We ended up using a few of our lab servers to help test the CRS226. It should be noted that we have a bit of experience with these switches due to having three already deployed, each one with every port occupied. We primarily used five machines for today’s review. There are certainly better switches out there that cost more, so we are doing the review in light of the fact this is meant to be a low cost option.
Rackmount units tend to retail for $10-20 more than this desktop version. We are doing this review in the context of this unit being a $250 switch, new. Being fair, these are not the same as some of the rackmount switch units in terms of processing power, but for SMB and SOHO uses this is a standout offering.Īlthough Mikrotik is not as widely stocked as some other brands you can get the units from Amazon and on Ebay: We are going to explore these in today’s review.
The reason it is a great value is because of three factors: Just to put this in perspective, “dumb” 24-port gigabit switches currently cost about $100 new so the CRS226 does carry a significant premium over the lowest in class pricing. The third and fourth were purchased for $241. Looking back, the first unit we purchased from the EU shipped to the US for $329. Suffice to say, these units have surprised on the upside.
Anecdotal at best, but my experience over the past few quarters has been excellent. It is perhaps the best value switch in its class and the only time any of the four CRS226 units has gone down is when I have turned off power. The review today is of the now fourth Mikrotik CRS226-24G-2S+IN I have personally purchased. There is another one happily working in the lab. This review has been delayed by many months as the first two CRS226 units I purchased ended up replacing two of the main switches in my home. The Mikrotik CRS226-24G-2S+IN is a 24-port gigabit Ethernet switch with two SFP+ 10 giagbit Ethernet ports. Today we are doing a quick review of the Mikrotik CRS226-24G-2S+IN switch.
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