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Does a laptop really need more than 1Gbps or whatever you can get through WiFi? It's an edge device not a router.

by drnick1 4mo ago

koalalorenzo 4mo ago
Well, it's Framework we are talking about. My plan is to buy it because at some point of its lifecycle my Framework 12 motherboard will be used as a new node in my Homelab. :)
stephbook 4mo ago
Obviously not. I've got a $300 WQHD monitor that has 1GB/s over USB-C with power delivery. MacBooks have 2GB/s WiFi. For the niche enthusiast, that dongle is fine.
geocar 4mo ago
Yours is an “edge device” but I am root, so mine is a portable tool for managing and testing the network that does not have working WiFi access points attached to it or obviously I would not be there. And yes, some of those links are above 1gbps so that the users can have individual 1gbps links.
einsteinx2 4mo ago
No one needs anything, but can and do I use more than 1Gbps from my laptop? Of course. 1Gbps is only ~125MB/sec transfer speed. When I’m copying large files to and from my home NAS, I often want more speed than that so a while ago I picked up a 2.5g adapter, later 5g, and now finally with these new chips a 10g adapter. Same for my SFF PC which only came with 2.5g onboard and no extra slots because ITX and can now do 10g via the same USB adapter which is great.
- drnick1 4mo ago
  > No one needs anything, but can and do I use more than 1Gbps from my laptop? Of course. I agree, but laptops are severely power and storage limited. How many >100GB games or whatever can you really download and actually play on a typical laptop? If faster Ethernet increases power consumption, it's probably a negative overall.
iamnothere 4mo ago
Every laptop probably doesn’t, some laptops probably do.
tristor 4mo ago
Yes, I have 5Gbit symmetric fiber, why would I want to limit myself to less speed than that on my laptop? I regularly peak out my Internet connection while doing Steam downloads and OS updates.

Does a laptop really need more than 1Gbps or whatever you can get through WiFi? It's an edge device not a router.

by drnick1 4mo ago

Does a laptop really need more than 1Gbps or whatever you can get through WiFi? It's an edge device not a router.

Well, it's Framework we are talking about. My plan is to buy it because at some point of its lifecycle my Framework 12 motherboard will be used as a new node in my Homelab. :)

stephbook 4mo ago

Obviously not. I've got a $300 WQHD monitor that has 1GB/s over USB-C with power delivery. MacBooks have 2GB/s WiFi. For the niche enthusiast, that dongle is fine.

geocar 4mo ago

Yours is an “edge device” but I am root, so mine is a portable tool for managing and testing the network that does not have working WiFi access points attached to it or obviously I would not be there. And yes, some of those links are above 1gbps so that the users can have individual 1gbps links.

einsteinx2 4mo ago

No one needs anything, but can and do I use more than 1Gbps from my laptop? Of course. 1Gbps is only ~125MB/sec transfer speed. When I’m copying large files to and from my home NAS, I often want more speed than that so a while ago I picked up a 2.5g adapter, later 5g, and now finally with these new chips a 10g adapter. Same for my SFF PC which only came with 2.5g onboard and no extra slots because ITX and can now do 10g via the same USB adapter which is great.

drnick1 4mo ago
> No one needs anything, but can and do I use more than 1Gbps from my laptop? Of course. I agree, but laptops are severely power and storage limited. How many >100GB games or whatever can you really download and actually play on a typical laptop? If faster Ethernet increases power consumption, it's probably a negative overall.

iamnothere 4mo ago

Every laptop probably doesn’t, some laptops probably do.

tristor 4mo ago

Yes, I have 5Gbit symmetric fiber, why would I want to limit myself to less speed than that on my laptop? I regularly peak out my Internet connection while doing Steam downloads and OS updates.