Need recommendation for new switch.
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It's gonna get pricey with those requirements but I believe if you like the UniFi ecosystem the USW-Pro-48-PoE would likely fit your requirements for PoE, 48 ports and 10 Gbit SFP uplinks.
Alternatively if you prefer the HP camp then the Aruba 1930 JL686A 48 port PoE model would also fit the bill, again, its gonna be quite pricey.
As for used I'm not sure if you will be able to grab much however sometimes there are 2930Fs which knock around but they are likely going to cost as much or more than the previous mentioned switches brand new
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I've been looking at the USW-Pro-48-PoE was looking to see if I could get the same performance in something cheaper as even used USW-Pro-48-PoE are not that cheap on the used market. The Aruba's seem more expensive then the unifi gear.
Unless you want to settle for a Netgear something or other, your best bet is to go with Ubiquiti. It's prosumer grade gear and a bit cheaper than enterprise grade. An EdgeSwitch (ES-48-500W) may be cheaper still than the UniFi models.
Anything with 10Gbps is going to be very pricy unfortunately. Unless you absolutely need 10Gbps uplinks there are more and more mGig (2.5/5Gbps) switches coming on the market which may be worth a look?
Anything HP Aruba, Cisco, Ruckus etc is going to be mega bucks in comparison to a Ubiquiti switch.
Anything with 10Gbps is going to be very pricy unfortunately. Unless you absolutely need 10Gbps uplinks there are more and more mGig (2.5/5Gbps) switches coming on the market which may be worth a look?
Anything HP Aruba, Cisco, Ruckus etc is going to be mega bucks in comparison to a Ubiquiti switch.
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@agw_01 is spot on, for brand new hardware UniFi are competitive when it comes to price, they have their quriks (Such as requiring consequtive ports for LACP) but overall they are decent switches.
The only switches in a similar price range would be those on the 193X/192X series from HP which used to be "OfficeConnect" but are now badged as Aruba "InstantOn" but as agw said they can be even more expensive.
You could potenitally look at the Mikrotik, TP-Link, Zyxel or NetGear ranges as they can sometimes be a bit cheaper but I'm not as familiar with their offerings
The only switches in a similar price range would be those on the 193X/192X series from HP which used to be "OfficeConnect" but are now badged as Aruba "InstantOn" but as agw said they can be even more expensive.
You could potenitally look at the Mikrotik, TP-Link, Zyxel or NetGear ranges as they can sometimes be a bit cheaper but I'm not as familiar with their offerings
Another look would be towards the Cisco small business stuff. Something like a CBS250-48P-4X will give you 48 PoE ports and 10Gbps uplinks. The CBS series (previously SF/SG) uses a weird "tries to be Cisco IOS but isn't" platform but they work pretty well. Although, again unfortunately they are unlikely to be cheap.
Good shout on TP-Link/Zyxel and the like. It's cheap, it's basic, it works. They are just a bit more limited in the feature set or hampered by the internal processor, but unless the OP is going to be hammering multiple 10 gig ports at a time, is unlikely to notice.
edit... I've just had a quick look on eBay, there's a 48 port Cisco 3750X with 4 port SFP card (2 are SFP+ ports) for £180. They are old switches now but still plenty fast and tbh, that's not too bad a price. These have come down a lot in recent years, probably due to them now being out of support with Cisco but still suitable for a non-mission critical environment.
There is also a Cisco 2960S-48PD-L (48 port PoE, 2x 10G SFP+) for £175 or a 3650-48PD-L for £235 (a bit newer than the 3750) to give a few more examples.
I'm sure there are plenty of HP switches of the same era for similar money.
You have quite a few choices OP... how much were you looking to spend and what is the use case?
You could potenitally look at the Mikrotik, TP-Link, Zyxel or NetGear ranges as they can sometimes be a bit cheaper but I'm not as familiar with their offerings
Good shout on TP-Link/Zyxel and the like. It's cheap, it's basic, it works. They are just a bit more limited in the feature set or hampered by the internal processor, but unless the OP is going to be hammering multiple 10 gig ports at a time, is unlikely to notice.
edit... I've just had a quick look on eBay, there's a 48 port Cisco 3750X with 4 port SFP card (2 are SFP+ ports) for £180. They are old switches now but still plenty fast and tbh, that's not too bad a price. These have come down a lot in recent years, probably due to them now being out of support with Cisco but still suitable for a non-mission critical environment.
There is also a Cisco 2960S-48PD-L (48 port PoE, 2x 10G SFP+) for £175 or a 3650-48PD-L for £235 (a bit newer than the 3750) to give a few more examples.
I'm sure there are plenty of HP switches of the same era for similar money.
You have quite a few choices OP... how much were you looking to spend and what is the use case?
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