Switch Reviews

"Model FS750T2 - ProSafe™ 48 Port 10/100 Smart Switch + 2 Gigabit Ports NETGEAR has packed a lot of value into this high density switch...48 10/100 ports and two Gigabit ports deliver non-blocking, full-speed packet forwarding from the edge of your network to the core...LEDs located on the front panel make switch status easy to observe and troubleshooting easy to accomplish..." read more »

"because i only research 24 on newegg...You can buy on price, warranty and brand preference for unmanaged switches...or anything else for my situation which is to send large files between numerous of computers while playing game DL-ing off internet and stream from media server..." read more »

"The D-Link 8-port 10/100/1000 Desktop Switch (DGS-2208) provides an excellent solution for expanding your Gigabit network...This 8-port Gigabit Switch supports Quality of Service (QoS) that improves the delivery of time-sensitive applications such as voice, video, and gaming traffic...This 8-port Gigabit Switch’s non-blocking architecture, with a total of 16Gbps of switching capacity (2Gbps per port in full-duplex mode), sends and forwards data at full wire-speed for maximum throughput..." read more »

"Introducing the SMC EZSwitch 10/100/1000 (SMC8505T), the first switches to bring gigabit to the desktop at affordable pricing...The SMC8505T EZ Switch 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Switch is the perfect solution for bottlenecks at the core of a network...SMC8505T EZ Switch 10/100/1000 provides a seamless migration to higher-speed networking while solving bandwidth issues...This gigabit switch is designed for Plug and Play installation, with auto-MDIX on every port..." read more »

"Solid" and "dependable" are the first words that come to mind when I think of the SMC EZ Switch 10/100/1000 (SMCGS8P-Smart), but not necessarily "cheap...This makes the SMCGS8P-Smart a great candidate for your small business's main backbone switch...In this case, SMC means the SMCGS8P-Smart has the simplicity of an unmanaged switch but includes some key features, such as trunking, quality of service, and diagnostics...It's a little more work in the setup phase, but it could make a difference in overall consumption over the long haul...While the per-port cost of the SMC EZ Switch (SMCGS8P-Smart) might sound high, 'the overall price is actually decent when you consider given the switch's wide array of features..." read more »

"The Cisco SLM2024 24-Port Gigabit Smart Switch offers twenty-four 10/100/1000 Gigabit over copper ports with two shared copper or optical Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) uplink interfaces for connecting the switch to the core network...The Cisco SLM2024 includes numerous QoS features to help ensure that traffic is prioritized properly to deliver the best possible user experience for real-time applications such as voice and video or bandwidth-intensive graphic/video file uploads or downloads...With its Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping feature, the Cisco SLM2024 limits IP multicast traffic (such as real-time presentations, videoconferences, and online gaming) to only the ports that have requested it, enabling the rest of the network to operate at peak efficiency...The Cisco SLM2024 includes features for quickly expanding and growing your network..." read more »

"Cisco Small Business Cisco SR216 Unmanaged Switch is as comfortable in a rackmount installation as it is on a desktop...More than fast, the SR216 delivers reliability within an easy-to-operate framework..." read more »

"Excellent right out of the box...Have an opinion on this product that you would like to share...If your network equipment is in a rack, install it using the included rack mount brackets..." read more »

"The ProCurve Switch 1800-24G is a Gigabit, fanless, web-managed switch that is ideal for deployment in open offices or homes that require silent operation...In comparison to unmanaged switches, the ProCurve 1800-24G enables increased network capabilities and control with support for fundamental networking protocols such as trunking and VLANs...Unlike many other competing products, this switch is 100% fanless and therefore totally silent in operation..." read more »

"last week added two supervisor engines with 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports to its midrange and high-end switch lines, and Alcatel and Hewlett-Packard Co...The rollouts by the three vendors are further evidence that 10 Gigabit Ethernet core switching is poised to move beyond its existing uses in research centers and universities and expand into mainstream corporate applications, said Zeus Kerravala, an analyst at The Yankee Group in Boston...a group of three hospitals in Indianapolis, has already installed about 15 of Cisco's Catalyst 6500 core switches with 10 Gigabit Ethernet capability...Alcatel will introduce the OmniSwitch 6800 family of Gigabit Ethernet switches with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks..." read more »