Good point about the fans, Galen. FWIW, I THINK that the SMC I recommended also does NOT have a fan (although, I may be thinking of the 16-port version).
The lack of a fan could be an issue (theoretically) if in a warm/hot environment... but, again - not in my experience. Believe it or not, I work in a formal IT dept. that has no A/C... it's currently 87 degrees at my desk as I am writing this... and very few of my network closets have A/C either. These SMC switches get used in a variety of rooms/areas around here - some that get very warm (like my office) - and I've still had very good luck with them over the past few years. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Galen Seitz <[email protected]> wrote: > John Jason Jordan wrote: > ... > > But that means shopping, and all I know is that I want one that is 24 > > ports, gigabit rated, and manufactured by someone that has a good > > reputation for reliability. Google found me 24-port gigabit switches > > for as little as $115, but I don't know about the quality. > > > > Does anyone have recommendations for brands and/or models that are > > reliable? > > I almost bought this Trendnet switch when Newegg had it on sale for $90. > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156294 > > I know nothing about Trendnet reliability, but one of the Newegg > reviewers says that this switch does not have a fan. While that might > make it less reliable, it also makes it more tolerable in a home > environment. I think many switches of the type you are considering > are likely to have a fan, potentially a noisy one due to the form factor. > > galen > -- > Galen Seitz > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
