D-Link 8-Port Gigabit PoE Smart Managed Switch with 2 SFP ports

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

For £99 ex-VAT, this D-Link 8‑port Gigabit PoE smart-managed switch is the kind of budget switch that actually makes sense for small offices and light deployments. Eight PoE ports is usually enough for a handful of access points, IP phones, or basic cameras, and the two SFP uplinks are the real differentiator if you need to run fibre between rooms or buildings without buying separate gear. “Smart managed” also tends to mean you get sensible controls (VLANs, basic traffic management, PoE behaviour) without the complexity or pricing of enterprise switches.

That said, I wouldn’t treat it as a core backbone switch for a large site. At this price, you’re still in the “small-to-mid rollout” category, so if you’re planning lots of VLANs, heavy east-west traffic, or multiple uplinks being actively used at once, you may find more expensive models handle the grown-up networking demands better. It’s a good buy if you know you’re staying within a moderate PoE and number of devices—especially if you want fibre uplinks on a budget. If you just need plug-and-play PoE and nothing else, you could probably find cheaper unmanaged switches; the value here is that management + SFP combo, not raw performance.