On May 4th, Apple released a 2020 notebook computer-Macbook Pro. The author carefully studied the configuration diagram and found that the Macbook Pro's network card does not support the WiFi 6 protocol. There is no doubt that Apple has shrunk the configuration, but this also shows to a certain extent: Apple believes that WiFi 6 does not significantly improve the user experience. When
5G was first promoted, WiFi 6 was regarded as a comparable technology. I often see a lot of questions like this: mobile phones, computers, and tablets don’t support WiFi 6, but the router is already a bit weak. It just happens that the price of WiFi-6 routers has recently dropped. Is it necessary to buy a WiFi 6 router?
At the Xiaomi Mi 10 conference, Lei Jun focused on the benefits of WiFi 6 protocol-greater bandwidth, more connected devices, and lower latency. Indeed, 5G for outdoor use and WiFi 6 for indoor use will inevitably be the future trend. Nowadays, WiFi 6 routers have been gradually devolved from the thousand yuan level to the hundred yuan level.
For example, Huawei’s latest AX3 Pro, which is priced less than 300 yuan, is equipped with Lingxiao 650 self-developed chip and supports 160MHz ultra-large bandwidth. This configuration, even if compared to WiFi 5 routers, has a price-performance ratio that is exciting. There is a high praise question on Zhihu. If I just buy an entry-level home router, watch movies and play games, is it necessary to select a WiFi 6 router?
First, WiFi 6 needs to be supported by both the router and the terminal. For a perfect experience of WiFi 6, mobile phones, computers, tablets and other devices connected to the router must support the WiFi 6 protocol. Otherwise, the router can only be backward compatible, and the actual effect has not changed much from before.
Second, if the budget is less than 200 yuan, there is no need to choose a WiFi 6 router. There is a saying that a router with a hundred yuan level is, after all, a cheap consumable with poor performance and unstable performance. Buying a WiFi 6 router is a 10% experience at twice the price. If it is not rich and willful, there is no need to pursue it.
Third, although WiFi 6 is advanced, it is still in the early stage of popularization. Various products are blooming, and Huawei even defines the standard "WiFi 6+" for routers. Confusion means incompatibility. In the stage of product popularization, compatibility is full of variables. It is safe to start when someone steps on the thunder first. The increase in bandwidth of
depends more on optical fiber; it is better to buy more routers in pursuit of wall penetration and stability; although the delay is reduced from 30ms to 20ms, this delay is meaningless to ordinary gamers. All in all, if you are not particularly feverish with digital products, it is recommended not to buy a WiFi 6 router in a hurry. This is completely unnecessary.
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