Finding A Network Switch

[joshfrog]

Hi All 

 

Im looking for a new network switch, small home office switch needs to have at least 2 10gbs ports sfp+ or rj45 and 16-24 rj45 gigabit ports, doesnt need to have POE as i wont have anything that needs POE.
I also dont want a "cloud hosted" switch web or cli only.

Options i have looked at, UniFi Switch PRO 24 and Aruba 1930 24 Port Instant On.

I already have a Ubiquiti controller so i would just need the switch im open to other options, i have being looking at the Aruba switch listed above but cant seem to find much info or reviews on the the switch and given how cheap it is compaired to the Ubiquiti it has me worried that its too cheap. I no the Aruba access points are cloud managed and you can manage the Aruba switch via web/cli or the cloud i just dont trust at somepoint it will have to be cloud managed.

 

If anyone has used the Aruba switch and can recomment it please let me know, or has another option for a switch fire away.

 

Thanks 

[DoctorNick]

I would just get UniFi Switch PRO 24 if you already have a Ubiquiti controller. In my experience Aruba isn't that great. 

[mariushm]

How do you feel about previously used hardware?

 

I'd get something like this : https://www.unixplus.com/collections/network-switches/products/refurbished-arista-7050s-52-52x-10gbe-sfp-ports-switch

 

For $449 plus shipping you get 52 x 10g sfp+ ports which can be grouped together 4 at a time to get qsfp+ and 40 gbps. 

You can get rj45-sfp / sfp+ transceivers for 10-15$ each to use regular ethernet cable if you want to.  And/or you could get a basic 16 port gigabit switch for basic stuff.

 

Some other option ... 139$ for  48 RJ45 + 10g uplink module : https://www.unixplus.com/collections/network-switches/products/refurbished-dell-48-port-gigabit-ethernet-switch-s60-44-ac-r

And you could get a microtik 5 x 10g sfp+ switch for another hundred dollars or so... 

[joshfrog]

I dont mind used or refurbished but both of those are more then wat i need, the first has 52 sfp+ i only need 16-24 gigabit rj45 ports and the 2nd is way more then i need. i dont need a 10gbe switch i already have a netgear 16 port 10gbe switch, i only need like 2 10gbe ports to connect to my netgear and router. gigabit for a few intel nucs i have and other devices that only use gigabit.

 

thanks for the options though

[Dutch_Master]

If you only need the ports, consider an SFP+ media converter. Much cheaper, provided the rest of your network can actually sustain the 10Gbit speeds.