Pros: A simple and small desktop switch with true 1GBE throughput. Being physically small it's easy to place anywhere and no fan means it's quiet.

Cons: A little more expensive than the competition, but I figure you get what you pay for. I bought this to replace a competitor's switch that failed after a little over a year.

Pros: Easy to install and well laid out.

Cons: Ivy Bridge CPU's are only supported on version 352 or later. Newegg CON NOT guarentee a particular version. They were gracious enough to understand and allow me to RMW w/o the 15%. Get the standard Sandy Bridge to be sure it will work.

Other Thoughts: Why Intel didn't just make a new part number to keep this from happening is misitfying. It's bad enough when CPU type needs a BIOS update befor eit works.