for static clients that works well, though you can usually set a min rssi and get the same benefit without so much clicking.
replyThat works for fixed devices like a TV, but also has the effect of shrinking the effective coverage area of the wireless network as a whole.
replyThat can mean that the portable wifi speaker-widget (which itself doesn't need much bandwidth) might go from working fine on the back deck or well-enough about anywhere else in the yard, to not working at all outside.