I have standardized on HP Procurves for all of my managed switches.  
You might find one in your price range. They are rock solid, have a  
fantastic warranty and give pretty good bang for the buck.

I have actually bought a few off ebay to get them even cheaper. Just  
be very careful to read the fine print. Make sure it is a managed  
switch (I usually double check the model on the HP website to be  
sure). Also make sure you are not bidding on damaged equip. I almost  
won a dead switch that had been through a flood. Thankfully, someone  
else who didn't read the find print out bid me in the last minute.

On Dec 16, 2006, at 5:12 AM, sai wrote:

> I had a look at an ASUS switch recently. 2 GIG, 24 100/10. VLANs  
> capable.
> It was nice, really good, but I am not too savvy about manageable  
> switches.
>
> It was much cheaper than the 3COM ones. ASUS have been making really
> top class mobos but dont know if their switches are any good.
>
> sai
>
> On 12/16/06, Alexander Schaber <lists at alexanderschaber dot de> wrote:
>> Hello m0n0ers ..
>>
>> I'm in need of a new switch and got 400€ to spend, and since I  
>> guess here are
>> some of the finest network specialists I'm able to get in contact  
>> with .. I
>> would like to have some information on what to look out for..
>>
>> Required Specs:
>> 24 Ports
>> Managed Switch (especially VLAN) (Should be possible for that  
>> budget, right?)
>>
>> Open Choice:
>> Either 24 x GBit or 24 x 100MBit + 2 x GBit Uplink
>>
>> Are there, as there are with NICs, any advantages of using a 3COM  
>> Switch?
>>
>> Greetings
>>  Alexander
>>
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