Small office gigabit rackmount switch

[El_Watcher]

We aremoving office soon, and in the process my boss wants to move to gigabit LAN. Our current switch is a Netgear 16-port unmanaged rackmount switch, so I am looking for something similar but with gigabit support.

It needs at least 10 ports because that is the current usage.

Most of the posts here seem to be geared towards big companies using multiple switches, and the networking forum is people needing 6-8 ports.

I have looked at the HP ones, but seem to be 24-port minimum, these is a Cisco/Linksys one (SR2016) which looks OK, but I don't know if it is more Cisco or more Linksys designed.

I also read that Netgear aren't rated as highly as HP/Cisco.

Oh and we would rather not spend more than £200 if possible.

 

[El_Watcher]

you could look at this one Netgear GS116 as a starting point

I did look at that, and if it only had 4 screw holes for rackmounting, I would have.

Should be able to get a ProCurve 1400 24G Switch (J9078A) for around £200

I'd go for something like an HP 1800-24G. They only seem to do the lower end in 8 or 24 port, but I dont see the harm in getting 24 for future expansion. £197 at a competitor

What exactly is the difference between the 1400 and 1800 because at most places they are the same price? I see the 1400 is unmanaged whereas the 1800 has a web interface, but what function then brings the price of the 1400 up?