[TriLUG] Network switches

[Grawburg via TriLUG]

Since 8-port switches range in price from $20 to $200 I wonder how you determine which to get?
The network here is starts with a 3Com 3300 SuperStack II and branches over 4 floors to 2 small (8 port) Netgear switches.
All ethernet cable is Cat 5e. Except for my computer and a single MAC the other 8 PCs are Windows XP or Win 7.
What differences, if any, might I see by upgrading the small Netgear switches?

Brian Grawburg
Wilson

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