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

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

For £171.73 ex‑VAT, the Cisco CBS220-24T-4G is a solid “small office backbone” switch. You’re getting exactly what most UK SMBs actually need: plenty of copper ports for desks/POs/NAS, plus SFP uplinks for connecting to a router, firewall, or another switch without bottlenecking. It’s smart (manageability without going full enterprise), and it’s the kind of box that usually just slots into a rack and behaves—less drama than some no-name “managed” switches, especially if you’re supporting multiple sites or non-specialist admins.

I’d recommend it if you want reliable basic management and room to grow (e.g., adding fibre uplinks, segmenting a bit, keeping VLANs tidy) and you don’t need fancy enterprise features. Where I’d say “maybe not” is if you’re chasing top-end switching performance under heavy multicast/advanced routing, or if your environment needs very modern feature sets and long-term software guarantees at scale—then you’d likely outgrow it and end up paying twice. For straightforward SMB networking with sensible uplink options, though, this is good value and a safe buy.