There are few issues that piss me off greater than having a spotty Wi-Fi connection at house, and it appears MSI agrees as a result of the corporate introduced a quite intelligent router to CES 2023 that includes antennas that dynamically observe particular units as you stroll round your own home. 

Dubbed the RadiX BE22000 Turbo, MSI’s top-spec Wi-Fi router is filled with just about each characteristic you may consider (and possibly some you have not) to make sure you get the quickest wi-fi speeds potential. That’s as a result of whereas the usual remains to be being finalized, not solely is the RadiX designed to help Wi-Fi 7 it additionally consists of MSI’s AI QoS tech which may cut back your ping whereas gaming or prioritize several types of content material like streaming video on the contact of a button. And with channel bandwidths of 320MHz, MSI claims the BE22000 delivers 4x sooner throughput when in comparison with a typical Wi-Fi 6 router. 

But clearly, the RadiX’s standout get together trick is its antennas, which in contrast to just about each different router on the market, have the power to mechanically regulate their place to observe a selected machine because it strikes round your house to ship optimum wi-fi protection always. And I can inform you, after seeing the router in particular person, it is type of mesmerizing. 

Unfortunately, earlier than anybody will get too excited, it is essential to notice that even MSI would not anticipate the BE22000 Turbo to go on sale till someday in 2024. That’s as a result of there are a pair essential hurdles like ready for the Wi-Fi spec to be finalized, together with different challenges like making certain the motors for the router’s antennas can deal with months and years of fixed operation. Even throughout the brief time the RadiX was on show at CES, I observed the pace at which its antennas moved grew to become a bit sluggish as a result of elevated warmth.

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On prime of that, I nonetheless produce other questions like how does the router know which machine (or units) to prioritize in a house stuffed with a number of devices. And what is the restore course of like if one in all its antenna motors dies? After all, beneath ideally suited situations, routers ought to be one thing you may set and overlook. And at this level, I’m certain a few of you might be questioning what sort of particular person this robo router is absolutely for?

Is the BE22000 Turbo over-designed? Sure. And whereas MSI hasn’t introduced pricing for it both, you may guess this factor will not be low-cost. But you may’t say MSI is not attempting, and when in comparison with rival merchandise, a router with mechanically adjustable antennas is precisely the kind of factor I wish to see at CES.