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Faster is always nice, makes sense. But do you really need WiFi 7 features/speed? I don't know when I would notice a difference (on a laptop) between 600 or 1500 Mbit/s (just as an example). Can't download much anyhow as the storage will get full in minutes.


> But do you really need WiFi 7 features/speed?

One of the features is preamble punching, which is useful in more dense environments:

* https://community.fs.com/article/how-preamble-puncturing-boo...

* https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/blog/2023/wi-fi-7-and-punctur...

MLO helps with resiliency and the improved OFDMA helps with spectrum efficiency as well. It's not just about speed.


Thanks for those explainers.


Call of Duty is 200GB


Wifi 6 can do up to 4.8Gbps. Even at half of that, you're going to be limited by a 2Gbps fiber line.

The real use is transferring huge files within the LAN.


wifi 6 can’t do shit given that there’s crazy overlap if you go for 80MHz channels. Most situations tap out around 700Mbps over usually a 40MHz channel.

Wifi 6e/7 6GHz band with a bunch of non overlapping 160MHz channels is where the juice is at. But even then a lot of devices are limited to smaller channel widths.


How frequently are you downloading CoD on your Mac?




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