The most efficient WiFi protocol to date, WiFi 7, is leveraged by Linksys Velop® Pro 7. You can experience faultless streaming, gaming, and communication across your home with speeds up to 4.8x faster than WiFi 6 and very low latency. Get more in Linksys Velop Pro 7 WiFi Mesh System reviews.
Linksys Velop Pro 7
With speeds up to 4.8x faster than WiFi 6 with very low latency, you can enjoy flawless streaming, gaming, and connectivity throughout your home.
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- Wi-Fi 7 mesh configuration
- Three-year guarantee
- An additional degree of online safety
- Wireless backhaul link at +240MHz
Cons
- Lacks multi-gig LAN and USB ports
- No anti-malware tools
Linksys Velop Pro 7 WiFi Mesh System Specs
- Wi-Fi specification: BE11000 (802.11be)
- Number of antennas/removable: 6/No
- Router and satellite ports: One 2.5Gbps WAN input, four 1Gbps downstream LAN ports
- Wi-Fi chip: Qualcomm Networking Pro 620
- Peak 802.11be performance: 916.7Mbps (at 15 feet)
- Maximum range: 95 feet
- Size: 8.7 x 3.7 x 3.7 inches
- Estimated annual electricity cost: $40.50
Price
Linksys Velop Pro 7 offers packages with two (for $700) and three devices ($900), with a single unit costing $400. That amounts to less than half of what purchasing comparable hardware from the Netgear Orbi RBE970 series would cost.
Compare Linksys Velop Pro 7 WiFi Mesh System
| Linksys Velop Pro 7 WiFi Mesh System | Linksys Velop Pro 6E WiFi Mesh System | |
| Connectivity Tech | Wi-Fi, Ethernet | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Number Of Ports | 4 | — |
| Data Transfer Rate | 11000 megabits per second | 5400 megabits per second |
| Wireless Standard | 802 11 AX, 802 11 N, 802 11 G, 802 11 AC, 802 11 BE | 2.4 ghz radio frequency, 5 ghz radio frequency |
| Frequency Band Class | tri band | tri band |
| Lan Port Bandwidth | 1x 2.5 GbE WAN port, 4x 1 GbE LAN ports. | — |
Linksys Velop Pro 7 WiFi Mesh System reviews
Design
The devices Linksys Velop Pro 7, which come in white, are similar right out of the box and are configured during installation as both routers and nodes. Compared to the Orbi RBE970 devices, they are shorter, slimmer, and easier to conceal at 8.7 x 3.7 x 3.7 inches.
Ports
Linksys Velop Pro 7 has below prominent ports to connect –
- 4x 1 Gbps port to connect your wired devices to your WiFi network
- 2.5 Gbps internet port to support multi-gig internet services from your service provider
LED indicator
The Linksys Velop Pro 7 has Linksys logo and a solitary, far less noticeable LED light—in contrast to the LEDs on other routers—are located on top. When setup is ready, it blinks blue.
When everything is functioning properly, LED in Linksys Velop Pro 7 turns solid white, and a red light indicates that the router requires your attention. I could also program when the light came on and off using the app.
Tri-band
4X4 transmissions are supported by the triband design of the Velop Pro 7 on the 2.4, 5 and 6GHz frequency bands.
With its six internal antennas, it can move data at up to 11Gbps, which is almost half the peak data throughput of the Deco BE85 or Orbi RBE973.
Coverage
The engineers at Linksys Velop Pro 7 claims that each unit may occupy about 3,000 square feet. This results in 6,000 square feet of wireless data being covered by the two-part kit, while 9,000 square feet can be covered by three Velop Pro 7 units.
WiFi chip
Rather of the more widely used and potent Net Pro 1220 on the Orbi RBE973, the Velop Pro 7 family is powered by Qualcomm’s Networking Pro 620 Wi-Fi processor.
Linksys Velop Pro 7 features the most recent upgrades, including ultra-wide 320MHz data channels, preamble punching, and 4K quadrature amplitude modulation (4K QAM). More than 200 devices can be supported by the system at once.
AI mesh system
The device Linksys Velop Pro 7 makes use of the same AI-driven Cognitive Mesh optimization technology as Linksys’ Atlas Max 6E. It can use 240MHz channels to balance overall performance and facilitate communications between the nodes and the host.
Ethernet cabling can be used to connect the units together for maximum throughput. But unlike Orbi’s RBE970 family, the Linksys Velop Pro 7 system does not have a dedicated 5GHz wireless backhaul communications channel.
Linksys Velop Pro 7 WiFi Mesh System performance
The test system provided 453.3Mbps of throughput when it was placed 50 feet away from the Velop Pro 7 router. This was slightly less than the 495.1Mbps of the Orbi RBE973, but three times more data than the 146.9Mbps of the eero Max 7. When compared to the TP-Link Deco BE85’s 790.4Mbps, all three performed second best.
With most routers lagging behind around 75 feet, the Velop Pro 7 managed to maintain its speed at 170.0 Mbps. Along with the Deco BE85 (179.2Mbps) and Orbi RBE973 (174.8Mbps), this places it in the top spot. It transported about 20% more data than the 132.7Mbps of the eero Max 7.
The Velop Pro 7 ranked last among Wi-Fi 7 mesh routers with a throughput of 12.1 Mbps based on the final distance measurement of 90 feet. Its 95-foot range matched that of the Orbi RBE973, and it managed to miss a few spots in my 3,500-square-foot house.
Linksys Velop Pro 7 WiFi Mesh System alternate
Amazon eero Max 7 could be the best alternate of Linksys Velop Pro 7. Since the firm doesn’t really produce any traditional Wi-Fi routers, the eero Max 7 is Amazon’s first Wi-Fi 7 router and, like other eero devices, it’s a mesh Wi-Fi system.
It costs $1,700 for a three-pack or $1,140 for a two-pack, which is a little more than the Deco BE85. For $600, eero does provide single unit add-ons if you decide to expand your mesh network afterwards.
At a distance of fifteen feet, the eero Max 7 tested to a maximum speed of 1.78 Gbps. The speeds dropped significantly as one moved farther away from the router, reaching a meager 16.8 Mbps at 90 feet and 146 Mbps at 50 feet. At a distance of 25 feet from the router, the eero Max 7 performed admirably in shattering through a wall at a speed of 789.1 Mbps.
Although eero’s previous mesh Wi-Fi systems, such as the eero Pro 6E, had a puck-shaped appearance, this time the business has taken a slightly different approach by choosing a design that is more in line with the Orbi RBKE963.
This does provide room for more connections on the back of the eero Max 7; two 10 gigabit Ethernet ports and two 2.5 gigabit Ethernet ports are located there.
However, there isn’t a USB connector for network data exchange. Even while the eero Max 7’s download speeds were not as fast at intermediate and long ranges, the eero app makes setting up this mesh Wi-fi system incredibly simple.
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