Review on Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus (UCK-G2-PLUS), Individual by Ricky Cruise

Bought this unit instead of the non-NVR model because it was a small price difference. Ubiquiti missed the mark with this device. They offer two ways to input PoE and USB-c power. However, they cannot clearly state that PoE is active 48V and not compatible with passive 24V. Many of their products use and supply passive 24V. Why not allow that too? Don't worry, just use USB-C, right? Not correct. The documentation states that this requires a Qualcomm Fast Charge compatible power adapter. Apparently ubiquiti hasn't bothered to use the non-proprietary USB-C standard. Basically, I spent $30 on either a Qualcomm-standard USB-C or $40 on a GIGE Poe injector. If you don't already have an active 48V Poe system, this unit costs over $50 more than a non-NVR. BTW, non-NVR uses standard USB-C without Qualcomm. As another reviewer mentioned, why don't they include a power adapter? This is how they lowered the cost for all their Switch users. They expected this device to have a specific network architecture, but the reality is that many networks are distributed such that some parts use passive Poe and are easily accessible, while others use active Poe and are remote/inaccessible.