So this is not a question post but more of a shared experience and EXTREMELY limited in scope at that.
So my test setup is simple.
Threadripper 2950x (CPU doesn't matter for this)
Gigabyte Aorus X399 Extreme Mobo
Intel AC 8265 onboard Wifi
No I do not use wifi on this rig ever, except as a backup, or hotspotting phone when Comcast goes down. Normally 10GB ethernet into my Cisco switch.,
I just got this Nano HD model from MIcrocenter. I also traded some equipment for an AP HD from another user on Hardforums so I am waiting on that antenna as well.This Nano has some reach. Blankets my home in Wifi from top to bottom and I have 3 functional stories in my log cabin style house. No steel beams in the walls etc... so easier to penetrate than some other homes out there.
I was running an APLR and it certainly has some reach but it is not as fast as this one. In fact about 20 MiB/s slower on average.
For now I am impressed here is a screen shot of me pulling a 2GiB dummy file from my FreeNAS box via dual channel wifi on my motherboard. Keep in mind this is not MU-MIMO and there is background wifi traffic in my home right now, i.e. Sonos is streaming and 2 security cameras, not unifi are also streaming to a makeshift DVR.
For comparison sake and just for fun here is a 10GB dummy file from my FreeNAS server. It is only running 6 spindles right now since I am rebuilding the spindles with larger drives. I normally have 8 spindles running. So this is the max output of the combined spindles.
I ordered a new PCIe Intel based Mu-MIMO Wave 2 card for another PC in my home. I will post the results of AC Wave 2 to an AP Nano HD and then an AP-HD (the bigger brother to the Nano) as soon as I get it.
I hope this is informative to those whom might consider these Wave 2 AC APs from Ubiquiti.
So my test setup is simple.
Threadripper 2950x (CPU doesn't matter for this)
Gigabyte Aorus X399 Extreme Mobo
Intel AC 8265 onboard Wifi
No I do not use wifi on this rig ever, except as a backup, or hotspotting phone when Comcast goes down. Normally 10GB ethernet into my Cisco switch.,
I just got this Nano HD model from MIcrocenter. I also traded some equipment for an AP HD from another user on Hardforums so I am waiting on that antenna as well.This Nano has some reach. Blankets my home in Wifi from top to bottom and I have 3 functional stories in my log cabin style house. No steel beams in the walls etc... so easier to penetrate than some other homes out there.
I was running an APLR and it certainly has some reach but it is not as fast as this one. In fact about 20 MiB/s slower on average.
For now I am impressed here is a screen shot of me pulling a 2GiB dummy file from my FreeNAS box via dual channel wifi on my motherboard. Keep in mind this is not MU-MIMO and there is background wifi traffic in my home right now, i.e. Sonos is streaming and 2 security cameras, not unifi are also streaming to a makeshift DVR.
For comparison sake and just for fun here is a 10GB dummy file from my FreeNAS server. It is only running 6 spindles right now since I am rebuilding the spindles with larger drives. I normally have 8 spindles running. So this is the max output of the combined spindles.
I ordered a new PCIe Intel based Mu-MIMO Wave 2 card for another PC in my home. I will post the results of AC Wave 2 to an AP Nano HD and then an AP-HD (the bigger brother to the Nano) as soon as I get it.
I hope this is informative to those whom might consider these Wave 2 AC APs from Ubiquiti.