return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AIwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up1447arrow-down168cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1379arrow-down1external-linkWi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AIwww.theverge.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square132fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squaredangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75arrow-down1·11 months agoDid it take off? How many people are rushing out right now to buy a gaming laptop so they can have the best wifi?
minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·10 months agoNo one, because their router probably doesn’t support it.
minus-squarew2tpmf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·10 months agoTheir router probably doesn’t support 6, and neither does their devices.
minus-squareBlackmist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·10 months agoHell, my ethernet networking doesn’t support the speeds wifi6 supposedly delivered. Realistically, as long as it’s faster than your internet connection, you’re unlikely to give a fuck either way. I only upgraded to gigabit ethernet for game streaming from my upstairs PC.
minus-squaresetVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIt’s useful for in-house streaming, like with Valve’s SteamLink, but aside from that, meh
minus-squareXTornado@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoI hope not much some are decent and have swappable wifi modules. But not sure how common that is.
Did it take off? How many people are rushing out right now to buy a gaming laptop so they can have the best wifi?
No one, because their router probably doesn’t support it.
Their router probably doesn’t support 6, and neither does their devices.
Hell, my ethernet networking doesn’t support the speeds wifi6 supposedly delivered.
Realistically, as long as it’s faster than your internet connection, you’re unlikely to give a fuck either way.
I only upgraded to gigabit ethernet for game streaming from my upstairs PC.
It’s useful for in-house streaming, like with Valve’s SteamLink, but aside from that, meh
I hope not much some are decent and have swappable wifi modules. But not sure how common that is.