What you think about new devices? For me hex pro is great device.
Great! the hEX Pro / hEX Pro PoE will definitely be more powerful than the RB5009 (A73 @2.2GHz).
Yes will be more powerful, but with less ports on it. One great benefit from hex pro will be integrated M.2 slot for starage purpose. That will be real powerhouse for loading containers or using Mikrotik Back to Home shared folders or other data.
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AP without PoE??? In year 2026? WTF?
wheres the ap without PoE?
map ax has poe
For A42GO, please MT, SC/APC! not UPC!
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hEX Pro and mAP ax are written into my “buy when available”.
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Nice! I think hEX Pro can finally replace my aging CCR2004-PC!
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hEX Pro looks nice and picture shows a Serial Console - which is great if that is an accurate picture (Thank you MikroTik).
License level 4 may be limiting factor for some users. (if ISP)
And also, whether RouterOS will support L2 hardware offload for the switch chip in time. It looks like IPQ-9570 is the whole SoC itself, so it will be a similar situation to hAP ax²/ax³.
I think any speculation based on some 1 page glossy is a bit premature. The two "pictures" I have seen are not the same, so what is being shown is probably "generated" images.
The photo on reddit shows square corners and maybe even a white case. The specs don't mention a serial console, so I am now wondering if it even has one, or if it is just a "mistake" in the generated image, and that isn't the real product. (here's the link to the reddit post).
Also, my searching for IPQ-9570 finds many references to its use with wifi-7 routers, which is odd, and I couldn't find anything about the SOC including a switch.
FWIW google lens of QR code on the hEX Pro image is this https://box.mikrotik.com/f/fa1af186a9ae4fe68ea6/?dl=1
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It's a SoC that other manufacturers use in their products, which means mass-produced & high-volume, which means cheaper than a separate SKU chip with no WiFi and fewer buyers.
Similar to all those desktop CPUs with integrated GPU that will be ignored by the buyers. In the hEX pro the WiFi part is probably ignored. And there are no radio.
And the switch chip is integrated part of that SoC, similar to how the hAP axÂł page lists the IPQ-6010 as both the CPU and switch chip:
The problem is that inside RouterOS that IPQ-6010 switch chip is classified as IPQ-PPE with no proper driver support yet. The odds are high that IPQ-9570 would have the same fate.
When is the release date?
A42G?
What’s the point of 2 ARM32 cores? Can it handle CAKE or fq_codel on 1G connection?
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Besides the new, more powerful devices, I find the mAP Ax some really good news, it might become (if its performance is proportionally adequate) the travel router of reference for the next few years. 
Let's also hope that the good Mikrotik guys added the 2 5.1 kOhm resistors (or whatever) allowing it to be powered directly from USB-C (max 3A@5V).
But (I know you cannot have everything, particularly in such a small sized device) I have to underline how it is a pity it doesn't have a second ethernet interface, (for the use cases I have had, not as a travel router, the strong point of the mAP was IMHO - besides the tiny size - the presence of two ethernet ports).
That less of an AP and more of an ONT as any OEM ONT would be.
Even the copper version.
Nobody should buy this device with the idea of mounting it on a wall or ceiling where PoE would be beneficial.
On the PoE out scenario. Yes its sad that it's lacking but the target consumer base probably would prefer a functional mesh setup
Yes, the mAP will be able to be powered directly from your laptops USB-C port
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Availability dates?
Conference announcements are more like “preview of what we are working on”. When devices are close to ordering, they are announced via normal newsletters and though distributors.
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