D-Link DGS-2208 8-Port 10/100/1000 Desktop Switch
by D-Link Systems, Inc.
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Customer Review: Wonderful switch for small home network
Summary: 5 Stars
This switch is, simply put, great. It took longer to unwrap, open, and get the parts out the box than it did to get all my network cables plugged in and movies streaming.
I have 5 rooms with ports, so this 8-port switch is just enough to have 5 rooms/wireless router/media center/1 left to spare for another room connection in the basement.
I've had this switch running for roughly 2 months now and have had zero problems.
No performance issues, no lagging when multiple people are actively using the internet for movies or mmo's.
If you're looking for an easy home networking solution to connect your house together, this won't let you down.
Customer Review: Pretty good for home use
Summary: 5 Stars
I wanted a switch at home that can provide me with around 8 ports without worrying about the setup. This suits my need perfectly. I get 7 ports (1 is used for uplink to router) and everything started working automatically without any setup. My computer and NAS does gigabyte and the performance was pretty good while transferring files. This switch is connected to a 10/100 router and I did not see any performance degradation between PC and NAS. I will keep on testing the transfer rate across different units in my house and update my review. So far this is value for the money and does good job.
As always shopping from amazon is a nice experience.
Customer Review: Plug and Play on my HD Homerun units
Summary: 5 Stars
My 2nd purchase when I saw it on sale again at $4 per port as I need to expand my network. I used this D-Link gigabit switch to network my 3 Silicondust HD Homerun HDTV devices, PCs and printer. Excellent thoroughput and works with 100 ft CAT5e runs. I only wish they made this with affordable 12 ports! Runs without a hitch on first boot, never hanged or needed a reboot. Excellent product. I also bought more expensive Netgear prosafe 5, 8, and 16 ports gigabit for work, but some units will hang or register 10/100 - reboot fixes these, but I wonder how non-techies handle first time hiccups like these - rate them as faulty or bad?Customer Review: Good value, finicky about cabling
Summary: 4 Stars
This device is one of the cheapest 8 port gigabit switches available. It was compatible with all of the devices on my network that I connected directly via a patch cable. I wasn't able to achieve a Gigabit link through my in house wiring (Cat 5). If I connect a device that supports only 100Meg links, it works fine, but when I connect gigabit devices the link light never comes on. I'm going to try upgrading one of the drops to Cat 6 cable to see if that fixes the issue.
I was also satisfied that the device stays very cool to the touch, unlike many other network devices. It seems like this one is truly low power.
Customer Review: Quick and easy upgrade
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased two of these to replace aging 100 Mbps Linksys switches. I literally unplugged the cables from the old switch and plugged them into the new switch. Now I can copy and backup very large files/sets of files in a reasonable amount of time. These switches look good, are totally silent (no fans) and claim to have some power saving benefit but I can't vouch for that. I would have given another star but since I've only had them in use for three weeks I'm not certain what their longevity will be. BTW, after rebates, I paid about $35 each for the two I purchased. They're a quick and easy upgrade that I would recommend.