1000BASE-T x 16+1000BASE-T

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

For £300.77 ex‑VAT, a 16‑port “power” type item that’s tied to 1000BASE‑T ports is only a good buy if you *already know* you’re trying to feed/enable a specific Allied Telesis switching chassis or stack that uses this exact power approach. These things are rarely “generic”—they’re usually designed for a particular platform, and that’s where value lives or dies. If you’ve got the compatible Allied Telesis equipment and you’re trying to fix an outage or prevent brownouts/unstable behaviour when lots of copper Gigabit links are in use, it’s a sensible, cost-controlled replacement rather than overhauling the whole network.

I’d be cautious (or pass) if you’re buying this as a general-purpose power supply for “any switch” or for a different vendor/platform. Network power hardware tends to be picky about compatibility, and the last thing you want is to end up with a part that’s physically similar but functionally useless. Also consider whether a £300 part is really solving the underlying issue—if you’re seeing port drops, instability, or link flaps, the root cause might be cabling/ports/PSU health rather than simply “we need another PSU.” Bottom line: buy it if it’s the right Allied Telesis model for the equipment you’re already running; otherwise, it’s probably an expensive detour.