January 11, 2021 07:00 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/11/22224603/dlink-wifi-6-adapter-usb-mesh-routers-ces-2021
D-Link made a USB adapter that adds Wi-Fi 6 to your laptop
D-Link is trying to make it simple to give your computer a Wi-Fi upgrade. The networking company has announced what it’s calling an “industry-first” Wi-Fi 6 adapter built into a USB stick. Plug it into your laptop or desktop computer, and you may be able to get better performance than from your older Wi-Fi chip. The adapter advertises speeds up to 1,200Mbps.
It’s not entirely clear who the target audience is for this upgrade. You’ll need to be connected to a Wi-Fi 6 router to get the biggest benefits, and most people still don’t own one of those (the Wi-Fi 6 standard only started rolling out two years ago). And if the laptop or desktop you’re using was bought any time in recent memory, chances are it supports Wi-Fi 5, which isn’t a huge...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/11/22224603/dlink-wifi-6-adapter-usb-mesh-routers-ces-2021
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