Ubiquiti introduces UDM Pro Max with maximum throughput of 10Gbit/s – Computer – News

There are plenty of people (myself included) who make good use of this at home. Now I wouldn’t buy this specific model myself (I have the UDM SE), but there is certainly a market for it.

Previously I used a Netgear Orbi system, 1x router with 2x satellite. Mesh Wi-Fi is also well established for home use. In the past, you would almost exclusively see more than 1 access point in the office. The problem with those models is that Orbi only works with Orbi, and everything is put into 1 single model. So if you want to upgrade from Wi-Fi 6 to Wi-Fi 7, you throw everything away and buy completely new hardware. Ubiquiti disconnects those devices from each other. For example, I have a Wi-Fi 6 access point for outdoors and Wi-Fi 6E indoors. My switch is 2.5Gbps. I can update it separately to 10Gbps without having to buy new access points.
At some point, my Orbi’s router broke, and that particular model was no longer sold. Those new models were also not compatible with the satellites of the old models. You cannot use the satellite itself as a router, but neither can you use it as a separate access point with a router from another brand. So I had to get rid of all the hardware from 0 again. I used Asus router + satellites for a while, but they were completely unstable with 50+ devices and Wireguard. I have never had to restart my Ubiquiti router, switch, or access point except for a software update.

If you look at the total price of such a package, those models are also competitive. For example, Orbi’s Wi-Fi 6 model originally cost EUR 1,100 (since dropped to EUR 700), Wi-Fi 7 costs EUR 2,400. So the total cost includes upgrade EUR 3100 or EUR 3500depending on whether you look at the current or then price.
The same capabilities at Ubiquiti will cost you EUR 420 for the UDM Pro, 3x U6 Pro at ~EUR 540, and a 2.5Gbps PoE switch at EUR 535. The upgrade to Wi-Fi 7 via the U7 Pro will cost you another 600 EUR for 3 access points. The price for the original system is then EUR 1495, and with the upgrade you gain weight 2095 EUR. That’s a lot cheaper than what you would have spent on Orbi.

Would I recommend that to any home user? No, but if you are looking for an integrated system with cameras that store images locally, you want to be able to easily mix-and-match between different components, you have devices that can handle 2.5Gbps routing or more, and/or your provider has a connection higher than 1Gbps offers, then Ubiquiti is recommended. It helps that in my opinion their software is better than what you find with the competitors, both the interface and the stability that their platform offers.

The target audience for this particular model seems to be those who need more than 3.5 Gbps of IDP/IDS (packet inspection), which is the limit of the regular UDM Pro and SE. This goes up to 5 Gbps. The second bay can also be useful if you use cameras from Ubiquiti. The previous models only had a single bay and then you had to buy the NVR. You also paid an extra $300 for that. The major disadvantage of this model is that it does not support PoE for those cameras, so you will have to buy at least a USW-Ultra or Flex switch. That makes it a bit of an odd one out for me. I would personally save $100 and buy the UDM SE (with PoE included), or save $250 for the UDM Pro and buy the NVR if I had a few cameras. They will probably bring both together again later with the UDM SE Max, but the price difference for a marginal bump in specs and the extra disk drive is large.

[Reactie gewijzigd door Alfredo op 24 april 2024 18:38]