Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure vs Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure is $150.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — wall-mount rack enclosure against managed poe switch — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure vs Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE
Tripp Lite
Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure
$349.00
The useful number is not 12U but the 20.5 inch mounting depth -- most 1U servers are deeper than that, so this holds switches, patch panels and a small UPS, not servers.
Full details →Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE
$199.00
Sixteen gigabit ports, but only eight deliver PoE and they share a 45 W budget between them -- that is the number that decides whether this switch fits, not the port count.
Full details →Who the Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure is for
Buy it if: Network closets holding switches, patch panels and a rack UPS where no floor space exists.
Avoid it if: Anyone racking servers, which need a deeper enclosure and usually a floor-standing one.
Who the Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE is for
Buy it if: A small office running up to eight access points that wants one silent switch and the UniFi controller.
Avoid it if: Anyone powering cameras or door controllers as well, who needs a larger PoE budget rather than more ports.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure | Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $349.00 | $199.00 |
| Warranty | 5-year limited warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty |
| Annual energy use | not published | About 480 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $82 at $0.17 per kWh |
| Cooling | not published | Fanless, silent |
| Door type | Lockable acrylic front, hinged back section | not published |
| Input voltage | not published | 100 to 240 V AC, external power supply |
| Load capacity | 200 lb | not published |
| Management | not published | UniFi Network controller, self-hosted or Cloud Key |
| Mounting | not published | Desktop or wall mount, no rack ears supplied |
| Mounting depth | 20.5 in usable | not published |
| Mounting standard | EIA-310 19 inch | not published |
| PoE budget | not published | 45 W total across all PoE ports |
| PoE standards | not published | 802.3af and 802.3at |
| Port count | not published | 16 x Gigabit Ethernet, 8 with PoE+ |
| Rack units | 12U | not published |
| Rated power | not published | About 7 W with no PoE load, 55 W fully loaded |
| Side panels | Removable | not published |
| Switching capacity | not published | 32 Gbps non-blocking |
| Ventilation | Passive, with optional fan kit | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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