Set the SE28000 into my home network, mainly to push CAD data and backups between servers and workstation back and forth. My old Netgear GB switch came up with marbled data rates, oscillating between 80Mb (for large files) and 20Mb (smaller files). The Cisco has significantly fewer problems, constant rates of 90-100Mb are permanently observed. A prerequisite for this are ordinary Netwerkkarten (Intel Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter PCIe, at the workstation and the server) and correspondingly fast hard drives (in the server I use hardware RAID 6 through 8 7200rpm drives a). And all that he creates with older Cat5e cables. Hats off.
The only drawback is the previously described lack of wall mounting. But he who seeks that accesses the Small Business versions of Cisco (the square). Because right there matching dowels.
Conclusion: A little expensive but the throughput computing made the charge, must push the often large amount of data, at least for people.