Amplifi Gamers Edition - NZ Availability

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#245027 14-Jan-2019 21:55

Hi All,

Does anyone know anything about the Amplifi Gamers Edition on if/when it is going to be available in New Zealand?

Review wise the main router is the same (apart from the firmware) but appears the mesh points have been redesigned a little

https://www.amplifi.com/gamers-edition/

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#2161207 14-Jan-2019 21:59

As a networking guy I am very very wary of anything that claims to be gaming orientated networking gear (especially NICs). Historically they have always been a mix of overhyped marketing combined with poor software.

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#2161209 14-Jan-2019 22:01

vulcannz:

As a networking guy I am very very wary of anything that claims to be gaming orientated networking gear (especially NICs). Historically they have always been a mix of overhyped marketing combined with poor software.

Fully appreciate that, I seen some reviews of the original Amplifi that are a bit critical of the mesh points (coverage wise) so I'm hoping this version might be a bit better

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#2161217 14-Jan-2019 22:16

It is literally the same with the word "gaming" slapped to it. Really, there is no difference between the two.

This is even what Ubiquiti mentioned to me when I asked them for a review unit (since I've also reviewed the original AmpliFi) but not in those exact words. Essentially, it is tuned with QoS for Nvidias cloud gaming service in the US so we'll never see it here in NZ.

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#2161228 14-Jan-2019 22:55

Looks pretty tho