Router Advice: Unifi Dream Machine or...?

Soldato
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You will. Just not the one you thought you would. Plug the PoE injector into Port 1 on the HeX and that will power the HeX. You don’t need the other power supply.

Oh, brilliant! Thanks very much.

Despite the Dream Machine costing 4x more, I'm still strangely drawn to it because of the brand. I need to weigh up the pros and cons a bit more between the two.
 
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You really should compare the dream machine to either a complete set of Unifi separates - USG (£100), 4-port switch (£35), UAP-HDNano (£160) and Unifi Cloud Key (£70) at which point it looks decent value. It's the possibility to extend into the whole Unifi multiverse that really makes it attractive. And the resale on Unifi gear is excellent when you come to upgrade.

And if you're looking at that sort of money, can I suggest the Mikrotik RB4011 with or without the 4x4 access point or the Mikrotik Chateau LTE12 which is basically the same router as the hAP AC3 with an LTE modem thrown in for similar money.
 
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