Linksys Launches Affordable Max-Stream AX1800 Mesh WiFi 6 Router

[gpspad]

As a result, I’m ending up with both HomePods and Google Nest devices in many rooms of the house, instead of a single device from Apple.

Bingo; quote of the day.

There are many smart devices I'd jump on, but just refuse to deal with bridges and multiple standards.

If more things were home kit compatible and I just had to have one device always "on" in the room doing multiple things it would be a much easier sell.

 

[justperry]

who buys dedicated wifi routers anymore? i just use the internet router from comcast. otherwise, every time there's a problem with the internet connection, comcast blames it on the wifi router and wants me to plug my device directly into the router to begin debugging.

Plenty of people, if you have heaps of devices and/or a family you need a decent router as in stable and high throughput , I have seen that over and over again, ISP provided routers stink, worthless crap.

I have a network of Ubiquiti devices, it's rock solid, cost me a bit but it will work for many years to come.

 

[pertusis1]

I wish Apple still made Airport routers. I've had Linksys, Sitecom, TP-Link, and Asus routers, but none of them are as stable as the latest Airport Extreme. The coverage is not great by 2020 standards, but it's incredibly stable and super-easy to configure. Sooner or later, I need to replace it, but since Apple doesn't seem to care about WiFi 6 in their MacBook line-up, I couldn’t care less.

I couldn’t agree more. I am still using the airport extreme. Obviously, it is getting a bit old and the tooth, but it has basically been trouble free for years. I wish I could just pay a little bit of Apple tax and get a similar modern product.

 

[TVOR]

Pretty sure I’m going to wait for WiFi 6e (6Ghz) integration before upgrading from WiFi 5. I know it won’t be of much use to start, but future-proofing is how I like to roll. With 20+ devices fighting against the neighbors I’ll welcome the new protocol and eventually have a leg up on everyone else.

Christ...how many of you actually have a connection that warrants a router that goes over 1Gbps??? I can't imagine that is that common...is it?!?

 

[zhenya]

Christ...how many of you actually have a connection that warrants a router that goes over 1Gbps??? I can't imagine that is that common...is it?!?

Well, a growing number for sure. But it’s not really about single device speed. Current systems peak at around 500-600Mbps for a single client under ideal conditions, but quickly fall off as multiple clients compete for airtime (not even necessarily bandwidth). Realistically most homes that have Internet connections over 100Mbps today probably aren’t getting even that speed for more than one or two clients located pretty close to the access point.