TRENDnet 28-Port Multi-Gig Switch down to $329.99 in latest price cut

A $40 cut from the list price.

Multi-gig switching has quietly become the bottleneck in a lot of home and small-office networks. Laptops and NAS boxes now ship with 2.5GbE ports, and the old gigabit switch in the closet cannot move that traffic anywhere. The TRENDnet TEG-S50284 is built for exactly that gap.

TRENDnet 28-Port Multi-Gig Switch drops to $329.99 - save $40. That 11 percent discount brings a 24-port 2.5G rack switch with four 10G uplinks down to a price that finally makes sense for a small business closet.

THE DEAL

TRENDnet 28-Port Multi-Gig Switch

$329.99 (was $369.99) - Save $40 (11% off)

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Get This Deal

For just $329.99, down from its list price of $369.99, you get 24 ports of 2.5G copper and four 10G SFP+ links in one chassis. The $40 saving is the difference between a switch that needs justification and one that just gets ordered. Buyers running Cat5e or better already have the cabling this needs.

What You're Getting

The 2.5G ports are the core of the pitch. They run at multi-gig speeds over the Cat5e you may already have in the walls, so a fast workstation or NAS gets real headroom without a recabling project. The four 10G SFP+ ports handle the uplink to a core switch or server, which keeps the whole stack from choking at the trunk.

Who This Is For

Best for home lab builders, small offices, and anyone wiring up a NAS, several 2.5GbE workstations, or a Wi-Fi 7 access point that can actually use the bandwidth. The NDAA and TAA compliance also matters if you sell into government or education accounts and need the paperwork to clear. If your network tops out at gigabit and will stay there for years, a cheaper unmanaged gigabit switch still does the job.

Final Verdict

The four 10G SFP+ ports are what separate this from the pile of cheap 2.5G switches, and they are the reason $329.99 holds up. If your gear already has multi-gig ports sitting idle, this is the box that unlocks them.