Looks like a modest upgrade. Worth double the price though... no. Also since MLO isn't available yet, I feel as we can't get a full idea of the U7 Pro or Pro Max's true capabilities until then. I don't think it will be worth getting a U7 Pro or Pro Max until WiFi 7 clients are more prevalent and MLO support is enabled.
Yes, that's pretty much my conclusion as well. There is a tendency to rush things especially from the manufacturer side, but until all the pieces fall into place, I think it's better for the user to wait a bit.
Unfortunately, the U6 Enterprise is more expensive than the U7 Pro Max at the moment. If I find something on the used market, I will make a comparison video.
Great video.. The gap from the U7 Pro to Pro Max doesnt seen to be as much as what i thought it would be, I think maybe waiting for U7-Enterprise may be the best option.. 2.4 performance is important to me with a heavy home IoT load still utilizing that frequency heavily so range is also important
You better disable Wireless Meshing next time, when testing. That can be done at AP level but better inside the whole site (Settings > System > tab: Advanced > scroll down, uncheck Wireless Meshing (and New WiFi Device Auto-Link, if you don't use that). Disabeling this, will stop the AP of sending out hidden networks (for the Meshing feature) and frees up memory. It also let you use more simultaneous SSID's on an AP. I think that for these tests, it will be good to disable it, since if you want to compare it against other brands' AP's, they would have an advantage.
@@SamBondor Well, I know that I like to begin with Meshing off, since it makes t-shooting more easy. But it does free up memory, makes it send out less SSID's at a time. So it must have some benefit in performance.
@@petervandebeek5980 It's curious that Ubiquiti doesn't disable it by default. As I mentioned before, I will re-run all tests on both APs very soon and see the impact that this feature can have.
Great videos! Been binge watching them. I would love to see wireless VR performance as well and/or optimizing AP settings for wireless VR if you are able to or have an interest in doing so.
Thanks for the support! I do take VR into consideration, but it's going to take a bit more time until I can test some VR headsets since they're so expensive.
Great review, tks for this. Would love to see the U6 Enterprise included in your AP testbed, considering it is now going for the same price as the U7 Max Pro. I've read the latest FW (7.0.59) that you have installed on the U7 Max Pro resolved a lot of the Wifi 6E 6Ghz related issues, particularly performance being inconsistent / unstable on that frequency vs. U6 Ent, which has been a rock-solid performer. I'm on the fence as to which model to get 🤔
Go with the U6 Enterprise. I have retested it a few days ago with the latest firmware and things are the same as before, more or less. I am also currently in the middle of writing the script of a video which addresses some main reasons not to get the U7 Pro Max, so yeah, not a fan of this access point.
Wish I had seen this video before. I picked up a 7 pro a few weeks ago and I was disappointed that it was only 2x2. I also can't seem to get it to connect at 320MHz on WIFI 7. When I first powered it on, set it up, it gets hot. Hopefully the next generation units will be 4x4 on all bands and passively cooled and low temp. I don't like the thing mounted to my wall knowing that I'll change it one day and there will be discoloration.
Hello, i have the U7 pro max ap, iam running it with Trendnet Poe++ 2.5gbe injector to udm pro max 2.5gbe port, i bought the unifi poe+ adapter for my camera but tested it with ap and it got 2gbps also even tho in website it says gbe port, which is better do you think, trendnet was 60 euros unifi adapter 20 euro.
It really depends on whether you intend to add more WiFi 6E or 7 adapters to your other client devices. For one laptop, it may not be worth the U7 Pro, especially since some features, such as MLO are still not implemented. If you can, wait a few months more.
I think so, yes. But you will need to power it up using a PoE adapter of switch and the management of the AP will need to be done using the UniFi controller.
eap-773 has no fan, is 10gbe port has a dc power input (in case you don't have a poe++ switch). Price wise about same as the U7 Pro. www.reddit.com/r/TPLink_Omada/comments/1dlj3l2/inside_of_eap773_ver_16/
I haven't tested a TP-Link access point since the days of the EAP670. I guess it's time to check out the EAP773. And yes, they're usually far easier to open than Ubiquiti AP, I mean all other brands make it easier..
@@SamBondor i just recently switched from ubiquiti unifi ap lite (wifi 5), to this tplink eap-773 (wifi7) omada. The controll web ui seems alright. It doesn't have your cool ubiquiti ui aesthetic e.g. the heatmap visuals which is cool. omada lacks that aesthetic but feature wise in settings seems alright.
Looks like a modest upgrade. Worth double the price though... no. Also since MLO isn't available yet, I feel as we can't get a full idea of the U7 Pro or Pro Max's true capabilities until then. I don't think it will be worth getting a U7 Pro or Pro Max until WiFi 7 clients are more prevalent and MLO support is enabled.
Yes, that's pretty much my conclusion as well. There is a tendency to rush things especially from the manufacturer side, but until all the pieces fall into place, I think it's better for the user to wait a bit.
