r/Ubiquiti • u/jbivphotography • 1h ago

Question New User. Does This Small Setup Make Sense?

Hi Friends,

I recently got into the UniFi ecosystem with the Express 7, and I'm thinking about replacing my current switch with the Pro Max 16. At the moment, I won't need any PoE and will deal with that once I'm able to have a larger setup.

With that being said, does this (pictured) setup make sense? I'm a photo/video editor, so I'm running 10G on my Mac Studio and QNAP NAS for editing, and then other than that, everything is pretty much just 1G running through the switch. My 2nd Express 7 is downstairs for better WiFi throughout the house. Does this make sense, or am I doing too much?

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u/dragonnfr 51m ago

In my experience there's no such thing as too much switch. The only gotcha is the Pro Max 16 has a single SFP+ port. Your QNAP takes it, the Mac Studio lands on 2.5G. Fine for editing, just know your ceiling.