Top 5 Best Network Switches for 2024 – Gigabit & PoE+ Picks

home network switches are designed to expand one ethernet port into several ethernet ports 5 8 10 or more and that's pretty amazing these are my top five Network switches for 2024 and guys before we get started make sure to like share subscribe and comment it really helps the algorithm thanks the first switch on this list is one of my favorites this is the TP Link TL SG 105d this model comes in the five port or eight Port Variety in this particular model model is the eight port and the ports on this TP Link switch are 1 gig ports what's great about this switch is that it's a plug-and playay which means your 80-year-old grandma or your 10-year-old kid can set this up simply plug the power into the switch and connect an Ethernet cable from the router to the switch and Bam now you have extra ethernet ports for computers TVs gaming consoles and much more and good news this switch does not have a fan so there's zero noise to contend with I have several of these switches in my home network and we get consistent 1 gig speeds but be aware the speeds on these switches will depend on your isp's max speed as well as other networking equipment the five port version for this switch is $17 and the eight Port version is $25 and just it heads up they also make a cheaper version called LightWave and the five port version is $14 and the eight Port version is $20 the only difference with those switches is a smaller form factor product links will be in the description below all right guys the second switch on this list is another favorite this is the Netgear GS 305 and once again this is another plugin play fanless switch and this switch has 5 1 gig lamp ports and they also make an eight Port version as well I've used this NETGEAR switch on my home network and we did achieve the advertised 1 gig speeds the switch is reliable and makes no noise this switch is more compact than the TPL link switch so it's better in tight spaces this neck gear switch is priced at $18 for five ports and $22 for eight ports product links will be in the description below all right the third switch on this list is the trend net 8port gigabit long range Poe plus switch this switch extends the poe+ range up to 200 M or 656 ft that's pretty amazing it also has 16 gbits of switching capacity and has a low noise fanless design once again this is a plug-and-play switch so it's super easy to set up the a port version is $86 and the smaller five port version is $44 product links will be in the description below all right the fourth switch on this list is the TPL link TL SG 2210 MP jet stream 10p gbit smart Manish poe+ switch I have this switch in my home network and it's the backbone for all my wi connections to all of my rooms this switch includes eight Poe plus ports at 150 wats also includes two SFP slots and this switch does have a fan but it's low noise this switch also includes static routing VLS port isolation and total manage control of the traffic on all the ports this switch is reliable and provides the 1 gig speeds as advertised and this switch is currently priced at $190 product links will be in the description below the fifth and last switch on this list is the ding DMS 106 XT 6 Port switch this switch includes one 10 gig Port as well as 5 2.5 gig ports and this is the fastest switch on this list and this switch is a plug-in playay and also has some very cool LEDs on the back of the switch there is a smart turbo mode which basically turns on qos which prioritizes traffic for gaming and streaming pretty cool and this switch is designed for land parties and Nas system systems if you have fiber internet then this little bad boy is a must this switch is priced at $200 and product links are in the description below and now make sure to check out my top five wireless routers in 2024 and with that make sure to like share subscribe and comment and for God's sakes slap the Bell icon and I'll see you in the next video real soon high five peace