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Primary Device

Ubiquiti Enterprise 8 PoE
Ubiquiti Enterprise 8 PoE
★ 3.5 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: 80 Gbps
  • Forwarding Rate: 59.52 Mpps
  • Ports (breakdown): (8) 2.5 Gbps RJ45 PoE+, (2) 10 Gbps SFP+
  • PoE Budget: 120W
  • Layer: Layer 3
  • Stacking support: No (UniFi Controller Management)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Multi-gigabit 2.5GbE ports, dual 10G SFP+ uplinks, silent fanless operation, robust Layer 3 switching features, and seamless UniFi ecosystem integration.
  • ✘ Cons: Relatively high price per port, limited to PoE+ (no PoE++ support), runs quite warm under load, and lacks native rack-mounting hardware.
  • Est. Price: $479 - $489

Compare Against

Ubiquiti Pro Max Aggregation (USW-Pro-Max-Aggregation)
Ubiquiti Pro Max Aggregation (USW-Pro-Max-Aggregation)
★ 5.0 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: 760 Gbps
  • Forwarding Rate: 565.44 Mpps
  • Ports: (28) 10G SFP+, (4) 25G SFP28
  • PoE Budget: N/A
  • Layer: L3
  • Stacking support: No (Hardware Stacking)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Features Etherlighting™ for visual port/VLAN management, 25G SFP28 uplinks for high-speed backbone, Full Layer 3 switching capabilities, Fanless silent operation.
  • ✘ Cons: Higher price premium for Etherlighting compared to Pro Aggregation, requires expensive SFP+ or SFP28 transceivers, no dedicated hardware stacking ports.
  • Est. Price: $949 - $999

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