Does The MAKE Of A Network Switch Matter? (TP-Link, Netgear Or...?)

I recently needed a new network switch for my garage, so I went to purchase a Netgear switch as usual. However I quickly noticed that their price has jumped MASSIVELY: they are now 57% higher than they were just two years ago - yikes!

As a result, I purchased a much cheaper TP-Link unmanaged gigabit switch instead. But it got me thinking: is it okay to 'mix and match' different network switches? Or could you have some problems with this?

Well luckily it's USUALLY fine to use various makes of switch in your networking set-up. I now have three Netgear switches and one TP-Link switch (along with four Eero Pro 6 routers, and a TP-Link PoE Injector) - and my network is rock solid. I have no problems at all.

Having said all that, there are SOME factors that would make me avoid certain makes of network switch - as I cover in this video.

The individual sections of this video are:

00:00 Intro
00:44 Does The MAKE Of Network Switch Matter?
01:32 You Can Mix And Match Without Issue
02:02 Metal Is Better Than Plastic
02:16 TP-Link's LEDs SUCK (Compared To Netgear)
02:48 GLEEN IS L33T
03:07 Final Thoughts

The three networking videos I mentioned are:

Grounding my Ethernet cables -    • Grounding My Outdoor Ethernet Cables ...  
Running cables to my garage -    • Playing With Dirt! Running CAT7 & Fib...  
Setting up my home network (again) -    • I Made MANY Mistakes Setting Up My Ne...  

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