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11 Mar, 2026







£885.86 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
The NETGEAR GS752TPP is one of those “capable but don’t overthink it” switches—exactly what you want if you’re building a solid, managed PoE access layer for offices, schools, or light industrial sites where reliability matters. With managed L2/L3/L4 features, it’s a good fit when you need more than just VLANs and port control: think segmentation for Wi‑Fi and phones, sensible traffic handling, and the ability to implement policies without having to jump to a bigger, much pricier platform. For £738 ex‑VAT, it’s reasonable value **if** you’ll actually use the management depth (not just plug in devices and forget it).
That said, I wouldn’t buy it “just because it’s managed.” If your requirements are simple (single VLAN, basic PoE powering, minimal routing/policy needs), you’ll likely get better value with a cheaper managed PoE model. Also, the real question is PoE planning: if you’re loading lots of high-power devices at once, you need to sanity-check power budget and design—otherwise you end up compromising later. Overall: buy it if you want a dependable managed PoE switch that can grow into more structured network control. Skip it if you only need entry-level management or if cost pressure is tight and you don’t need the L3/L4 side.

D-Link
D-Link DGS 1100-08PV2 - Switch - smart - 8 x 10/100/1000 (PoE) - desktop - PoE (64 W)

Zyxel
Zyxel GS1100 Series GS1100-16 - Switch - unmanaged - 16 x 10/100/1000 - desktop, rack-mountable, wall-mountable

D-Link
D-Link DGS 1010MP - Switch - unmanaged - 8 x 10/100/1000 (PoE+) + 1 x 10/100/1000 (uplink) + 1 x 1000Base-X SFP (uplink) - desktop, rack-mountable - PoE+ (125 W)

TP-Link
TP-Link TL-SG1210PP V1 - Switch - unmanaged - 2 x 10/100/1000 (PoE++) + 6 x 10/100/1000 (PoE+) + 1 x combo Gigabit SFP/RJ-45 (uplink) + 1 x 10/100/1000 (uplink) - desktop - PoE++ (123 W)