Netgear ProSafe GS108 8 Port Gigabit Switch - £29.99 @ Novatech

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  jackvdbuk10 months, 2 weeks ago6 LikesShow comment toolsReply

  i opted for a TP-LINK switch over this mainly due to price and am glad i did, works perfect and saved a few quid too :)

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  xeroc10 months, 2 weeks ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  These are great switches. Thanks for posting.
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  jackvdbuk10 months, 2 weeks ago6 Likes #2Show comment toolsReply

  i opted for a TP-LINK switch over this mainly due to price and am glad i did, works perfect and saved a few quid too :)
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  rama2628510 months, 2 weeks ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  Ha, I just bought one of these last week from this company. They gave me an estimated delivery of like over a week away, but it was dispatched the next day using parcel force and arrived the day after (you could even track it online). Quite impressed overall. Also a very good product, it's just plug and play and works right out the box - bear in mind that one of the ports is used up by the ethernet cable in (you can only connect 7 devices). No problems :)
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  dontasciime10 months, 2 weeks ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  Bargain. Paid over £100 for mine a few years back.
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  spannerzone10 months, 2 weeks ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  Is a good price for a decent product.
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  Mister_E10 months, 2 weeks ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  Best you can buy :-) great gear.
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  carsick7710 months, 2 weeks ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  use these at work, they are very good and they also get kicked/pulled around a lot without damage.
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  kyeung10 months, 2 weeks ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  Are these POE switches please?
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  speculatrix10 months, 2 weeks ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  eight ports not enough? I upgraded from eight to sixteen, got one of these:
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-16-Port-Gigabit-Desktop-Switch/dp/B003UWRYBI/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_1
  
  is totally silent
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  montblanc10 months, 2 weeks ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  Even after reading the wikipedia entry I still have no idea what these do.. you connect your internet or server through an ethernet cable in the back then connect 8 pcs in the same room by ethernet?
  
  
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  craigtumilty10 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #11Show comment toolsReply

  This will give 1GIGABIT internally to every device connected to it. So if you have a NAS box, Desktop Pc and and Media Box such as WDTV live or Popocorn Hour all those would connect to this and then this device connects to your router / modem (though this wouldnt be very secure)
  
  If you had a NAS (DS412), 2 PCS, Laptop, 3 Media Boxes this would allow tranfer of files upto 100MB/s between devices
  
  

  
  Edited By: craigtumilty on Jul 10, 2012 19:07
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  garethcamp10 months, 2 weeks ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  craigtumilty

  This will give 1GIGABIT internally to every device connected to it. So if you have a NAS box, Desktop Pc and and Media Box such as WDTV live or Popocorn Hour all those would connect to this and then this device connects to your router / modem (though this wouldnt be very secure)
  
  If you had a NAS (DS412), 2 PCS, Laptop, 3 Media Boxes this would allow tranfer of files upto 100MB/s between devices
  
  

  
  
  Assuming all your devices are gigabit compatible. Hot deal, voted hot, I'd buy one but already have a Netgear Gigabit switch (different model)
  

  
  Edited By: garethcamp on Jul 10, 2012 19:12
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  KitKatFox10 months, 2 weeks ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  I'm probably one of the VERY few people that has had this happen, but my TP-LINK switch died after 18 months. At that point, I went back to a Netgear 100Mb switch that I've had since the 90's and it still works a treat. Really can't argue with the quality of these Netgear switches in my experience, so they're worth the premium in my opinion.
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  muzzzzzzzzzy10 months, 2 weeks ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  craigtumilty

  This will give 1GIGABIT internally to every device connected to it. So if you have a NAS box, Desktop Pc and and Media Box such as WDTV live or Popocorn Hour all those would connect to this and then this device connects to your router / modem (though this wouldnt be very secure)
  
  If you had a NAS (DS412), 2 PCS, Laptop, 3 Media Boxes this would allow tranfer of files upto 100MB/s between devices
  
  

  
  Why wouldn't it be secure.... please explain... -_-
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  spamcan6110 months, 2 weeks ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  carsick77

  use these at work, they are very good and they also get kicked/pulled around a lot without damage.

  
  
  Agreed, we use this model at work, and they get a hard life; ship them to end customers (not the ones we've kicked round the lab...) never had any issues with them. bargain
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  alexus10 months, 2 weeks ago #16Show comment toolsReply

  ordered thanks OP very happy.
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  dezontk10 months, 2 weeks ago #17Show comment toolsReply

  muzzzzzzzzzy

  craigtumilty

  This will give 1GIGABIT internally to every device connected to it. So if you have a NAS box, Desktop Pc and and Media Box such as WDTV live or Popocorn Hour all those would connect to this and then this device connects to your router / modem (though this wouldnt be very secure)
  
  If you had a NAS (DS412), 2 PCS, Laptop, 3 Media Boxes this would allow tranfer of files upto 100MB/s between devices
  
  

  
  Why wouldn't it be secure.... please explain... -_-

  
  
  He probably means spoofing or mitm. Although in your own house neither should be a concern.
  
  Have this switch myself and it does the job, using all the 8 ports for gigabit connections, all on at once.. the thing doesnt even get warm.
  

  
  Edited By: dezontk on Jul 10, 2012 20:22
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  MrBigNuts10 months, 2 weeks ago #18Show comment toolsReply

  good deal , nice spot
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  Anarchist10 months, 2 weeks ago2 Likes #19Show comment toolsReply

  KitKatFox

  I'm probably one of the VERY few people that has had this happen, but my TP-LINK switch died after 18 months. At that point, I went back to a Netgear 100Mb switch that I've had since the 90's and it still works a treat. Really can't argue with the quality of these Netgear switches in my experience, so they're worth the premium in my opinion.

  
  
  Not really mate, TP link are ghastly. They lack the processing power to actually service the bandwidth of the ports, so if you're expecting reliability when you're maxing out your network, don't bother. Not to mention build quality isn't great.
  
  Netgear switch build quality isn't amazing either. Weak point is usually their PSUs. They certainly are not the best money can buy, and if you believe that you certainly are not experienced enough to make claims like that.
  
  But they are great value. Nobody can claim a netgear switch would ever be anywhere near as good as for example, a Cisco 2960, or HP procurve, but they sure are better value for the majority of people.
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  Anarchist10 months, 2 weeks ago2 Likes #20Show comment toolsReply

  Oh, and why do we always get idiots come into threads saying 'I have no idea what this does!' - surely to god, if you were that interested to have viewed a deal, you must have some sort of clue a to why you might be interested in it?
  
  Sigh.

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