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>>janand+(OP)
I am confused, this is just a 5G router right? Like the 5 year old Huawei CPE Pro 2 but with wifi7, poe and eSim?

[1] https://consumer.huawei.com/en/routers/5g-cpe-pro-2/

>>sschue+tf
Unifi is the Apple of networking gear. When something new is released the HN crowd is excited even when the same functionality existed already with another company.

>>kkapel+qo
They have the form-over-function aspect too, in that they decided to keep the external design language consistent across the board no matter what. Which meant they couldn't improve the passive heat dissipation enough to keep up with newer network standards, and had to resort to putting fans in their WiFi APs to keep them from overheating.

>>jshear+fR
Which units is that? I have a pair of u7 pros in my house and they’ve never made a peep, though admittedly they don’t get pushed very hard at all; the TV and two main computers are wired, so it’s really just iot junk and phones on the wifi.

>>mikepu+971
The U7 Pros do have a fan, but yeah if you're not pushing them very hard it may not be spinning up.

https://youtu.be/IStbaTQTBio?t=117

Aside from noise it's also not ideal for reliability in dusty environments.