NETGEAR GS105 ProSafe 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch - 10/100/1000 Mbps
by Netgear
|
List Price: Our Price: $37.77 You Save: $23.22 (38%) Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days Buy Used: from $27.00 (click here) Category: CE See more product details |
|---|
Customers in the UK,
Buy this product at amazon.co.uk
for British Pounds
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of NETGEAR GS105 ProSafe 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch - 10/100/1000 Mbps
Customer Review: Dropped Wireless on Desktops for Faster Speed
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this item because I set up a Windows 2003 file server in my home to store files from my various computers. I still use wireless for laptop, but no longer for desktop. Speeds file transfer speeds increased greatly from 100M to GB speed. Well worth the price. Unit has good build quality and is made of metal, not plastic. Unit has been working since I purchased it with no problems (switches are so much more robust than the routers they have to deal with). File transfer to W2k3 box is about 40MB/sec. (1GHz P3 server)
I like Netgear's Professional line.
Customer Review: Netgear "pro" line better than their consumer grade
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used Netgear products for about 9 years now and have always been pleased, but I have had almost 100% failure of Netgear consumer grade gigE switches. :( Both lines are simple to set up and work as designed, but the lifetime warranty on the pro line seems to be backed up by the more bulletproof construction. I have one 6 year old 8 port gigE switch that has been running 24x7 in their pro line and I have had every consumer grade (the white kind) develop dead ports or die outright within a couple of years. The adage "a cheap tool is an expensive tool" applies to Netgear.Customer Review: Fast, sturdy and small
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using this product for about a month (so far). It's metallic construction makes it heavier than other similar products in its category, but it also gives you the feeling of sturdiness and durability, specially if you move it a lot.
The installation is super simple and in my case I had no problem with defective parts (provided power supply and the switch itself).
This unit operates 24/7 in my home handling 2 media hubs and a desktop into the broadband Internet router.
When the price comes down again I am likely to purchase another one.
Customer Review: Xbox Live, Easy as Pie !!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this and just like a phone splitter, i went str8 from the modem to the switch and off 2 my xbox and off to my comp and bing badda boom ,Lickity split , Plug and play .....No laggs nothing~ cake walk for splitting your ether net lines for Xbox live,
No software to deal with and NO lagg while im using the comp at the same time and playing a multilayer Gta match and Others~ props to Netgear
NO need for a router, now i dont have to unplug my comp and then later plug it back in and vise versa over and over again....
Customer Review: Switch vs. Hub
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a 5-port HUB (using 3 of them) across the room from my main system. When transferring files I got a steady stream of collisions. Really slowed down the transfer due to all the retransmissions.
The SWITCH was truly Plug & Play. Plugged everything in and it worked. It did all the address look-up and handshaking without human involvement. File transfers now run at full speed with no collisions.
Highly recommended.