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ameliustoday at 10:39 AM1 replyview on HN

> Because as it is right now, powering a fleet of those with USB power supplies is annoying as fsck…

Therefore, wifi is more convenient than ethernet.

You don't need long cables, just a local power source.


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albuictoday at 12:00 PM

> You don't need long cables, just a local power source

Which means batteries that have to be replaced and maintained or cables... So ethernet with PoE or even better SPE (single pair Ethernet) with PoDL (power over data lines which is PoE for SPE) is the best from my point of view

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