Hello
I used search, but could not find an exactly matching thread. So here is a new one.
I am looking for a
* fanless,
* managed
* 8 to 12 port switch with
* VLAN support (32 will do fine),
* link aggregation and
* STP support.
I do not need PoE or QoS. I think I'll rather buy two small switches than a single big one if I need more ports later. All 16 port switches with the same feature set are far more expensive and usually rack sized anyway.
All I need is gigabit speeds. I think that going to 10 Gbps in any port will at least double, often quadruple the price.
It'd be wonderful if the switch would run on 12 V, since I have a ready supply of that, although it is easy and cheap to convert it to 24 V or 48 V. Bonus points for nice administration and monitoring GUI.
My candidates so far are
* Ubiquiti UniFi US-8, 93 EUR
* Netgear GS108T (Smart Managed Pro), 62 EUR
* Netgear GS108E (Smart Managed Plus), 37 EUR
* TP-Link TL-SG108E, 33 EUR
* TP-Link TL-SG2008, 65 EUR
* D-Link DGS-1100-8, 30 EUR
I did notice Cisco SG300-10, but it is pricey compared to what I'd need of it. Finding out about the differences between Netgear's fully managed, smart managed pro and smart managed plus switches is too difficult to do quickly.
Alternatively, I could be on the market for a 16 port fanless switch, with or without 10 Gbe SFP+ ports, preferably four but two will do, and preferably but not necessarily 12 V power input. But to fulfill all my requirements I think it will be easier to go with two smaller switches than a large one.
OTOH a TP-Link T1700G-28TQ would be loads of fun for 264 EUR (24 gigabit ports, 4 10 Gbe SFP+ ports, fanless, internal power supply).
I used search, but could not find an exactly matching thread. So here is a new one.
I am looking for a
* fanless,
* managed
* 8 to 12 port switch with
* VLAN support (32 will do fine),
* link aggregation and
* STP support.
I do not need PoE or QoS. I think I'll rather buy two small switches than a single big one if I need more ports later. All 16 port switches with the same feature set are far more expensive and usually rack sized anyway.
All I need is gigabit speeds. I think that going to 10 Gbps in any port will at least double, often quadruple the price.
It'd be wonderful if the switch would run on 12 V, since I have a ready supply of that, although it is easy and cheap to convert it to 24 V or 48 V. Bonus points for nice administration and monitoring GUI.
My candidates so far are
* Ubiquiti UniFi US-8, 93 EUR
* Netgear GS108T (Smart Managed Pro), 62 EUR
* Netgear GS108E (Smart Managed Plus), 37 EUR
* TP-Link TL-SG108E, 33 EUR
* TP-Link TL-SG2008, 65 EUR
* D-Link DGS-1100-8, 30 EUR
I did notice Cisco SG300-10, but it is pricey compared to what I'd need of it. Finding out about the differences between Netgear's fully managed, smart managed pro and smart managed plus switches is too difficult to do quickly.
Alternatively, I could be on the market for a 16 port fanless switch, with or without 10 Gbe SFP+ ports, preferably four but two will do, and preferably but not necessarily 12 V power input. But to fulfill all my requirements I think it will be easier to go with two smaller switches than a large one.
OTOH a TP-Link T1700G-28TQ would be loads of fun for 264 EUR (24 gigabit ports, 4 10 Gbe SFP+ ports, fanless, internal power supply).
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