I did read the specs on both switches. I favored the multiple ways to communicate with and configure the boxes. Trendnet won out by far, BUT, Cisco's high points are that there were hundreds of responses from buyers on Amazon who a very high percentage of them spoke highly pertaining to various aspects of the SG200-26 in contrast to a couple of people commenting on the Trendnet TL2-G244. I purchased the Cisco SG200-26. My past 35 year experience was with much larger switches than these. Thanks for the responses!!