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Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 16 - Switch - 16 Ports - Managed - Rack-Mountable - Black (ES-16-150W) vs Ubiquiti NanoBeam ac Gen2 High-Performance airMAX ac Bridge (NBE-5AC-Gen2-US)

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Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 16 - Switch - 16 Ports - Managed - Rack-Mountable - Black (ES-16-150W)
#4 in WiFi Routers

Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 16 - Switch - 16 Ports - Managed - Rack-Mountable - Black (ES-16-150W)

$269.90

100/100Excellent
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Pros

  • +54vdc input (with conversion)

Cons

  • -Officially lacks 54vdc input (requires conversion)
  • -Limited to 1g uplink
  • -Limited high current output on single port
โ€œparticularly the es-16-150w. They both have 54vdc input (ths latter doesn't officially but is easily converted ) and as ling as you dont need more than 1g uplink or a high current output on a single pโ€
Ubiquiti NanoBeam ac Gen2 High-Performance airMAX ac Bridge (NBE-5AC-Gen2-US)
#6 in WiFi Routers

Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti NanoBeam ac Gen2 High-Performance airMAX ac Bridge (NBE-5AC-Gen2-US)

$91.00

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Pros

  • +Never dropped in 3 years
  • +Reliable setup

Cons

  • -Requires good mounting and aiming
โ€œI ran a building across the street from our main work building over Ubiquiti Nanobeam units for about 3 years, and never had them drop. It's a very reliable setup as long as you mount and aim them welโ€