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Ubiquiti NanoBeam ac Gen2 High-Performance airMAX ac Bridge (NBE-5AC-Gen2-US) vs Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 Cloud Gateway (UX7)

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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

100/100Excellent
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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€
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 Cloud Gateway (UX7)
#9 in WiFi Routers

Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 Cloud Gateway (UX7)

$223.99

100/100Excellent
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Pros

  • +Much better than omada
  • +Allows vlans
  • +Allows locking down vlans
  • +Good solution for large houses
  • +Works with drywall construction

Cons

  • -Prosumer platform (implies complexity/difficulty for average user)
โ€œUniFi as a good solution. Only wired or wireless mesh systems will do it properly for a house this big, even with drywall construction.โ€