Cisco Catalyst 1200-8T-D - Switch - Gigabit Ethernet - L3 - smart - 8 x 10/100/1000 - desktop - PoE (67 W)

Product Overview

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For £116.88 ex‑VAT, the Cisco Catalyst 1200 8‑port PoE is a pretty sensible buy if you’re trying to keep things simple and reliable in a small site—think a couple of access points, a VoIP phone, maybe an IP camera, and a handful of wired clients. It’s the kind of switch that “just works” for day-to-day SMB networking, and the L3/smart angle means you’re not totally boxed in if you need basic routing or smarter VLAN handling as you tidy up your network design. In other words: good value for a compact PoE edge switch where you don’t want a cheap unmanaged box.

That said, I’d only buy this if 8 ports is truly enough and the PoE budget (67W) fits your connected devices. If you expect to expand quickly, you’ll end up replacing it sooner than you’d like. Also, while Cisco branding is reassuring, this is still a small-footprint switch—so don’t expect it to behave like a “grown-up” stackable core in a busier environment. If you’re building a small office, reception area, or a single outlet closet clean-up project, it’s a solid choice; if you’re trying to future-proof a network, you’ll probably want to step up in port count and headroom.