We’re upgrading (finally) from a 10/100 network to 10/100/1000 and I’ve tentatively narrowed the search for switches to DLink (DGS-1224T) and Netgear’s (GS724T-300NAS) 24 port managed options. We currently have some older Cisco switches, but upgrading to something comparable just isn’t in the budget.
There doesn’t seem to be a huge difference between them and I’m having a having a hard time deciding which one we should use to handle our network with 102 connections. There aren’t too many reviews for the DLink out there and I can’t find any for the Netgear.
Does anyone have any direct experience with either switch or at least something close to it? I’m leaning towards the Netgear because of their lifetime warranty, but warranties don’t fix crappy firmware.