We can find different expansion cards so that our equipment is compatible with this new standard and for which we will need a PCIe port. Gigabyte, one of the best-known manufacturers in the IT industry, already offers different models of cards compatible with WiFi 7 on the market, however, it did not offer the possibility of implementing it on a PC that does not is not compatible so far.
You can now have WiFi 7 on your PC
The map GB-WiFi 7 from Gigabyte is the solution offered by this manufacturer for all users who want to enjoy the maximum speed of WiFi wireless connection and the latest version of Bluetooth currently available, 5.3, a card that connects to the PCIe port of the card to not not affect the performance of the equipment at all.
This card offers a bandwidth of 320 MHz, double that of WiFi 6, is compatible with 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz frequencies and can achieve a maximum data transmission speed of up to 5.8 Gbps. It offers support for simultaneous connections in two bands (MLO), improves interference mitigation (MRU), complies with IEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be standards and is equipped with an external antenna which directs the signal. omnidirectional or directional.
At the moment we don’t know What will the price be of this Gigabyte PCIe card or when it will be available on the European market. Currently you can buy it in Hong Kong for 600 HKD, or around 70 dollars at the exchange rate, a price that will increase by 20 or 30% when it arrives in Europe (tariffs, transport, taxes, etc.). The first laptops offering Wi-Fi 7 support will arrive sometime in 2024.
To take advantage of this new standard, it is essential to connect to a router compatible with it, routers which are not currently offered by any operator due to their high cost but which can be purchased from 600 dollars from from manufacturers such as TP-Link, ASUS and Linksys. .
Once the Wi-Fi Alliance certifies this new wireless connection standard, manufacturers will start banking on it and the market will be flooded with models at a price much lower than what can be found today.
WiFi 7 vs WiFi 6, is it worth it?
As we mentioned above, the new WiFi 7 standard represents a radical departure from the current WiFi 6E standard that hit the market to replace WiFi 6 by adding support for the 6 GHz band.
Regarding specifications, the new standard offers a maximum bandwidth of 320 Hz, compared to 160 Hz in the previous version. The maximum bandwidth for transmission is 5,800 Mbps, compared to 2,400 Mbps offered by WiFi 6 and WiFi 6E.
The main difference between WiFi 7 and WiFi 6 is the theoretical maximum data transfer speed, being 46 Gbps compared to the 9.6 Gbps of the previous standard, almost 5 times faster.
It’s worth it? Well, that will depend on whether you need a high-bandwidth wireless connection on your PC, but the fact is that with this Gigabyte product you could already have it if you wanted it.
