Reviewed by: DeepThawt on 10-Aug-08 Rating:

Strengths:Zero Configuration

Weaknesses:none

Summary:Plug it in, attach ethernet cables, and yer done.
Could not be easier. There is nothing to set, no configuration, it just works and it is fast.
Supports jumbo frames, QoS, Gigabit full duplex.

Reviewed by: Supercop007 on 24-May-07 Rating:

Strengths:It just works. Gigabit speeds, classy exterior, lightweight, has holes on the bottom for wall mounting.

Weaknesses:Power adapter angled to the side so you have to plug it in at the end of your surge protector / power strip.

Summary:If you are building a simple gigabit network in your home or small business, this switch is for you. It simply works, just plug your router and computers into the back and you have a nice speedy network with internet connectivity at a relatively inexpensive price. So far I\'ve had no problems with connectivity or speed between desktops.

One nice touch is the different lights for varying speeds on each port. Another is that the wall-mounting angle they use is able to position the switch either horizontally or vertically. My only negative is that the power adapter was oddly shaped and angled toward the side so you can only plug it in at the ends of your surge protector / power strip.

Overall I highly recommend this product. It\'s stable, very easy to work with, and it makes home networking much easier.

Reviewed by: lionfan on 14-May-07 Rating:

Strengths:Plug it in and go....

Weaknesses:None

Summary:There isn\'t much else to say than plug in the power, plug in the ethernet cables and you are connected. I have a Gigabit LAN connection on my desktop and it was instantly connected at 1000mbp when I installed the switch. Running constant for one month, no restarts and no dropped connections. Supports jumbo and Qos, different LED colors for connection speed, but they are hard to see from a distance.

Reviewed by: Pacman40 on 28-Apr-07 Rating:

Strengths:Relative small foot print, ease of setup and supports Jumbo frames.

Weaknesses:Power supply is large.

Summary:Purchased the switch when I setup my 2 TB network attached storage (NAS). Jumbo frame support was paramount for large data (excess of 75 MB) transfers. Supports my 1 Gb systems as well as my older 100Mb connections without a problenm. Very easy to configure and looks nice with it\'s various colored status lights.

Reviewed by: Bjonez on 24-Apr-07 Rating:

Strengths:No set up, looks good, fast

Weaknesses:no up-link port

Summary:This is a great switch. The switch works as advertised and it\'s a quick way to bring gigabit speeds to your network. I have had it working for about a week and have not found anything wrong with it. I especially like the way it looks it can easily fit in with other electronic components and will not leave the room it is placed in looking like a data center room. The only down side is that there is no up-link port so if you connect this to a router you have to use one of the 8 ports not a big deal but it might be something to consider. Overall this a great product.

Reviewed by: waterboyev on 06-Mar-07 Rating:

Strengths:speed, smooth data transfer, asthetics,

Weaknesses:slight off-balance once multiple cables plugged in, lack of positions

Summary:So far I\'ve been very pleased with the switch. Its regular use is in a home network, with 3-5 PCs at any particular time. I use a D-link wireless router for DHCP, and sitting on top of each other they actually look pretty nice on my desk. It doesn\'t run as hot as a lot of other 8+ port switches, even when stacked with my router. I used it over the weekend for a LAN party as well, and it ran very smoothly. About half of us had gigabit cards; nobody could detect any lag even when daisy chained with another 8 port switch. The only complain I had was that it didn\'t balance well if I wanted to set it up on its side, and once you plugged in more than 2 or 3 cables its center of gravity shifted far enough back that the front would tilt up (until I stacked my router on it). Just a small annoyance that a lot of other boxes share, but I have had a few that for whatever reason seemed weighted differently to stay down even when all jacks were being used.

Reviewed by: tschumpr on 15-Feb-07 Rating:

Strengths:Great performance for the price.Lights in front/cables in back make it easy to monitor and neatly run cables.

Weaknesses:Mounting can be awkward (2 screws, weird angle)

Summary:I have been very impressed with the performace of this switch for HPC applications running on a cluster of 7 PCs. The applications put a huge load on the switch, but it handles it just fine. In fact, I\'ve purchased 2 more of these switches.