Best access point reviews online thanks for your thorough review process, it will be great to compare this to the u6 enterprise.
Unfortunately, the U6 Enterprise is more expensive than the U7 Pro Max at the moment. If I find something on the used market, I will make a comparison video.
Great video.. The gap from the U7 Pro to Pro Max doesnt seen to be as much as what i thought it would be, I think maybe waiting for U7-Enterprise may be the best option.. 2.4 performance is important to me with a heavy home IoT load still utilizing that frequency heavily so range is also important
You better disable Wireless Meshing next time, when testing. That can be done at AP level but better inside the whole site (Settings > System > tab: Advanced > scroll down, uncheck Wireless Meshing (and New WiFi Device Auto-Link, if you don't use that).
Disabeling this, will stop the AP of sending out hidden networks (for the Meshing feature) and frees up memory. It also let you use more simultaneous SSID's on an AP.
I think that for these tests, it will be good to disable it, since if you want to compare it against other brands' AP's, they would have an advantage.
Can it make that much of a difference? I will make a video in the next days testing exactly this on both the U7 Pro and the U7 Pro Max.
@@SamBondor Well, I know that I like to begin with Meshing off, since it makes t-shooting more easy. But it does free up memory, makes it send out less SSID's at a time. So it must have some benefit in performance.
@@petervandebeek5980 It's curious that Ubiquiti doesn't disable it by default. As I mentioned before, I will re-run all tests on both APs very soon and see the impact that this feature can have.
@@SamBondor They (sort of) advertise with Meshing. So that should work out-of-the-box. But it destroyes more then it fixes, for what i've seen.
Great videos! Been binge watching them. I would love to see wireless VR performance as well and/or optimizing AP settings for wireless VR if you are able to or have an interest in doing so.
Thanks for the support! I do take VR into consideration, but it's going to take a bit more time until I can test some VR headsets since they're so expensive.
@@SamBondor That sounds fair! Can't wait to see what comes next.
Great review, tks for this. Would love to see the U6 Enterprise included in your AP testbed, considering it is now going for the same price as the U7 Max Pro.
I've read the latest FW (7.0.59) that you have installed on the U7 Max Pro resolved a lot of the Wifi 6E 6Ghz related issues, particularly performance being inconsistent / unstable on that frequency vs. U6 Ent, which has been a rock-solid performer. I'm on the fence as to which model to get 🤔
Go with the U6 Enterprise. I have retested it a few days ago with the latest firmware and things are the same as before, more or less. I am also currently in the middle of writing the script of a video which addresses some main reasons not to get the U7 Pro Max, so yeah, not a fan of this access point.
Wish I had seen this video before. I picked up a 7 pro a few weeks ago and I was disappointed that it was only 2x2. I also can't seem to get it to connect at 320MHz on WIFI 7. When I first powered it on, set it up, it gets hot. Hopefully the next generation units will be 4x4 on all bands and passively cooled and low temp. I don't like the thing mounted to my wall knowing that I'll change it one day and there will be discoloration.
Hello, i have the U7 pro max ap, iam running it with Trendnet Poe++ 2.5gbe injector to udm pro max 2.5gbe port, i bought the unifi poe+ adapter for my camera but tested it with ap and it got 2gbps also even tho in website it says gbe port, which is better do you think, trendnet was 60 euros unifi adapter 20 euro.
If you get the full speed using the cheaper option, then I would go with that one.
also it's easier to open the eap-773 compared to the ubiquiti u7 pro.
For me the question is, shall I get a U6 Pro or U7 Pro. Have only one device that can do WiFi 6E which is my laptop.
It really depends on whether you intend to add more WiFi 6E or 7 adapters to your other client devices. For one laptop, it may not be worth the U7 Pro, especially since some features, such as MLO are still not implemented. If you can, wait a few months more.
Fans 😂 they need to design better electronics that develop less heat
My u6 enterprise gets to 130 degrees and I don’t think theirs a fan so that’s probly why they added a fan
The u6 enterprise has 10 streams and is the same price as the u7 pro max. I love these videos especially opening up the hardware
can i use this with mc801a please? thanks!
I think so, yes. But you will need to power it up using a PoE adapter of switch and the management of the AP will need to be done using the UniFi controller.
eap-773 has no fan, is 10gbe port has a dc power input (in case you don't have a poe++ switch). Price wise about same as the U7 Pro.
www.reddit.com/r/TPLink_Omada/comments/1dlj3l2/inside_of_eap773_ver_16/
I haven't tested a TP-Link access point since the days of the EAP670. I guess it's time to check out the EAP773. And yes, they're usually far easier to open than Ubiquiti AP, I mean all other brands make it easier..
@@SamBondor i just recently switched from ubiquiti unifi ap lite (wifi 5), to this tplink eap-773 (wifi7) omada. The controll web ui seems alright. It doesn't have your cool ubiquiti ui aesthetic e.g. the heatmap visuals which is cool. omada lacks that aesthetic but feature wise in settings seems alright.