Curious about my router/switch setup, would this be wise?

[RDSport323]

I am going to be networking a small office, with 10 workstations, all with gigabit NICs. So, this was my plan..

-Buy a gigabit wireless router (4 ports 10/100/1000)
-8 port unmanaged gigabit switch or 2x 5 port unmanaged gigabit switch

Now would there be any sort of bottleneck or any type of problems associated with using 2x 5 port switches as opposed to 1 8port? And would all computers be transferring to each other at gigabit speeds, except for the internet of course, but file sharing amongst the LAN would be near gigabit speeds?

And if I did go with 2 5port switches, does it matter if i plugged one in each slot on the router or if i plugged 1 into the router, and the other switch daisy chained and connected to the other 5 port switch? They would pretty much be the same correct?

And is it worth getting a managed switch? that's the same as getting a router correct?

 

[JackMDS]

The Router + Switch is fine.

The Router is a combo unit of a Routing circuit, Wireless Access point and a switch.

Thus there is No difference using stand alone switch or a switch that happen to be in the same plastic box with a Routing system and an Access Point.

 

[Nothinman]

Now would there be any sort of bottleneck or any type of problems associated with using 2x 5 port switches as opposed to 1 8port? And would all computers be transferring to each other at gigabit speeds, except for the internet of course, but file sharing amongst the LAN would be near gigabit speeds?

In theory, no. But those combo devices are usually crap so I wouldn't be surprised if they don't work well as switches either. And I would keep the router separate from the switches so that it's easier to swap out later once you figure out just how shitty it really is.

And is it worth getting a managed switch? that's the same as getting a router correct?

No, switches switch and routers route. Cisco is blurring that line with their layer 3 switches, but they're still not the same.