QNAP QSW-M1208-8C 10Gbe Managed Switch Hardware Review
The time and money that QNAP has been spending on fleshing out their range of switches is really quite impressive. Whilst not taking the foot off the gas on their range of NAS hardware, they have been really expanding into this area with numerous network solutions (managed, unmanaged AND combined with NAS combo solutions in the guardian series) and they now have 1Gbe, , 5Gbe and 10Gbe hardware switches that are attractive to most buyers big and small. The new QNAP QSW-M1208-8C we want to talk about today finds a place square in the middle of their switch portfolio, arriving at around £600 (including tax) it is pricey enough to put make first time 10Gbe upgraders pause for thought and cheap enough for enterprise users to wonder if it is up to the job of handling 12 active 10Gbe connections over both fibre and copper ethernet. Any good network switch worth its salt should be just as reliable at maximum as it will be at minimum utilization, as they are typically setup-and-forget devices for the most part. Then again, the appeal of a managed switch and the ability to link aggregate, assign port priority, manage potential network hazards and intrusion attempts is something that is no longer considered a ‘business only’ concern. So, let’s take a look at the QNAP QSW-M1208-8C and see if this new managed switch is worth your money and your data.
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