Pros: Solid feeling, heavy unit.

It's nice to have a steel case for a change. The corners are squared so it is easy to EIA rack mount or stack on a shelf.

It's convection cooled. That's sort of a double edged sword -- on one hand it's quiet on the other hand the power supply is a built in heat source and one probably should be careful to not obstruct any air flow.

Cons: This is a never ending burr in my personal saddle. I don't like having the connections (in this case the RJ-45 sockets) on the same side as the activity indicators. Granted it's nice in a patch closet but it really looks messy in a less dedicated setting.

Other Thoughts: I like the separate 10/100 and 1,000 communications bandwidth lights. It's a quick way to spot the slow devices.

Pros: Steel case.
Solid and hefty.
Works -- actually got a perceivable improvement in the network speed.
Great price!

Cons: Two things, both of which qualify as a personal preference and obvious from the NewEgg pictures.

1) The activity indicators are part of the RJ-45 connectors. They hard to see with cables plugged in.

2) The external "wall wart" switching power supply connector is on the opposite site from the RJ-45 connectors. Having cable connections on opposite sides of the case makes mounting awkward.

Other Thoughts: I had to call TP-Link about another DOA switch.

Tech support had a very heavy accent that was quite difficult to understand. To make matters worse tech support did not seem very knowledgeable.

In my case the 16 port switch was replacing a working 10/100 8 port switch, yet tech support wanted every cat 6 Ethernet cable replaced to establish that all the indicator lights on the 16 port switch were indeed defective.