Rosewill RC-410X 10/100/1000Mbps 8-Port Desktop Green Power Saving Switch/ Plastic shell 8 x RJ45 8K MAC Address Table 832 Kbits SRAM buffer memory

Pros: The thing is fast and energy efficient. Does its job well and is under 50 dollars - you cannot go wrong!

Cons: the last 4 ports have lower priority than the others. This is mentioned on the box but I however did not see any change in speeds or notice any other evidence of this on the computers hooked to those ports.

Overall Review: I do not really consider the con i listed a negative thing - it is only partially misleading because it is not mentioned until you buy it. Thus it gets 5 eggs.

Pros: Supports gigabit LAN; supports 1000 and 100 speed devices with no problems; runs very cool; plug-and-play

Cons: None I've found

Overall Review: I was able to test this with 2 gigabit computers and a 100mbps computer, and I found that this supports all three devices at their respective speeds with no problems. The gigabits transferred data between each other at 950mbps+ using cat6 cable, and the 100mbps caused no slowdown or bottlenecking whatsoever, despite what others have said. You won't find it listed anywhere except on the box, but this switch automatically gives ports 1-4 a higher priority than ports 5-8, which I thought was a neat feature. Very good product and highly recommended.

Pros: i was a little sceptical about this switch at first because its Rosewill brand but ordered it anyways, my friends and i had a lan party and all our computers synced up right away even though we were running cat5e we were still getting 55mb transfer rates when sharing files, so like 440mbps. which doesnt mean it was being bottlenecked by the switch but most likely the hdd write and read speeds cause it was transfering files faster than my subdrive to my primary drive(both sata).

Cons: none

Overall Review: glossy top was scuffed up a bit but oh well.

Pros: I consistently pull 50-58 MB/s from my windows home server, without a hitch. Works great, more stable than my router.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Bought on sale. couldn't be happier.

Pros: Sleek, small , just plug it in and go.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I see other reviews about this unit not syncing up at a gig. I personally bought two of these have them daisy chained (different areas of the house) and they work flawlessly. I do have an issue with my Asus P5K-E marvell chipset syncing up. Oddly it syncs up at a gig and passes 64byte packets no problem, when I pass anything that requires the fragment bit to set the marvell chipset chokes on it. Have another PC running the Intel chipset running the exact same test thru the exact same port and no issues... I believe the reviewers here are likely blaming this unit for other vendors issues.

Pros: low latencies for gaming good data throughput for file transfers auto crossover detection no special cables to link it to another switch QoS

Cons: 8 ports might not be enough for everyone not sentient

Pros: Inexpensive. Compare this switch to functional equivalents in the $80 - $120 range at retail stores. Truely Plug and Play. As easy to deploy as a power strip. Low power consumption.

Cons: None at this price.

Overall Review: This is not a router nor a hub. It's an unmanaged switch. If you are attaching to the Internet, you will still need a router. In the right environment, an unmanaged switch can be faster than a managed switch. However, unmanaged switches are limited to small/medium sized networks. Problems can arise if you grow into a large network. If you're testing for speed, remember you're testing the entire network. If you're having speed problems, use the tests to isolate the bottleneck. It won't be this switch unless it's defective, of course. I've come to appreciate Rosewill products for their value. Research what you're buying before purchase and you should be happy. I've never had to use their customer support so I don't know how good it is but that's a good thing. ;>D

Pros: Great switch, fast, easy to setup. Unboxed, plugged in and it works. Everything connects at gigabit and transfers are lightning fast.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: I was little weary of using a Rosewill switch after having a bad experience with a Rosewill TV antenna and seeing how much cheaper they were compared with more well known brands, but it works very well!