Cisco Business 220 Series CBS220-24P-4G - Switch - smart - 24 x 10/100/1000 (PoE+) + 4 x Gigabit SFP (uplink) - rack-mountable - PoE+ (195 W)

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For £302.22 ex-VAT, the Cisco Business 220 (CBS220-24P-4G) is a pretty solid “get-it-done” managed switch for a small office that needs reliable PoE with uplink flexibility. The 24 PoE+ ports make it an easy fit if you’re powering a mix of phones, Wi‑Fi access points, and cameras without faffing about with separate injectors. Cisco’s Small Business gear also tends to be straightforward to live with day-to-day, so it’s a good choice for teams that want sane management without turning the network into a hobby project. The 4 x SFP uplinks are the other big win if you have fibre runs or want cleaner, more future-proof cabling between cabinets.

That said, I’d only buy this if you genuinely need that many PoE outlets. If most ports aren’t going to be used for PoE, you’re paying for capabilities you won’t exploit. Also, while it’s “smart” rather than enterprise, it’s still not the kind of switch I’d drop into a bigger multi-site environment expecting advanced enterprise features and lots of deep traffic engineering. If your network is small-to-medium, mostly in one building, and you care about dependable PoE + manageable configuration, this is good value. If you’re mostly doing simple non-PoE switching, you can likely do better elsewhere.