The original AmpliFi HD WiFi system consisted of a single main unit and two additional MeshPoints (nodes) and the same setup has been kept for the Gamer’s Edition, but there are some notable differences between the two from the design point of view.įirst of all, the main unit has kept the same cube body with the circular display embedded on the front side and the plastic has remained soft to touch (resembles velvet), but the white finish is gone and it’s now replaced by a black finish (to move away from that Apple look and gain that gaming feel).
I really liked the unobtrusive, yet elegant nature of the Google WiFi, but, where Google borrowed from the existing WiFi systems, Ubiquiti pushed a completely original look which will undoubtedly turn heads and will be the a conversation starter for when you have visitors (something that doesn’t happen that often in the networking world). The concept of gaming routers is nothing new, since we saw it with some Asus routers (such as the RT-AC86U), Netgear routers (which use the DumaOS) or with the Linksys WRT32X (a revamped version of the WRT3200ACM), but while before, the target was the tech enthusiast, the new direction taken by the gaming technology may very well push a lot more users towards better networking hardware and the AmpliFi HD Gamer’s Edition is going to be in the right place to be a top choice (but be aware that a router will not fix a slow or inherently bad Internet connection).
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In order to accomplish this, Ubiquiti has refined its software to accommodate a better QoS system and it has also improved the internal hardware of the two mesh nodes, but there are also some cosmetic changes that removed the Applesque look of the original AmpliFi HD and instead, the devices are now black with green accents (nVidia definitely had a say in this). Since nVidia is currently developing the GeForce Now, which is a new technology build to offer the possibility to play games on external servers which would be streamed directly to your less powerful PC, laptop or even a Shield TV, Ubiquiti took the opportunity to partner with the graphics cards builder and adjust its existing AmpliFi HD WiFi system to perform a lot better with this relatively new type of demanding streaming, while keeping a consistent low-latency.
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