MXxxW existis because not all MXs are / need to be / can be locked away in the bowels of a building. The best use case I came across for these was for a customer who hired out large meeting rooms / small offices for relatively short periods and wanted to stand up a secure 'office in a box' at very short notice - simply by sticking the MX on the desk. Getting coverage from there was not a problem, with the built-in antennas. For me this comes back to good practise for WiFi ; survey what's needed on a site-by-site basis. It's then about using the right tool (or right set of tools) for the right job. I should probably have caveated my own initial comment too; 'in most cases' probably reflects the larger businesses I cover. In SMB 'most cases' might well best suit an appliance with built-in Wi-Fi.
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