Acer is showing off its cheapest Wi-Fi 7 router yet the weekend before Computex. The Acer Wave 7 will cost 119 euros, which is a little less if you buy a 2- or 3-pack. The router has a maximum theoretical speed of 6400Mbps and supports mesh.
At €119 for a single router, €199 for a 2-pack or €299 for a 3-pack, the Acer Wave 7 will be the cheapest Wi-Fi 7 router yet when it’s released in July. At the moment, these routers on Pricewatch still cost at least 200 euros.
The Wave 7 supports Wi-Fi 7 at 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz frequencies, but only two can be active at the same time; You have to choose between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz and 6 GHz. The router can handle 320MHz and Multi-link process To connect the device to both bands simultaneously. The internals of the router consist of Qualcomm’s IPQ5312 and QCN6422 chipsets.
Compared to previous Acer routers, the Wave 7 features a new white design, with “waves” running through the side of the device. Therefore, the device should be more comfortable in the living room than its predecessors. On the back there are three Gigabit Lan ports and a 2.5GbE Wan port. You get a lifetime license of the included TrendMicro Home Network Security software.
In addition to the Wave 7, Acer is also introducing the Predator Connect W6x at Computex, a competitively priced Wi-Fi 6 router that will be on sale for €129. The router has a quad-core MediaTek CPU, a theoretical maximum speed of 6,000 Mbit/s, a 2.5 Gigabit WAN port, and four Gigabit LAN ports. You also get TrendMicro for life with this device. This “gaming router” has a USB-A port, which is missing from the Wave 7. The Predator router, like the Wave 7, will be available in July.
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