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This is a fun one from Computex 2024. Our team there spotted a new switch from QNAP. The QNAP QSW-M3224-24T is a 24-port 10Gbase-T managed switch.
QNAP QSW-M3224-24T at Computex 2024
Here is the 1U rackmount switch atop a second unit. These are 24-port 10Gbase-T switches. We know there are many STH readers who prefer SFP+ for 10GbE networking, but 10Gbase-T switches can use existing wiring. It is funny, in many of our 2.5GbE switch reviews, like the QNAP QSW-2104-2T-A review, we get folks opining that 2.5GbE is useless so they should just go to 10Gbase-T. Here is that switch from QNAP.
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If something caught your eye, it is probably the management port stack. From afar, it may look like there is a management network Ethernet port and another RJ45-style serial console port. Instead, in that lower port there is a USB-C console port.
QNAP QSW M3224 24T Management Ports At Computex 2024
Something else interesting is that the switches are 10Gbase-T only, and do not have SFP28 (25GbE), QSFP+ (40GbE), or QSFP28 (100GbE) uplinks. Still, for a lot of folks, that is going to be OK.
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Here are the specs of the switch.
QNAP QSW M3224 24T At Computex 2024 Specs
There are not a ton of details other than it is a “L3 Lite Managed Switch” and that it supports things like QSS Pro 4.0.0 and multi-chassis link aggregation.
Final Words
If folks are interested, we can see if we can get one for Rohit to review. We have a few switch reviews and videos in progress going from 2.5GbE to 800GbE switches already, but we can look to review this one when it comes out in a few months. It is interesting to see QNAP expand its networking portfolio since its switches tend to be priced at the lower end of the price range. Affordable 10Gbase-T is something many have wanted for a long time.
