NETGEAR 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switch (GS748T) - Managed, with 2 x 1G SFP and 2 x 1G Combo, Desktop or Rackmount, and Limited Lifetime Protection

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N3208PX-ON - 4x RJ45 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/5G 802.3bt Type-4 (up to 90W) PoE auto-sensing ports, 4x RJ45 10M/100M/1G 802.3bt Type-4 (up to 90W) PoE auto-sensing ports, 2x 10G SFP+ ports After what seems like an eternity, network devices are finally beginning to embrace faster-than-gigabit connections. From routers to modems, computers to NAS, big data pipelines are starting to enter the mainstream. And that’s a good thing, particularly as we now use more data than ever before. It’s even possible to get a 2 Gbps connection now if you live in one of the cities where Google is now offering the service. A network switch is a device that enables other devices to communicate, via network cables, and to transfer data between one another. Shop the NETGEAR switches range, which includes Fully Managed, Unmanaged Switches, Plus Switches, Smart Switches, and more. This switch supplants our previous choice for best 5-port switch, the QNAP QSW 1105-5T, for a few reasons. First, the TP-Link just has a bigger pipe for data, pushing a consistent 2.34 Gbps where the QNAP, in our testing, only barely got over 2 Gbps in real world use. It also has a slightly more space-friendly form factor. And perhaps most importantly, where the QNAP’s warranty ends at 2 years, the TP-Link TL-SG105-M2 falls in the company’s business class of switches, giving it a generous limited lifetime warranty. Lastly, the TL-SG105-M2 sports QoS - a feature typical of most unmanaged switches that is conspicuously absent on the QSW 1105-5T.

Convenient built-in wire speed 10/25/40/50/100 GbE uplinks, high-density with SFP+ and QSFP, and choice of HPE Smart Rate multi-gig with 90W PoE on every port. Scalable growth made simple Why you can trust Tom's Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test.Along with its 8-port sibling - the TL-SG108-M2 - the TL-SG105-M2 is low-profile, easy to set up, and features a fanless design and metal enclosure that will keep it as quiet as it is fast. And because it’s a 2.5 GbE switch, you might not need to buy new cabling; as long as you’re already using Cat 5e cabling in your network, you’re good to take advantage of the 802.3bz network protocol, which promises 2.5 GbE or 5 GbE connections over 100 meters of cable. In testing, this bore out, with super fast file transfers that didn’t even blink when we loaded the network down with as much traffic as we could muster. The switch ran a little warm though, topping out at about 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Number of Ports: You can get anywhere from four all the way up to 48 or more Ethernet ports. Some also have USB ports.

Support the IPv4 and IPv6 multicast functions Support the IPv4 and IPv6 multicast functions Support the IPv4 and IPv6 multicast functions Support IGMP snooping, IGMP, MLD, PIM, MSDP Support IGMP snooping, IGMP, MLD, PIM, MSDP Support IGMP snooping, IGMP, MLD, PIM, MSDP Hard drive retention: Hard drive retention is not available on models with a soldered hard drive, including XPS 9315 2in1, Chromebooks or Venue tablets, except the Venue 11 Pro. Managed or Unmanaged: If you just need to get wired internet access to a few devices, then you’ll want an unmanaged network switch, which we recommend for most users. This doesn’t mean the switch has no features -- unmanaged switches can often do plenty of fancy things, from traffic prioritizing QoS to loop detection. RJ-45 autosensing 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports (IEEE 802.3 Type 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u Type 100BASE- TX, IEEE 802.3ab Type 1000BASE-T, IEEE 802.3at PoE+); Duplex: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX: half or full; 1000BASE-T: full only 4 SFP+ 1/10GbE ports; PHY-lessSupport GR perfect restart, BFD fast forwarding detection and other mechanisms Support GR perfect restart, BFD fast forwarding detection and other mechanisms Support GR perfect restart, BFD fast forwarding detection and other mechanisms Aruba 6300M 12p Class 8 PoE and 36p Class 6 PoE HPE Smart Rate 1G/2.5G/5G and 2p 50G and 2p 10G Switch (R8S91A) N3224PX-ON - 24x RJ45 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G 802.3bt Type-4 (up to 90W) PoE auto-sensing ports, 4x 25G SFP28 ports In between 8-and-16-port switches, you have some funky units like this ZyXel XGS1010-12. It’s billed on the box as a desktop switch with 8 gigabit ports and four bonus ports in the form of two 2.5 GbE and two 10 GbE SFT+ uplink ports. The latter fiber Internet customers would recognize as the data port on a fiber ONT (Optical Network Terminator -- think of it like a Fiber modem for customers without last-mile copper). Terms Apply. Promotion ends 3 December 2023. Items are subject to availability. Max 5 units per customer.