Since posting in this thread, I have been surprised by the very good performance of the wave2 drivers under 7.12 with my aging RB4011 with default values (not much to tweak anyway). I am reaching 900 Mbps with an ac class device using ax clients and 550 Mbps with ac clients. I have almost no interference at my house, but I would expect ax class devices to perform better - the numbers I have seen are at least close to 900 Mbps on MT. That is slightly lower than other brands, but you get a mostly stable OS (early be adopters are having lots of issues right now) with enterprise features that aren't available on most consumer devices.
However, interference will degrade the signal of any device and without very good knowledge of the components/software used under the hood (the closed-source stuff is always off limits), it is very hard to compare brands fairly. Then there's the actual location of the installation - I have seen reviews from YouTubers (with too much money apparently) where they managed to botch the installation of top of the line Ruckus/Meraki systems vs the low-cost solutions they were using before. I am not making excuses for MT, but I can attest that they have been improving the performance of their WiFi devices over time on my unit. Many versions back, I couldn't get more than 500–600 Mbps. Anyway, maybe try adding an AP from another brand if you really need that extra speed/range right now or wait for WiFi 7 to become mainstream.
However, interference will degrade the signal of any device and without very good knowledge of the components/software used under the hood (the closed-source stuff is always off limits), it is very hard to compare brands fairly. Then there's the actual location of the installation - I have seen reviews from YouTubers (with too much money apparently) where they managed to botch the installation of top of the line Ruckus/Meraki systems vs the low-cost solutions they were using before. I am not making excuses for MT, but I can attest that they have been improving the performance of their WiFi devices over time on my unit. Many versions back, I couldn't get more than 500–600 Mbps. Anyway, maybe try adding an AP from another brand if you really need that extra speed/range right now or wait for WiFi 7 to become mainstream.
Statistics: Posted by Moba — Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:47 pm