I am looking for some advice on some gigabit switches. So far i have found a few i like but i also want to keep the price down. I want either a 5 port or 8 port.
Currently considering:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704173
I like this model because it has solid reviews and a large buffer i believe.
Please help me make a decision. FYI i am not that good with networks.
That looks to be a fine little switch for the money. So long as you don't need any features, it should work perfectly well. I've been using a couple little netgear gs105 switches for 7 or 8 years now with no problems. You don't need to spend a ton on a switch to get good performance. At least not for home use anyway.
Thanks for the reply. I will most likely be getting that one then.
If you want a switch that'll do VLANs and such later on, I have an LGS308, its fantastic. You can get it for between $80 and $100 on Newegg or Amazon, the price varies from day to day.
If he needs VLANs for whatever reason he can just get the e version which is 36 dollars on e-bay.
That's OK I do not need those features. I just need to them to be quick and reliable. All it needs to do is act as a switch. No fancy features because its for simple home use.
Newegg Flash has cheap switches all the time, here is one now http://flash.newegg.com/Product/N82E16833127505?icid=WP_0_01052015
Perfect! thanks i will pick one of those up.
not sure if you bought one yet newegg has on for 29.99 with $10.00 rebate (if you are into them)
The promo code is EMCAKKS47
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122128&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IGNEFL011515&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL011515&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL011515-_-EMC-011515-Index-_-Switches-_-33122128-S2A4D
I use this one and It has worked great for me for about a year now and its metal.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=33-156-251