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by tehlike 638 days ago
Why did you decide against tp-link?

I give UI a +1 for overall quality/integration and being an American company, but TPLink seems also well praised recently. With Tapo Cameras etc they seem to be going in the steps of UI too.

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Honestly, it was a very close call.

I had two shopping lists written down, one for Unifi, one for TP-link. It was a combination of a couple of factors. It was actually a really tough decision, because they both seemed very good value for money. I wasn't factoring in cameras, just controller + switch + APs.

It was a combination of a couple of factors (this was in 2022):

- UI and integration

- Number of reviews and write-ups

- What I could find in stock

If I were doing it again today, I couldn't guarantee that my decision would be the same. It'd be a tough one...yet again.