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TP-Link Unveils the World's 1st Complete WiFi 7 Networking Solution for Homes and Enterprises

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TheLostSwede said:
Yes and no. Obviously prices will come down a bit over time, as they always do, but sadly it looks like routers will cost more in the future, due to multiple radios, 10 Gbps support and so forth. The $50-100 router isn't going to happen with WiFi 7 or even 6E, as the components are simply too expensive.
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Economy of scale, components and manufacturing WILL become easier and cheaper with each quarter the tech is in production. But the epidemic and certain other tech sectors have proven, there is no incentive or real consequences on not just baking the cake and eating it too.
 
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Testsubject01 said:
Economy of scale, components and manufacturing WILL become easier and cheaper with each quarter the tech is in production. But the epidemic and certain other tech sectors have proven, there is no incentive or real consequences on not just baking the cake and eating it too.
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Sadly that doesn't appear to be the case any more. Just look at graphics cards. Routers are heading the same way.
We've reached a point where any chip that is manufactured at a modern node, is getting so expensive that it's not longer suitable for most consumer applications.
Up until a few years ago, I would've agreed with you, but alas, something has changed and electronics are unlikely to keep getting cheaper, if they need a modern SoC or something similar inside them.
 
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