16 port gigabit Switch recommendation please!!

[lanrat]

Can somebody please recommend a suitable 16 port Gb switch to use in a small 1 server(SBS 2k3), 12 workstation env.

I am considering the PowerConnect 2716 16-Port due to price point and that it can be setup as a managed switch (web manage) - I manage this site remotely.

From the server's (local) NIC the existing dgs-105 feeds a dgs-108 one floor up. (dlink Gb switches)

Due to rapid (and unforeseen) expansion downstairs I need to replace the dgs-105.

Thanks

 

[cajuntank]

You could also look at the Linksys SRW2016. Price point should fall pretty in line with Dell (Dell makes pretty good pc'c, but there's just something about buying someone else's product and slapping a label on the front and calling it their own like they do with printers and switches).

I believe the Linksys also gives you a little investment protection should you later decide to upgrade the switch to a Cisco Catalyst.