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Originally Posted by Brannigans Law
Thanks for the input. The switch will be in my basement in what will eventually be a utility room with washer dryer and water heater and all that good stuff. Closed off at all times... I assume a fan cooled unit will have a longer life span at the expense of the noise?
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That's also the kind of location that is going to choke up a fan cooled unit with dust and lint, which is another way of looking at the decision. For home use, I'd be looking for passive cooled gear wherever possible. I'd probably even go with two smaller 8 port switches, and you can probably find two 8 port switches for less than a 16 port switch.