Wi-Fire Review - Yanko Design
ane,000 feet you lot say? That's the claim made past hField Technologies, makers of the Wi-Fire; a wireless device that extends the reach of a standard Wi-Fi signal. Big question is does it work?
In a nutshell yes, it really works but with a few caveats. The biggest ane beingness it's a uni-directional antenna – that big square thing y'all see clamped to the laptop. You have to turn it towards the location of your wireless hub. The good news is that's about as hard as it gets. Everything else seems to work flawlessly.
The unit of measurement is USB powered and doesn't seem to affect battery life or performance on my Macbook. My apartment is 800 sqft. and I'm only about 100 sqft. from my wireless hub at any bespeak in time but I wanted to test the extremities and come across how far I can motion away before the signal dropped. To my surprise I was able to leave my flat and go all the fashion beyond the street. Heed yous the street in front of my apartment has a total of 4 lanes. It was only then that I noticed my signal had dropped beneath half merely I was nevertheless surfing the internet, checking electronic mail, and IM'ing. Of class this is with the antenna having a clear line of sight of my bedroom window which is where my wireless hub sits. I then decided to test the signal from my parking garage which is underground. As expected it could notice no bespeak simply not to the fault of the Wi-Burn down. All wireless signals dramatically fade when physical is in the way.
My only big gripe is the design. It's hideous and makes my pristine white Macbook look similar a Borg assimilation. Information technology comes with a plastic clamp which securely holds it to my screen only I found myself constantly checking if it had marred my casing. After a few weeks of use I'thou glad to report no damage was found.
Although the Wi-Fire is modest, it's past no means compact. I'm certain hField Technologies could have created a sleeker unit merely I suspect they were more concerned most office than form. The good news is it works and rather well too. It'due south compatible with both Macs and PCs via a simple driver install simply the $80 price tag may drive some people away. If you live in a home larger than a 1,000 sqft. a wireless repeater can be had for the aforementioned price simply then again yous wouldn't have the mobility afforded by the Wi-Fire. With that being said it'south a solid deal and gets a recommendation from me.
One annotation to hField, go to work on a smaller version!
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Source: https://www.yankodesign.com/2007/12/19/wi-fire-review/
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