Looking to quieten down the home office which currently has a HP 2810-48G switch in it. I really want to make the room as quiet as possible which means swapping out the HP.
I currently have four VLANs separated by Voice, CCTV, Management and Guest Wifi access. I don't need 48 ports, a quick count suggests 16-20 is all I need. I also handle all my routing, DHCP, etc. using pfSense so don't have a need for a L3 switch.
In the past I've been prone to over engineer (hence the 2810-48G!) and I'm trying not to buy more than I need this time around.
The HP Aruba 2530-24G seems nice but apparently still has a fan which isn't quite whisper quiet. Also the HP 1920 24G is half the price and is fanless.
My question is how much of a step down are the HP 'prosumer' line of switches like the 1920?
I understand that I give up the CLI interface, which is a pity since it's a lot quicker to setup but if the Web UI is any good on the 1920 series I could live with that.
Also do I sacrifice anything in the way of stability or reliability?
I currently have four VLANs separated by Voice, CCTV, Management and Guest Wifi access. I don't need 48 ports, a quick count suggests 16-20 is all I need. I also handle all my routing, DHCP, etc. using pfSense so don't have a need for a L3 switch.
In the past I've been prone to over engineer (hence the 2810-48G!) and I'm trying not to buy more than I need this time around.
The HP Aruba 2530-24G seems nice but apparently still has a fan which isn't quite whisper quiet. Also the HP 1920 24G is half the price and is fanless.
My question is how much of a step down are the HP 'prosumer' line of switches like the 1920?
I understand that I give up the CLI interface, which is a pity since it's a lot quicker to setup but if the Web UI is any good on the 1920 series I could live with that.
Also do I sacrifice anything in the way of stability or reliability?