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CameronDev@programming.dev 2 months agoEdit: on re-reading, I think you typo’d not -> now
Unifi doesn’t need cloud, the storage is local. But unless youre already in the unifi ecosystem, their doorbells are expensive, as you also need poe switch and a cloud key (which is a poorly named local NVR).
ShortN0te@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Yes its expensive but also good gear mostly (never used the door bell myself).
PoE switch is not necessary, PoE injectors can be had for couple of bucks used.
CameronDev@programming.dev 2 months ago
I’ve had three cloudkey harddisks die on me, so I’m a little jaded.
Never considered poe injectors because once get get a couple you may as well just have a switch. But if you can get them cheap then sure.
non_burglar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I used to believe this. Then I flashed openwrt on my two ubiquiti access points and they are actually more stable and faster.
Ubiquiti is great at marketing.
ShortN0te@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Switches, Security gear, nvr, central local management etc. not really something others can or do offer.
Ia it the best probably not but its still good well functioning equipment, for what it offers.
Just because something else works better, does not mean that it works not good.
non_burglar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Sure, for “power users”, maybe a small business, it’s fine. It’s just not very sophisticated under the hood. The point of Ubiquiti is the “easy” part.