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Primary Device

Fortinet FortiSwitch 124G
Fortinet FortiSwitch 124G
★ 3.7 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: 240 Gbps
  • Forwarding Rate: 355 Mpps
  • Ports: 24x 100/1000/2.5G RJ45, 6x 10G SFP+
  • PoE Budget: N/A
  • Layer: L2 with Static Routing
  • Stacking support: Yes (via FortiLink)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Full 2.5G multi-gigabit support on all 24 access ports; robust 60Gbps uplink capacity via 6x 10G SFP+ ports; fanless design for silent operation; native FortiLink integration for centralized management via FortiGate.
  • ✘ Cons: Non-PoE model (requires FPOE variant for power); advanced L3 features like OSPF/BGP require a separate license; lacks hardware-based MC-LAG support found in higher-tier models.
  • Est. Price: $1,130 - $1,504

Compare Against

Ubiquiti Enterprise 8 PoE
Ubiquiti Enterprise 8 PoE
★ 3.5 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: 80 Gbps
  • Forwarding Rate: 59.52 Mpps
  • Ports (breakdown): (8) 2.5 Gbps RJ45 PoE+, (2) 10 Gbps SFP+
  • PoE Budget: 120W
  • Layer: Layer 3
  • Stacking support: No (UniFi Controller Management)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Multi-gigabit 2.5GbE ports, dual 10G SFP+ uplinks, silent fanless operation, robust Layer 3 switching features, and seamless UniFi ecosystem integration.
  • ✘ Cons: Relatively high price per port, limited to PoE+ (no PoE++ support), runs quite warm under load, and lacks native rack-mounting hardware.
  • Est. Price: $479 - $489

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