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    RGProductions got a reaction from kirashi in Buyer Beware: TP-Link Archer A5 speed claims misleading.   
    I just bought this router for a friend, but I returned it less than 25 minutes after opening the box.
     
    This router advertises itself as capable of wireless AC and speeds in excess of 867 mb/s. I have a gigabit connection and I routinely get ~500mb/s throughout my whole house on wifi. I bought this router for a friend, but I thought it would be good to set it up at my house and give it a test. To my shock, even 5 feet away from the router I could not get speeds in excess of 90 mb/s. I knew the LAN ports on this router were only 10/100, but I assumed that a router that advertised itself as capable of wireless AC (1200mb/s claim on box) speeds SURELY wouldn't have a WAN port only capable of 10/100, right? Wrong. This router doesn't even have a gigabit WAN port. This product should not exist. If it were capable of gigabit WAN this would easily be a 4 or even 5 star product. The only scenario where it is even possible to get anywhere near the advertised throughput on this router is a direct wifi to wifi transfer, such as using this product as a repeater (which I could not seem to figure out despite my knowledge) or a local file transfer across wifi on both ends. I guess this is on me for not reading the specs first, but it seems so odd, especially when better routers with gigabit WAN are only $5-10 more. I was able to return it but I'm leaving this here to hopefully dissuade anyone from buying this router who stumbles across this post. 
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    RGProductions reacted to Alex Atkin UK in Buyer Beware: TP-Link Archer A5 speed claims misleading.   
    The router market is a nightmare for people who ARE technically inclined, never mind those who aren't.
     
    The vast majority of routers with a Gigabit WAN port, can't do Gigabit as their CPUs are too weak.

    Some technically might be able to, but they only have a single Gigabit port into the SoC which is shared with the LAN and WAN using VLAN tagging on the internal switch, halving the speed.  NONE OF THIS IS ADVERTISED!
     
    So honestly while this is a bad product, I'm not aware of a single consumer router that advertises its NAT speed, the ACTUAL speed it can handle between LAN and WAN.  Never mind the whole WiFi situation.
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    RGProductions reacted to YoungBlade in Buyer Beware: TP-Link Archer A5 speed claims misleading.   
    That's why I spent the extra $10 to get the Archer A6. I saw the 10/100 in the title of the A5 Amazon listing and said "I'm not touching that," and went with the A6 instead. Which has been an excellent router, I might add. I even bought one for my mom as a housewarming present so she could move off her 8 year old router, and it's been great for her, too.
     
    To us enthusiasts, that makes perfect sense. Your price-to-performance is much better considering you get 10x more speed, but for some people, they'll never be able to take advantage of that speed, and that extra $8-10 is tough. That's a 22-28% increase in price to go from the $35 model up to a $43-45 one. And the sort of people shopping for a $35 router generally don't have gigabit Internet. The best Internet I can get right now is 75 Mbps and it would cost over $50 a month after taxes and fees. I would imagine you're paying over $100 a month on your gigabit Internet. (If not, kudos on having a great provider) But even for the $50 a month option, why would anyone ever pair that with a $35 router?
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    RGProductions reacted to helfisk in Buyer Beware: TP-Link Archer A5 speed claims misleading.   
    Agree - but a case could be made that this product is intended for customers with primarily wireless use.
    Nevertheless, there's a lot hinting towards a product favors the cost conscious more than performance
     
    I'll give you that - then again, if you don't understand those numbers and what they represent, it is doubtful that you would know or even need to know, what LAN and WAN speeds it's running.
    However, if it turns out that the internal switching is unable to handle anything above ~100mbit on WLAN as well, the story changes significantly.
     
    To most consumers, they just see a random number - the greater the number, the greater the product.
    Technically they could advertise 100.000kbit wan and lan speeds, and not be misleading - while, yeah, smelling a bit fishy
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    RGProductions reacted to CT854 in Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple   
    This is about as SCOTUS-worthy of a case as you can get in the tech sphere. There is some juicy precedent that could be set which is exciting for those interested in corporate jurisprudence, though I'm not terribly optimistic about how things will go down. My lack of optimism could be unfounded since I don't think I've really seen any rulings of a similar nature come out of the current court, but we'll see.
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    RGProductions reacted to SignatureSigner in Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple   
    Thoughts...
    While I see this as a big win for smaller and larger devs for the consumer it can add a layer of complication for say you want to buy somthing in an app with apple card money but they only accept a dif payment method. I understand why this is a good thing I just hope it doesn't turn into a mess. On the other hand I rlly think it will be nice to subscribe to spotify through your phone lol.
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    RGProductions reacted to Lightwreather in Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple   
    I have no doubts that this'll probably end on the table of the Supreme court
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    RGProductions reacted to Fasauceome in Home Depot is now selling power tools that require activation at checkout for them to work   
    Foot in the door for tools as a subscription, requiring authentication over and over for a fee.
     