Reviewed by: stockshowgypsy on 02-Feb-07 Rating:

Strengths:No installation problems, plug and play, Jumbo frames, had no problems with mixed speeds

Weaknesses:neds clearance to keep from running hot

Summary:The switch was an easy setup. Plug and play. Unit was chained with two other switches without problems. This was in mixed environment. Unit is attractive-wires plug into back. This is an economic product that does its job.

Reviewed by: SDTechDeals on 02-Jan-07 Rating:

Strengths:Good value (w/ rebates); easy setup; compact

Weaknesses:Should be nine-ports; power-supply adapter could be smaller

Summary:I have gigabit ports on my computer and network attached storage device (NAS). I wanted my computer and the NAS to communicate as quickly as possible, to speedup backups. I stopped using the 4-port switch on my Linksys router, and am not using this instead. It worked out of the box, without any tweaking. My computer immediately reported a gigabit connection. I tested out a few large file copies, and they were indeed faster compared to using the 100MBit switch on my router. There is still a 100MBit connection to the internet, but that did not slow down the rest of my home network.

My only knocks are that there should be 9-ports, not eight, as one gets used up to make the connection to the other network device (in my case, the router). When you buy the four-port router from D-Link, it actually has four usable ports. As a result, that device might actually be a better value. I also didn\'t like that the AC adapter was so bulky.

But overall, I am quite happy with the product, and it worked as advertised.

Reviewed by: dfechser on 28-Dec-06 Rating:

Strengths:Tiny, light-weight, Easy to Install

Weaknesses:None.

Summary:I\'m very much a network newbie. I bought a router about 10 months ago and now had to buy a switch to add a couple more PCs. I was pretty nervous because I know nothing about this stuff so I brought it home, plugged it into the router, and plugged a couple of PCs into it - it worked! It\'s really that easy!

I did some experimenting by taking the router out of the network. All the PCs could still talk to each other but, even when I connected the modem, none could access the internet. When I put the router back in the network the internet was there for all of the PCs.

Now my kids are all playing networked games and I can\'t get any chores done...

Reviewed by: fableyang on 16-Dec-06 Rating:

Strengths:easy to set up, small size,cheaper than 5 ports:-)

Weaknesses:absolutely none

Summary:Looks cool, and seems to perform well,different colored LEDs indicated connection speed. Supports Jumbo Frames. Really fast tranfers between my two desktops using gigabit and jumbo frames. Connected to wireless router for other transfers. Great buy!

Reviewed by: cybertron on 06-Dec-06 Rating:

Strengths:Plenty of ports for a home network, good price

Weaknesses:Not 16 ports:-) Haven\'t had any trouble with it so far.

Summary:I bought this primarily for a LAN party that I help organize that usually draws 40-50 PC gamers and runs for 24 hours. During that time the switch never caused any problems (which is more than I can say for some of our other equipment), and performance seemed in line with what you would expect from a gigabit switch.

I\'ve read that some people think it gets too hot, so I was curious to see how it would handle all 8 ports in constant use for over 24 hours straight, but I didn\'t notice that it got excessively warm.

Some reviewers have also said that it doesn\'t properly handle a mixed 100/1000 environment, but we had one person with a 100 meg connection on and were still getting speeds well above 100 meg, so I don\'t believe that is a problem either.

My only complaint would be that I need about half a dozen more and maybe a couple of 16 port switches so everyone can have gigabit next time.:-)

Reviewed by: scottegos2 on 22-Oct-06 Rating:

Strengths:workslooks goodplenty of status

Weaknesses:none

Summary:supports jumbo frames and QoS. quiet, has all cables in back for neatness. auto crossover detection. good buffer size. status lights to tell you if you\'r at gigE or not.

Reviewed by: edavid on 28-Sep-06 Rating:

Strengths:works fine, well packaged

Weaknesses:

Summary:This switch seems to work fine in 100BT and 1000BT modes (I haven\'t tested 10BT).

It\'s a nice small size and is also easy to wall mount; the penalty for this is that it uses an external wall wart.

I appreciated the 2 status LEDs for each port, although you have to get close to read them.

Like all 1000BT switches, it runs hot, so you probably wouldn\'t want to stack something on top of it. It takes quite a while to boot up, but I guess most people will leave it on all the time.