This is a low cost 25GbE / 100GbE switch for the masses. That list price is a big deal since it provides context for this entire overview. Instead, the product briefing says the list price is $1,999. Setting the context for this entire overview, Ubiquiti is not planning to have the USW-Leaf be a $10,000 offering. Since this is an early access product, we are going to call this an overview and not a review. In our overview (not review), we are going to explore how a switch is delivered at this price, and what trade-offs are made. Indeed, many switches in this class cost between 2.5x and 5x the price which makes it no less than an eyebrow-raising value proposition.

The Ubiquiti UniFi USW-Leaf if nothing else is extraordinary in that it is quite possibly the lowest cost switch of this type. At a $1,999 list price for a 48-port 25GbE switch with six 100GbE ports, one may simply not care. Sometimes there is a fine line between inexpensive and cheap. Ubiquiti USW Leaf Switch CPU And Switch ASIC

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