Ethernet switch

[Anthony5]

Since my Ethernet switch died I purchased a 16 port 10/100 switch.

In addition I want now to purchase a 8 port Gigabit switch.

The switch will be mounted on a wall next to the pc and other switch.

So when I look in Tukcom at brand X they will have a 8 port Gigabit switch for 580 Bht. The switch is supposed to sit on a desktop and has a plastic housing with the control lights to the front and the ports at the backside.

Same brand X will also have another 8 port Gigabit switch for 980 BHt though. That switch is compatibel to mount in a rack, has control lights and ports at the front and has a metal housing.

When I ask the shop clerks why the price difference they tell me with metal housing is much better, and some even add that inside it is the same switch and the metal housing is the only difference, but because of that it's better because it generates heat..

Now is this a typical, a plug with round pins is better than one with flat pins comment and are both the same quality, or is the rack mounted switch indeed better.

Let me add that both have LT warranty and the switch will not be mounted in a rack anyway.

[KittenKong]

Get the cheap one.

[RichCor]

Whether it's acutally 'better' probably depends on your environment. It you have 30 of these things stacked together then the metal *may* provide some RF isolation properties.

Otherwise, which one you get depends on your application site. Do you want indicators and ports on the same side so then can be easily accessed and operations assertained, or opposite sides so the wires can be easily hidden and not block the indicator lights.

Thai Internet is different.

[Anthony5]

Thanks for the comments, it confirmed my suspicions.