Labthrift Labthrift What to buy. What to skip. Why.

Written 22 Aug 2026. Specs from the maker pages linked below. Prices from those stores. I haven't used these.

Faster Wi-Fi 6 ceiling puck when you already have 2.5G PoE and no Wi-Fi 7 phones: EAP670

More radio and a 2.5G uplink without buying Wi-Fi 7. Skip it on a gigabit-only switch.

Faster Wi-Fi 6 ceiling puck when you already have 2.5G PoE and no Wi-Fi 7 phones. EAP670 is still Wi-Fi 6: 4804 + 574, 2.4 GHz 2×2 / 5 GHz 4×4, 2.5G uplink, 802.3at, US V2 22.3 W PoE. B&H $149.99. Amazon B09ZV19DBP $155. That is more radio than a small-house EAP613, not a Wi-Fi 7 tax.

22.3 W needs an at-class port. The first-apartment 5-port brick is still cheap PoE for two APs if you are on gigabit. A 15.4 W af injector will not do. Use a TL-POE160S or a 64 W+ at switch. Two of these are ~45 W. they fit SG108PE’s 64 W budget only if nothing else is drawing. Prefer SG2210XMP-M2 if you bought the 2.5G story.

What to buy

BoxRadios / uplinkPoEStreet, 22 Aug 2026
EAP653AX3000, 1G802.3at, 15.5 WB&H $79.99
EAP670 V2AX5400 (4804 + 574), 2.5G. 2.4 GHz 2×2 / 5 GHz 4×4.802.3at. US V2 22.3 W PoE.B&H $149.99. Amazon $155 (B09ZV19DBP).
EAP772 / EAP773Wi-Fi 7 tri-band. 2.5G / 10G.at / bt$170 / $190 band. Skip until the WAN is faster.

Skip

Skip EAP670 if your switch is still gigabit. The extra radio does not need a 2.5G tax on a 1G jack. Skip jumping to EAP773. Skip 24 V passive.

Sources

Amazon B09ZV19DBP. EAP670 datasheet. B&H compare 613 / 653 / 670.

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