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best switch for mid size company

can somebody recommend which would be best switch for smb. We are looking for managed layer 2 switch with all the features like port mirroring, port aggregation, poe etc

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How many ports?
Do you need all gig or will 10/100 ports work for you?
Need uplink ports? Fiber? Copper?
Need more than one switch? Stackable?
Budget?
Preferred manufacturer?
Layer 3 capability?

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I am looking for a 24 port switch, all ports should be gig enabled, I would be nice to have a copper uplink port, stackable is required, as usual budget is limited, no layer 3 required, no preferred manufacturer but definitely a known brand.

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how about linksys?

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To my knowledge, Linksys doesn't make a stackable gigabit switch.

I'd go for a CISCO cat express 500.

The Catalyst Express series of switches are not capable of stacking.
Also the only Cat500 flavor that is a gig switch is the 12-port model.

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