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870 a step backward from 850
I just "upgraded" from a 2 satellite 850 system to 1 satellite 870 system. I moved from a house to a condo with smaller square footage and did not need the coverage area. The new system will not su...
I go both ways.
Not an improvement: Because most devices, the router isn't the bottleneck. Its the device. And some of the early release wifi 7 devices, don't even support the full 320hz wide channels to reach improved speeds. It also isn't going to cover much more area because broadcast power didn't increase (set by the fcc). So most users if they're on a reasonably high end system (like your 850 series), they won't see much/any improvement.
Improvement: Wifi 7 has significant improvements in concurrent usage. Meaning if you have a lot of devices, it'll work better. Its also supposed to have roaming improvements that users might see. There's other benefits but those are what I'd consider the key ones.
A lot comes down to your expectations. If you're already on a pretty high end system, you probably won't see much benefit other than 6ghz. If you're still in your return window, you could return it.