While I would choose a less abrasive way of stating it, I agree with your underlying assessment. At the recommendation of basically every networking forum and subreddit, I bought some Ubiquiti stuff to power networking and wifi for a new place I recently moved into. It cost 3x what a mid to high-end Linksys would have cost, and as far as I can tell provides literally negative benefit for my purpose:
Specifically, rather than a single box and an easy interface, I now have 3 devices that all require their own power bricks, connected via Ethernet cables, and a UI that required reading all sorts of documents and tutorials just to mimic the functionality of my last consumer-grade router. Not to mention the wifi coverage isn't even as good as my old router, even when adjusting a bunch of settings from default based on said tutorials.
I'm not saying that this hardware isn't worth it for some people, but for anyone who uses it for regular streaming and remote working, it's completely not worth the expense, hassle, and inconvenient form factor.
I'm sure their fancier equipment is probably a nightmare of a time sink but the little kits you can buy are dead simple for nontechnical people to set up and use. My parents have plaster walls and the modem lives in the basement so they have huge problems with coverage even though their house isn't very big. This is sort of silly but they connection speed gage on their router is super helpful because they get confused with things like checking internet speed.
Specifically, rather than a single box and an easy interface, I now have 3 devices that all require their own power bricks, connected via Ethernet cables, and a UI that required reading all sorts of documents and tutorials just to mimic the functionality of my last consumer-grade router. Not to mention the wifi coverage isn't even as good as my old router, even when adjusting a bunch of settings from default based on said tutorials.
I'm not saying that this hardware isn't worth it for some people, but for anyone who uses it for regular streaming and remote working, it's completely not worth the expense, hassle, and inconvenient form factor.