Ubiquiti USW-Pro-24-PoE

What it is

A 24 port managed switch with a 400 watt PoE budget and two SFP+ uplinks. The UniFi controller interface is the main draw, giving you VLANs, port profiles and monitoring without a command line. Good fit for a lab that runs cameras, access points, or anything else drawing PoE.

What to check before you buy

• Confirm it is the PoE model. The non-PoE version looks identical in photos and costs much less.
• 400 watts is the total PoE budget across all ports. Count your devices before assuming it is enough.
• Requires a UniFi controller somewhere, which can be self hosted free.
• The fans are audible. Not a living room switch.

What a fair price looks like

Across 6 listings tracked in the last three days, the median total cost in USD including shipping is $464, and the lowest is $300. RackSniper flags a listing once it falls at or below 70 percent of the trailing 30 day median, which for this product means roughly $325 or less. Condition and configuration vary widely on used enterprise hardware, so treat the median as a reference point rather than a target.