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… It likely won’t deliver any extra in real-world usage to justify its cost of $100 more. …
… Its biggest problem, however, is that it doesn’t have anything to edge out the Archer BE230 —which costs almost half the price—in real-world usage. Still, at $180, this dual-band Wi-Fi 7 machine can be the second-best deal and a safe way to get into Wi-Fi 7. …
… In any case, for data protection via RAID 1 or SHR, you’ll get only half of that for usage—the other half is for redundancy . Or you can use RAID 0, which gives you the best performance and top storage space at a higher risk of data loss. …
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… However, the additional 6GHz-2 band never played a role in real-world usage. …
… To be fair, many other networking vendors have similar practices, such as Amazon’s eero or NETGEAR’s Orbi . The difference is that, in this case, their intention is clear: they want to collect the users’ usage data so that they can make more money. …
… In my real-world usage, this dongle offers sustained Wi-Fi rates up to over 1.7Gbps on the 5GHz or 6GHz band , depending on the distance, making it a clear upgrade to the previous Wi-Fi 6E model, the Wi-Fi 6E A8000 . Of course, you need a Wi-Fi 7 router or access point to get the best out of it. …
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… The TUF-BE9400 works best with wired backhauling. If you need a wireless setup, it’s best to use multiple units. …