I want a 10gig switch, here's the research I did

The little TP-Link 8-port gigabit switch in my study has reached the limit of crap plugged into it so it’s time for a new one.

My requirements:

  • 16x or more RJ45 gigabit ports
  • At least one 10 gigabit ethernet uplink, SFP+ is fine but native RJ45 better
  • Quiet as possible - doesn’t need to be fanless, just not datacentre grade screaming

Brand new on the market:

Mikrotik CSS326-24G-2S+RM

  • Datasheet
  • Price (shipped) - $269
  • Transceiver - S+RJ10 ($100)
  • Total price - $369

Aruba Instant On 1930 JL682A

  • Datasheet
  • Price (shipped) - $325
  • Transceiver - FS.com generic SFP-10G-T ($92.40)
  • Total price - $418

TP-Link TL-SG3428X

  • Datasheet
  • Price (shipped) - $416
  • Transceiver - FS.com generic SFP-10G-T ($92.40)
  • Total price - $509

Netgear GC728X

  • Datasheet
  • Price (shipped) - $413
  • Transceiver - FS.com Netgear compatible SFP-10G-T ($92.40)
  • Total price - $506

Ubiquiti USW-Pro-24

  • Datasheet
  • Price (shipped) - $578
  • Transceiver - UF-RJ45-10G ($115)
  • Total price - $693

Used:

  • Cisco WS-C3750X-24T ($170) or WS-C3560X-24T ($109) with C3KX-NM-10GT ($295) - $400
  • Juniper EX3200-24T ($139) or EX4200-24T ($120) with EX-UM-2X4SFP ($88) module & transciever ($93) - $301
  • Juniper EX3300-24T ($550) and transceiver ($93) - $643
  • HP 2920-24G ($129) with J9732A module ($439) - $568
  • HP E3800-24G-2XG ($330)

After all this, what should I get? Specs wise there’s not much between them. There’s a little bit of difference in non-blocking throughput, but in reality I’d never hit that so it doesn’t matter to me.

I could take a punt on the Mikrotik or Aruba, but they’re not in stock for another month (early Feb is the ETA). The TP-Link and Netgear are close enough in price to the Ubiquiti that I’d just get the Ubiquiti.

There’s used enterprise gear and I’d like a Juniper or Cisco switch, but I predict they’re gonna be damn noisy in my otherwise almost silent study. I can’t be fucked modifying them with Nocuta’s more less noisy ones. So after almost half a day of searching, I’m probably just gonna cough up the cash for the Ubiquiti kit and enjoy having everything on the one dashboard.

I wish Aruba would make a security gateway/firewall device. The Instant On range is great bang for buck and a piece of piss to setup.