NETGEAR 5 Port Gigabit Desktop Switch (GS605AV) NETGEAR 5 Port Gigabit Desktop Switch (GS605AV)

Pros: Looks nice. Worked ok at first

Cons: My fault for grabbing at the unit when it had an attractive price. Didn't read the listing thoroughly enough. My turn to be stupid. It has QOS with no configuration options that I could find. With QOS enabled on my router the switch didn't perform very well. Turned off QOS and it all came to life. Unfortunately, it lasted a few months, enough time so I couldn't return it to Newegg. Then the data rate on anything plugged into it dropped like a stone. I finally gave up and replaced it with something else. With everything else wired the same as the Netgear unit I started to get very respectable data transfer rates without any drama. Also no problems selecting which port to use with what.

Other Thoughts: With these low priced items it can be dicey whether it pays to return them if they fail. In this case, given the price I paid, I will simply recycle the thing. Not a slap at Netgear. They might have simply replaced it. But shipping costs are too high these days.

Pros: Plugged it in and it worked. As simple as that. No need to mess with any settings

Cons: None

Pros: Does what it says.

Cons: I wish they'd clarify that 1 of the ports is for the "in-cable" so you can actually only plug-in 4 other connections.

Pros: prioritizes ports to optimize VoIP phone service. Great speed overall. No awkward data collisions causing tones on MagicJack calls. Very well built.

Cons: none (other than I didn't get it sooner)

Other Thoughts: Newegg does it again - Great product at an incredible price!

Pros: Simply does it's job. Good price.

Cons: Not as sexy as the business class models. Not incredibly intuitive from the labelling which ethernet ports are "in" and "out."

Pros: Good price.
Gigabit port speeds (maybe) (if you trust it) (if you plug into the correct port according to the Garanimals color-coding guide)

Cons: Hardwired QoS and Green features.

Other Thoughts: I jumped at a good price for a Gb switch for future expansion since all my ports are getting full in one area of the home network. I did not realize until after I received the unit that the ports are prioritized and the unit has "green" features that are supposed to disable unused ports, determine cable length and make power adjustments, etc, etc, i.e. a bunch of carp that is probably going to make problems if I ever need to use this thing. There is no switch to disable these "features" and the documentation on Netgear.com consists of only a 2-page setup card which doesn't give a way to disable them, so looks like I will be stuck with these "features" enabled. My fault though, I should have read the description more thoroughly before adding it to my cart. I'm still docking it two eggs without even getting it out of the box because Netgear shouldn't even put asking-for-trouble "features" like this in a product.

Pros: Nice 5 port switch. I needed to add more wired ports to my router and it works perfectly. easy install

Cons: none

Pros: nice little network switch, just what I needed.

Cons: none

Pros: Sorted out an issue with my media center. Had trouble getting E4200 cisco router hardwired on the other side of house to my XBox 360. Could not get XB360 to communicate with my PC. I was out of switches, so purchased this one and it does what it is supposed to do. Now all devices in this entertainment center are recognized by my main PC, and I still have WiFi in that area of the house as well. Of course, this was to mask a shortcoming in my technical competence, but at least I am a happy camper and did not have to reconfigure an advanced WiFi router such that it was no longer and advanced router...
Small.

Cons: None that I can think of as of yet.

Pros: This is a nice 5 port switch with gigabit ports that are backward compatible from 100 Mbps all the way down to 10 Mbps. The hub is designed for an entertainment center with automatic QOS for live video and game play. It is exactly what I was looking for.

The power transformer (wall wart) is designed so that you can plug it in and still be able to use the other plug. It was nicely engineered.

Cons: The only thing that bothers me about this gigabit switch is the power plug. The diameter of the plug is much smaller than usual so I don't know if it would stand up to rough treatment. However, if you are like me you will plug it in and leave it alone so it may not matter. It was just an observation that I made.

Other Thoughts: I was able to plug in multiple devices into a single ethernet connection. In my situation the ethernet connection was a powerline network and the switch functioned just fine. If you have a need for a gigabit switch that is optimized for home entertainment then this is the unit for you. It is small, works great, and it looks good sitting on my entertainment center.