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[Pre Order] Ubiquiti UniFi Express UX Wi-Fi 6 Router $269 Delivered @ Wireless 1

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[Pre Order] Ubiquiti UniFi Express UX Wi-Fi 6 Router $269 Delivered @ Wireless 1
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trippy on 05/02/2024 - 17:50 wireless1.com.au (671 clicks)
Last edited 05/02/2024 - 18:05 by 2 other users

It looks like Wireless1 has dropped the price even further (used to be $309), which makes this new all-in-one Unifi device pretty good value. Probably to price match PLE, but seems to have Wireless1 has free shipping.

You can expand to a total of 4 unifi devices (switches, wireless Aps, cameras etc.), but it should be great by itself in a small home for an uncomplicated network. Unifi will give you the ability to create VLANS and apply custom firewall rules from a really nice interface. This device contains a network controller (UniFi), Wifi6 access point and a router (gateway). It says the shipping is free for orders over $200, so I assume this will qualify.

Estimated shipping 8 Feb.

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  • isaw on 05/02/2024 - 17:54
    +3

    existing thread has a bunch of discussion

  • theoscat on 05/02/2024 - 18:08

    would adding more AP to this tiny controller gives you more capability to handle > 60 wireless client ?

  • Eddysan on 05/02/2024 - 18:40

    Can this be used with FTTP like the dream machine Pro?

    • auMouth on 05/02/2024 - 18:45
      +1

      Yes, NBN plugs into WAN port.

      • Eddysan on 05/02/2024 - 19:12

        Thanks

  • downforce on 05/02/2024 - 18:46

    Had a bad shipping experience recently with Wireless1, ordered something "in stock - 2/3 days" and it took them almost 4 weeks to dispatch, took multiple emails before they even replied and even when they did they only addressed 1/2 the email (asked for ETA and copy of invoice and only emailed an invoice).

    Once it shipped, normal AusPost times applied (~3-4d to WA).

  • memez on 05/02/2024 - 18:53

    already got mine from the US. Can say they're pretty good little machines

    • cykezero on 06/02/2024 - 09:25

      Did you get it shipped to Aus?

  • memez on 05/02/2024 - 18:56

    it's also $259 at https://acquireit.com.au/p/ubiquiti/miscellaneous/ubiquiti-u…

    if you wanna wait for backorder

  • roseyhead on 05/02/2024 - 19:21

    Where does this fit into the home unifi range? Does it replace the UDM/dream router or is it on a different tier?

  • amosmilburn on 05/02/2024 - 20:48
    -6

    Like a lot of their newer gear, feature/port hampered to basically force anyone not a limited home user into their Pro range…..

    Been covered before about them drastically lowering the POE wattages of what were once healthily headroomed switches

    Ubiquiti have turned into a marketing company, that also employs what must be gen zers who like to focus on aesthetics and otherwise remove core functionally from their controller GUI

    If i were outfitting the buildings we have Unifi in now, today, id probably go somewhere else to be honest, its starting to feel like a con job over what was decent prosumer gear

    • jjcf on 05/02/2024 - 21:23
      +2

      ‘These products look good therefore they must have been designed by zoomers and also those design zoomers have removed software features’.

      What a deeply weird take.

      • amosmilburn on 05/02/2024 - 21:32
        -2

        Or you know could be based on you know, tracking actual product progress over the last 8 years using Unifi in multi story commercial settings

        Or maybe thats a "weird take" to you too

        • chickendog on 05/02/2024 - 22:29

          Don't bother, there'll always be UniFi fanboi's.
          Anyone who's done enough enterprise deployments knows the pain and we all eventually move on as a result.

          I'll admit I get drawn into the marketing every now and then but then I remember the pain and stop myself; I also only need to research the new product in question a little bit deeper and be reminded of why.

