Unifi Network Switch Lineup Tour

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0:00 Intro
1:41 Unifi Enterprise Switches
3:24 Unifi Pro Max Switches
6:02 Unifi Pro Switches
6:59 Unifi Standard Switches
8:32 Let's rank the lineups
8:56 Utility Switches
12:11 Ranking the Utility switches
13:05 Conclusion

[ImARichard]

I just recently had to wrap my brain around the differences between all the 24 port switches. The differences are so subtle on the surface. I finally landed on the Pro 24 PoE, only because the Pro Max wasnt available at the time and I didnt want to wait and really didnt need to 2.5G ports anytime soon.

[OneTrueKing]

Awesome video, can’t wait to have my own house do I can start making the networking. Yeah I guess getting a home will be the most expensive part of my homelab.

[itsJoshW]

Thanks for this video. I've recently decided to build out my network a bit more and I'm very likely going to go with Ubiquiti all around, so this clarifies a few questions I had otherwise.

[TayDay]

Just received my Pro Max 24 today, poe ++ was what made me go with this over the Enterprise 24. Especially since my Ubiquiti US-16-XG can run 2.5 gb o the 10gb ports. super pumped!!!

[chaosfenix]

Honestly none of them appeal to me. We have had 24 port gigabit ethernet switches for literally decades now. I really just don't see much innovation in the space while keeping at the slower speeds. Mikrotik has a newer switch where every port is at least 2.5Gbps capable and some even go up to 40Gbps. Something like that would be much better but even then I feel like manufacturers have been dragging their feet. The standard for 10GBASE-T was finalized in 2006. Why is it almost 20 years later and it still isn't the common port on pretty much everything? Yes the management of switches has gotten easier, POE ++ and its prior standards are nice and I do think that even etherlighting is a good feature. I just wish that we weren't being charged $1000 for speeds that came out 25 years ago.

[michaelsims]

Thank you for this video ! This help me out a ton for picking which switch is going to the right product.

[JamesTenniswood]

I have the enterprise24, its a greatmachine but really noisy. Replacing the fans really helped

[DPCTechnology]

Would loave a small 10gbe model between the Flex 10 GbE (Awesome unit) and the Enterprise XG 24. an 8 and a 16 port unit.. The Aggregation is a great switch too but 10GSFP+ not 10GbE. With more storage (and PCs) coming with 10GbE as standard, I'm stuck between ~$300 units and a ~$1300 unit...

[bradleyclark]

More omada content.

I have multiple devices. Entire network concept learned from your content.

Thanks.

[jaygat]

I was searching for such review for weeks before I order the pro max 24. Thank you so much, great video as always

[pgoof]

I bought the Ultra-210W for powering any AP's and cameras i needed at this point. That power supply is HUGE! But it seems to perform great.
I also like my USW-Pro-48 that I managed to pick up for $280 used. But I agree I wouldn't have gone with just the Pro model new.

[TaylorGregory]

I’ve deployed the Pro 8 as a the main switch in a secondary building with underground fiber backhaul to the main rack in our office.

My thought is that the PoE++ can be used to power a couple flex units for future AP and camera installations later this year.

The fact that it’s also passively cooled helps too, as the manufacturing environment it’s in is full of molding sand and metal dusts that would wreak anything with an intake fan.

[GotWire]

I work for att I install fiber i would call them and get a 320 modem and get rid of your old 210 that needs the media converter to convert the fiber to copper. The 320 has the ont built in to it and the fiber just plugs right into the back of it and it also has a 5 gig port on it to run to your UDM Pro. Love your vidoes tho man!

[JasonsLabVideos]

Good video sir !! These unifi switches are looking nicer and nicer !! Loving my Unifi Ultra router now too !!

[lucidlx]

The lineup is a bit weird. They seem to have made the gen2 standard switches much worse than the gen1 versions, to upsell you to the higher models. Had a job spec'd with the gen1 16port standard, that has 150W PoE. Ended up being supplied the gen2 model that only has a pathetic 42W. Turned out to not be quite enough. The USW-16-PoE is now basically the same spec as the Lite 16 PoE, but the Lite is 1/3 the price.

[spoils]

I'm 2 seconds in but I'm gunna buy the best one I can't afford (the 24 port with 2.5gb poe) because I can't stop wanting the best thing for no reason.

[victorshane]

You missed a big part of "Why they are priced differently or ranked differently" : Layer 2 versus Layer 3.
Layer2 switch work with Ethernet Frames on OSI Layer 2 // They know MAC addresses only
Layer3 switch work with Ethernet Packets on OSI LAyer 3 // The know MAC and/or IP addresses + they can Route

[TheMongolPrime]

Let me know when Unifi's switches catch up to Mikrotik. They're outdated already, but at least they come with RGB!

[Dalewhlr]

i believe the standard and lite are also all layer 2. You will be able to assign vlans, but if you wanted the switch to do the routing instead of router you wont have this option. This wont be an issue for most home use, but for an enterprise alot of people have their core switch doing all the routing between vlans.

[Artentus]

I think there is one thing missing in the lineup and that is a Pro 8 and Enterprise 8 without PoE.
Those switches are ideal to distribute a single fiber connection in a room, and often PoE is not required.
So if you want a bunch of them having to pay almost double the price for a feature you're not gonna use is painful.