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Oppo Find N5 foldable phone review: Apple's now on notice
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Apple sues Jon Prosser over iOS 26 leaks
Rogue01 said:Mike Wuerthele said:avon b7 said:I'll wait to hear the full story from all sides but my first thought was 'Think Secret'.In this climate, though, it'll be interesting to see how this goes. -
Eero 7 Max mesh router review: The best kind of Wi-Fi overkill
charles1 said:This new generation of eeros explains why my new cable internet provider forced me to accept a bunch of crappy previous gen eeros, in order to get the discount rate. They're dumping the old product on consumers. Now I have to store this obsolete plastic rubbish in a closet for years, until I change providers someday. If I don't return it, they'll charge me hundreds of dollars in penalties. -
Eero 7 Max mesh router review: The best kind of Wi-Fi overkill
wood1208 said:Mike Wuerthele said:wood1208 said:eero max 7 wireless speed up to 4.3 Gbps, 10 Gig Internet port, covers 2500 sq ft. Costs $600.NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi 7 Router (RS700S) wireless speed up to 19 Gbps with 10 Gig Internet Port, covers 3500 sq ft. Costs $500The RS700S hits 3 gigabits per second with WiFi 7 BE19000, not BE20800 like the 7 Max, in real life, just like this does. The difference is, Eero is honest about it. Don't get me wrong, I like the RS700S, a friend has it. It's just never, ever going to hit that 18.7 gbps wireless speed.You'll also note that this is not a five-star review.
Real life network speed is typically lower than the lab speed because the building walls/floors are constructed different in different places for wifi signal's ability to penetrate. In USA/Canada, most houses have wood/drywall construction vs i Europe, Asia and Middle east are bricks and concrete. When I select my home router, I like to see the ability of router(antenna, power, channel aggregation) to go signal far, strong and speed.So, let's get into more detail. Netgear, like almost always, is being honest about total network speed if you squint and turn your head sideways. It's counting total channel speed, that you will never, ever get in total, where Eero is counting one channel, which you might. If Eero counted the same way, they'd say that the Eero 7 Max can get up to 21 gbps.Amazon uses BE19000, like the Netgear, in the Eero 7 Pro which is also on my test bench. It uses the better BE20800 in the 7 Max. Counting Netgear's way, the 7 Pro gets up to 19 Gbps.All of this is a moot point, unless you frequently move big files across wireless, and you shouldn't be, that should be wired; or you have more than 3 gigabits per second internet speed.It's right there in the WiFi spec name. BE19000 = 19 gigabits per second. BE 20800 = 21 gigabits per second.TLDR: Your Netgear you cited performs the same as the Eero 7 Pro, not Max, as reviewed here. Don't be fooled by how Netgear counts. The Eero 7 Max is a hair faster, theoretically, but in the real world, it doesn't matter that much.
Also, the Netgear is almost never on sale. The Eero 7 Pro almost is always on sale, as the text discusses. -
Eero 7 Max mesh router review: The best kind of Wi-Fi overkill
wood1208 said:eero max 7 wireless speed up to 4.3 Gbps, 10 Gig Internet port, covers 2500 sq ft. Costs $600.NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi 7 Router (RS700S) wireless speed up to 19 Gbps with 10 Gig Internet Port, covers 3500 sq ft. Costs $500The RS700S hits 3 gigabits per second with WiFi 7 BE19000, not BE20800 like the 7 Max, in real life, just like this does. The difference is, Eero is honest about it. Don't get me wrong, I like the RS700S, a friend has it. It's just never, ever going to hit that 18.7 gbps wireless speed.You'll also note that this is not a five-star review.