Zyxel GS1350-6HP Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey

Product Overview

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For £120.47 ex‑VAT, the Zyxel GS1350‑6HP is a decent little managed switch for small offices that want PoE without the usual “buy cheap, regret later” vibe. It’s the sort of unit I’d recommend when you’re powering a handful of things like access points and CCTV (or a couple of VoIP phones) and you want the network to be a bit more controlled than with an unmanaged switch—VLAN/traffic management makes troubleshooting and segmentation far less painful. Zyxel generally holds up well in real-world deployments, and the hardware tends to be stable enough that you’re not constantly babysitting it.

That said, it’s not a “switch for everything” if you’re building something bigger. Six ports is tight, and managed features only really help if you’ll actually use them (segmentation, prioritisation, monitoring). If you only need a couple of PoE endpoints and don’t care about configuration, you’ll probably find a cheaper unmanaged option that does the job. If you need lots of PoE devices, more expansion headroom, or higher port density, look at a larger managed PoE switch—otherwise you’ll outgrow it quickly. In short: buy it if you have a small, PoE‑light setup and want managed control; skip it if you’re planning to scale or you want best value by port count.