If you are technically inclined and have money, try the Cisco Catalyst 3750G. It is $4K but you can filter ports to get the maximum bandwidth and speed. I use these at work.
If you want something that is good and little to no fuss, get the Netgear Prosafe JGS524 for 1/10 the price for 24 ports. I use one in my home for my media center and ReplayTV devices. BTW, used switches generally work as well as new.
There are not any good home switch comparison sites but this one will get you started.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30041/51/
Almost lastly, I have not found any actual (real world) throughput differences between Cat5e and Cat6. Are you seeing a difference?
Lastly, why are you not going wireless "N" ? Just curious.
Originally Posted by
bagold
I'm looking to buy a gigabyte switch for my home. I'm all wired up for CAT6. Right now my switch has 24 ports but only 2 ports are 1000mbps the rest are 100.
Looking to upgrade to a switch that has more / all 1000 mbps capability. Can you point me to which forum / guide has some comparisons on a good switch?
Or anyone recommend a good one?