responded to, and the only thing i was commenting on (responding to) was that there were *NO* wifi 6 or 6e routers on the market that didnt look like "ridiculous gaming routers with lots of antennas".
i pointed out all of the devices that are literal boxes with no antennas. i accomplished what was talked about.
i wasnt here, or ever started a discussion over some specific specs you care about.
what would make you think wifi 7 won't be delayed and why shouldn't companies skip wifi 6E altogether? I didn't notice much difference of AC vs 6 however my NYC apartment did suffer from congestion and 6E would've been perfect
I would totally be interested if they release an Apple TV/HomePod combined unit with a built-in router.
i’m waiting for the Aliens FaceHugger limited editionSo you didn't see the GUNDAM-themed router from ASUS yet?
RT-AX82U GUNDAM EDITIONï½WiFi Routersï½ASUS Global
WiFi 6 Gaming Router, PS5 compatible, Free Internet Security, Mesh WiFi support, 2.5G Port, Gaming Port, Adaptive QoS, Port Forwarding, NAT setting, 802.11ax
But hold on! There is a whole series... 😮😄
And here is the black version AX5400 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router (RT-AX82U) with Gundam Tumbler:
Oh and what about the ASUS ROG wireless AX11000 tri-band Wi-Fi 6 gaming router?
For inspiration:
Here is a stylish one without the FaceHugger:
But if you want strictly with a FaceHugger, it can be done:
FaceHugger mask by Unicun:
Alien Facehugger CPAP Ventilator Mask - Unicun
This Alien facehugger mask can fit over a CPAP ventilator mask and looks like an alien creepy crawly had attached itself to your face.
unicun.com
Need might be a bit strong and if you really need the performance there with a NAS that can provide it, you're getting to the point of wanting wired connection for the stability, latency and extra bandwidth you're going to get anyway. Depending on your use case, a good chunk of the time a gigabit is actually sufficient even for a NAS use case.
My problem with Eero is that they used to blackhole traffic to BSD jails which was a PITA. Once I figured out that was going on and realised it was a known issue that Eero just won't route the packets properly and didn't care to fix it, I packed them up and went back to my Airport Extreme base stations.
Yeah, sure.
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