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Haven't touched it in six months. I'd still need a multiport gigabit switch at my desk, though -- probably another Netgear.Like many other users, I unpacked the box, plugged in the power and cables and started using it. If I ever got ambitious, I'd move this switch down to the basement and put it just downstream from the FIOS router, then use it to connect all the Ethernet drops from various rooms in the house so any in-house system-to-system wired link would be gigabit.
What I did not count on was the increased speed of a gigabit switch. Just checked a recent sync log. I replaced a Netgear 5-port Fast Ethernet switch on my desk with this one to get more ports.
106 music files -- 490+MB data -- in 14 seconds. A great product. I frequently sync my desktop Windows email and files with my laptop (MacBook Pro running OSX plus Windows via VMWare Fusion).
Both systems have gigabit Ethernet adapters so the transfers are breathtakingly fast through the switch.
I would take Netgear over linksys, or D-link any day. Everything works great out of the box and there are zero issues. Go with quality, go with Netgear. Netgear is without a doubt the best out there. The metal housing is top notch and it is built like a tank.
Plug it in and it works. Exactly what I expected from Netgear GS ProSafe - sturdy.
One of these units (two years old) just died on me. In other words: just sit around, keep calling back; we can't even send in the dud until they are good and ready.I think next time, I'll try another vendor.If you do decide to buy this unit, consider buying two. The unit works fine; I haven't ever had functional issues with it. We spent two hours being bounced from one person to another; our call got dropped three times().; we will have to pay for shipping the dead unit in; and at the very, very end it turned out that they were out of stock for replacements AND WOULD NOT ISSUE AN RMA UNTIL THEY GOT IT BACK IN STOCK. You may not get a bad one replaced in a timely fashion. It gets quite hot - be sure to use the rubber feet and don't pack them too tightly. (There is no fan).HOWEVER, Netgear warranty service is now quite bad.
What good is a 5-year guarantee if I must repeatedly spend time explaining to Netgear that it has really failed and then pay for shipping on RMA's. The replacement worked well for a over a year, but then failed as well. I would pass up the "bargain" price because it may cost more than expected in time and shipping. I've owned and installed many Netgear products and this is the first one that has given me significant grief. The originally purchased device failed within 5 months and the RMA was backordered for a couple weeks.
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