Zyxel XMG-105 Unmanaged 2.5G Ethernet (100/1000/2500) Grey

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

For £67.64 ex-VAT, the Zyxel XMG-105 is a sensible “get the basics done” 2.5GbE unmanaged switch. If you’ve got a few modern devices (NAS, a couple of PCs, maybe an office AP) and you’re fed up with 1Gb bottlenecks, this will give you that bump without needing to mess with VLANs, management, or complicated setup. In real office/home-lab life, unmanaged is usually a win: plug it in, it works, and you don’t end up with configuration drift or support tickets.

That said, it’s not a good fit if you *need* control—no managed features means no VLAN segmentation, no traffic prioritisation you can actually configure, and you’re relying on whatever your network gear elsewhere is doing. It’s also a niche purchase: if your network gear is still mostly 1GbE, you won’t feel the value as much. Overall, I’d recommend it for small UK offices and home-lab setups where you want affordable 2.5GbE and simplicity over “enterprise” features.