    Easily hackable, widely available technology that a theft ring will be trying their hardest to circumvent. And will most likely succeed.
     
    Added cost due to additional electronics.
     
    Awesome. Just awesome.
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    RGProductions reacted to IkeaGnome in Home Depot is now selling power tools that require activation at checkout for them to work   
    I wonder how long a potentially sensitive chip will last in a 3/4 impact..
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    RGProductions reacted to givingtnt in Home Depot is now selling power tools that require activation at checkout for them to work   
    I can't wait for this to be instantaneously defeated.
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    RGProductions got a reaction from da na in Off Topic Chit Chat   
    I remember a few years back before that was a feature there was this one guy who I can’t remember who probably deserved to have one, I think he was a well known dickhead but I don’t remember anything else, I think he’s many years banned by now 
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    RGProductions reacted to Arika in Audacity classed as spyware   
    oh no...how dare they.....
     
    are people stupid?
     
     
    i will never understand why this is always called out specifically. Why is data being sent to Russia any worse than being sent to any other country?
     
    especially for such basic data.
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    RGProductions reacted to AlTech in Audacity classed as spyware   
    Audacity isn't spyware though. This is just a bunch of people on reddit upset that the Audacity devs are allowing opt-in telemetry cos Audacity needs to have error reporting info.
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    RGProductions got a reaction from Retro_R in Off Topic Chit Chat   
    I remember a few years back before that was a feature there was this one guy who I can’t remember who probably deserved to have one, I think he was a well known dickhead but I don’t remember anything else, I think he’s many years banned by now 
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    RGProductions reacted to airborne spoon in Is the brake and gas pedals in modern cars "soft" or "hard"?   
    I don't know any cars that use drive by wire for the brake, that is extremely unsafe and i don't see it as being allowed.
    Even Tesla who the computer can control the brakes if it needs to. the brake is still a manual hydraulic system, and when the computer uses the brake you can actually see the pedal move as the brakes are applied.
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    RGProductions reacted to Zando_ in What happend to Den-fi?   
    "Hey, look at that person over there, I wonder what they are doing."

    It's normal English lmao. Singular "they" has been in use for fuckin ages, and most native English speakers do it automatically when they don't know much about someone.
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    RGProductions reacted to Elisis in What happend to Den-fi?   
    You have an issue with a commonly used piece of grammar that's been in place for hundreds of years? This is something a third grader can do, so I wouldn't recommend telling on yourself like that.
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    RGProductions reacted to TetraSky in Why can't you know the position and the speed of an atom simultaneously?   
    Position : In a motherboard socket, likely inside a laptop.
    Speed : Low tier garbage that no one should ever use.
     
    (we're a tech forum here and OP never specified which "atom" they were talking about 🤷‍♂️)
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    RGProductions reacted to Forbidden Wafer in German government voting over mandatory updates for smart devices (Smartphones, TVs, smart appliances,...)   
    The good: longer support.
    The bad: longer doesn't mean better.
    The ugly: does that reach the OEM? Like Tuya, or just the millions of companies that rebrand their stuff and actually sell to customers? If the later, create a new company and you're free.
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    RGProductions reacted to rodion.zissou in TV-Style ads coming to console gaming before the end of 2021   
    I don't even understand how ads are so (apparently) lucrative or worthwhile for companies. obv I'm not in marketing. But TBH when I see ads for products/services invading my personal space I actively avoid said product. I'm not sure what my subconscious thinks about it, but I am a true ad hater.
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    RGProductions got a reaction from GDRRiley in What's a tech term you hate?   
    all of them. I only refer to things through obscure hand motions 
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    RGProductions got a reaction from Cool_Evlo in SSD TIER LIST   
    A400 gang rise up with your $20 SSDs
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    RGProductions reacted to Andreas Lilja in [Poll] Changing your diet to mostly plant based   
    Meat tastes too good.
     
     
    Wouldn't mind casual vegetarianism but veganism is too much. Dairy ❤️
     
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    RGProductions got a reaction from soldier_ph in What's a tech term you hate?   
    all of them. I only refer to things through obscure hand motions 
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    RGProductions got a reaction from flibberdipper in What is wrong with north american housing?   
    It's been said to death, but they're for the most part fine. Wood is actually really strong when you orient it in the right direction, and longevity isn't horrible either, probably in the range of 150 years or so (if properly maintained) before it's no longer economical to repair, and at that point building design will probably have changed enough that a new building will be more attractive anyway.
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