          • amosmilburn on 06/02/2024 - 00:22
            +1

            @chickendog: gotta love the people who love to neg because thats their only power in life

            meanwhile people who ACTUALLY use the gear in volume and have more than 2 AP's in their home know what we're talking about

    • BillyG687 on 06/02/2024 - 00:20
      +3

      You know why Ubiquiti look the way they do? Because the founder used to work at Apple and worked on devices like the Apple Airport Express. Guess what the Unifi Express looks like? You guessed it, the Airport Express!

  • Sage222 on 06/02/2024 - 06:42

    Wifi 7 is here!

    • memez on 06/02/2024 - 09:48
      +1

      but the nbn is so far away from those speeds

  • isaw on 06/02/2024 - 10:17
    +1

    this particular product suites me well, replacing a USG and UCKv1. I get to keep the existing 3 wfi Ap's and get them to mesh with the express easily.
    I lose IDS/IPS but still have DPI and most of the networking features.
    Seems like a decent upgrade.

  • Tatanga on 06/02/2024 - 16:04

    Can I plug this into a cable served by a UDM Pro to get WiFi plus a wired port at this end of the house? WIll it mesh with an existing UniFi AP in the middle?

    • eug on 06/02/2024 - 22:49

      I imagine it'd be double-natting… what about the U6 In-Wall? You can connect one PoE cable in from your UDM Pro (with a poe injector) and get 4 wired ports (with 1 of them doing PoE passthrough) at the other end plus a built-in AP.

  • Ramrunner on 07/02/2024 - 17:15
    +2

    Just FYI for everyone my distributor just got them landed and have shipped our supplies, so the container of these devices are now officially in Australia. You should see your orders any day now.

    :)

    • Ozitravel on 08/02/2024 - 15:32

      Ubiquiti have been around for over 20 years. Regardless, nothing wrong with the consumer orientated mesh products such as Deco, Eero, Nest, AC1300, ZenWiFi, Orbi, etc.

      • CauseNEffect on 08/02/2024 - 21:34

        Yes but why choose ubiquity over netgear orbi for prosumer. Its the same kit underneath in terms of performance and features.. enterprise i get, home /prosumer not so much.

        • eug on 09/02/2024 - 00:20

          I manage a friend's Orbi; I'm not sure if different models have different features but the Orbi RBR20 is definitely a consumer unit - it's absolutely not prosumer. The feature set on UniFi throughly blows the Orbi RBR20 away, which feels like a locked-down ISP router but with mesh support. It's perfectly fine for the consumer market that it targets but it definitely isn't in the same space as a UniFi router.

          • CauseNEffect on 10/02/2024 - 20:19

            @eug: They do indeed have significantly different features. Youve listed the cheapest version in the Orbi lineup which has sweet fa features and performance when compared to high end models.

            Again im not seeing anything ubiquity do that netgear and tp link equivalents doesn’t.

            Apples and oranges with your comparison.

            • eug on 10/02/2024 - 21:52

              @CauseNEffect:

              Youve listed the cheapest version in the Orbi lineup which has sweet fa features and performance when compared to high end models.

              To be fair this is the cheapest UniFi router as well.

              Again im not seeing anything ubiquity do that netgear and tp link equivalents doesn’t.

              The other strength of UniFi is in the complete family of products. e.g. I can add a $59 managed switch, configured from the same console, on the other side of the house with different VLANs on each port (e.g. TV, CCTV, game console, work desktop) and have different speed profiles or firewall settings for each. I can add an in-wall AP that's powered via PoE with a built-in 4 port switch directly into the wall for a discreet install. I can install an outdoor AP for the garden. If I bought the UDR or higher routers I can use their CCTV cameras and doorbell, and manage everything from one user-friendly interface. If I want to use my own CCTV cameras I can power them off a UniFi switch and power-cycle them from the same single pane of glass.

              Not everyone cares about the above; Orbi or equivalents would be completely suitable for them. But people who do care about the above would probably find them limiting.

  • Ramrunner on 12/02/2024 - 17:16
    +1

    Just another FYI our WA stock just arrived so anyone still waiting should see their order very soon, even in faraway old WA :)

    Regards

    • thonk on 16/02/2024 - 21:49
      +1

      Thanks for the update mate

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