It's an enterprise grade switch. I wouldn't recommend putting it anywhere where noise is a concern. The fans are audible to say the least. Mines located in a half height network cabinet in my garage.
In a basement should also be suitable
Fora PoE switch I recently purchased one of these. It's the cheapest I could find that supports 802.3at PoE+ which I need for my APs and future proof. It works great and as far as managed switches go it's got a reasonably easy web interface if your a beginner. Vlan support also so you can create...