Every device gets a number, and the number has to be defensible
We buy the units, we keep them for at least three weeks, and we publish the
measurements next to the opinion. Scores are out of 10 in five weighted parts.
Nothing here is a first-impressions post.
Good roaming behaviour, honest coverage claims, and a web UI that has clearly
never met a designer. The 5 GHz backhaul held 640 Mbps through two
interior walls, which is the number that actually matters in a rental.
The noise cancelling is real, the case hinge is not. Two of our three units
developed lid wobble inside a month. We would rather have the plastic and none of
the “spatial” processing.
Cheap filters, no subscription, and a clean-air delivery rate that survives
contact with a tape measure. It is loud on setting three. Run it on two and stop
worrying about it.
Our highest score this quarter, for a lamp. The 2700–5000 K range is
smooth, the arm holds position after six weeks of abuse, and there is no app. That
last part is a feature.