It appears that Ubiquiti's U6-Pro access point is in stock and out of the early access program. My Ubiquiti stock alert didn't trigger because they've apparently made a new sku listing for it (or something).
Max order quantity of 2. Reddit thread suggests that UI may be counting prior purchases towards that limit.
Does not include a required PoE injector. I bought the
U-PoE-AT [ui.com].
https://store.ui.com/collections/...ofessional
Access Point WiFi 6 Pro
SKU: U6-Pro-US
Specs:
Indoor, dual-band WiFi 6 access point that can support over 300 clients with its 5.3 Gbps aggregate throughput rate.
The Access Point WiFi 6 Pro (U6 Pro) is a high-performance, dual-band WiFi 6 access point ideal for home and office use. The U6 Pro is capable of reaching an aggregate throughput rate up to 5.3 Gbps with its 5 GHz (4x4 MIMO) and 2.4 GHz (2x2 MIMO) bands, which allows it to support over 300 concurrently connected clients while maintaining an even, reliable wireless experience across your entire network. It can also isolate your guest traffic to ensure optimal security and speed. The U6 Pro also operates at full 4x4 MIMO with 160 MHz channels to create high-capacity wireless uplinks and facilitate faster data transfer. It can be set up in minutes and fully managed with the UniFi Network application*.
Features:
- Dual-band WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 5 GHz (4x4 MU-MIMO) band with a 4.8 Gbps throughput rate
- 2.4 GHz (2x2 MIMO) band with a 573.5 Mbps throughput rate
- Operates at full 4x4 MIMO with 160 MHz bandwidth
- 300+ concurrent client capacity
- Guest Traffic Isolation, which enhances wireless network security and lowers traffic congestion
- Included universal mounting plate, backing plate, and screw kit
Note: Maximum order quantity limited to 2 per customer.
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The other benefit is the 2.5gbps port, for me that is useless since it will likely be years before I have internet faster than that and I don't do local file transfers and I don't have any switches that support it. I'd personally rather save the $30.
I've always wanted to try ubiquiti as well so that nudged me towards them, and I haven't had great experiences with tplink, maybe their business stuff is better.
If 2.5/5gbps switches weren't so expensive then, I'd probably just go with the tplink, but I'll wait for those to get cheaper and just get a 6e access point at the same time.
The other benefit is the 2.5gbps port, for me that is useless since it will likely be years before I have internet faster than that and I don't do file transfers and I don't have any switches that support it. I'd rather save the $30.
I've always wanted to try ubiquiti as well so that nudged me towards them, and I haven't had great experiences with tplink, maybe their business stuff is better.
The 2.5Gbps while beneficial for ISP is actually not primarily for your internet its more for your LAN, having multiple devices talking to each other will benefit from having larger lanes. In my case multiple computers talking to a NAS box and high end gaming consoles/computers all sharing the LAN.
Its definitely more for hardcore users so probably less than 10% of all users will benefit.
If 2.5/5gbps switches weren't so expensive then, I'd probably just go with the tplink, but I'll wait for those to get cheaper and just get a 6e access point at the same time.
https://www.newegg.com/tp-link-tl...6833704543
https://www.newegg.com/qnap-qsw-1...6833831027
6E is all same room, so its a complete waste of money unless you really have a 20 foot radius around the router that you need super high speeds on.
Good luck with the U6-Pro, I hated my Ubiquiti gear so quitting that eco system was the best thing I ever did. It was all over priced, had multiple switches get bricked from firmware upgrades or overheating, and hated paying a lot for performance that gets beat out by half the price routers on store shelves.
I had one in my cart at 2:50pm PST but it sold out. With these EA devices (or really any in-demand Ubiquiti hardware) you need to be quick on the draw. As other people in the thread report, it can be worthwhile to try checking again in the 30 minutes after a device shows as sold out as often a few units seem to get released back into inventory.