TRENDnet 5-Port Unmanaged Gigabit GREENnet Desktop Metal Switch, Ethernet-Network Switch, 5 x Gigabit Ports, Fanless, 10 Gbps Switching Fabric, Lifetime Protection, Black, TEG-S50g

Have installed many of these. Never a problem.

Well made, solid, they work well. The metal case looks substantial.

Truly plug and play install. Is smaller than my old switch, but heavier so it sits more securely on my shelf with all 5 ports in use. My bandwidth on devices connected to the new switch is nearly double the bandwidth I was achieving on my old 10/100 linksys. No hesitation to recommend this to others.

Split an ethernet gigabit port coming into my office to attach multiple laptops. Works great.

Ive two of these and both have worked flawlessly for quite a while.

Great Product

Worked for my son in his dorm room.

Ive been networking computers for over 18 years and Ive been a Network Engineer for 9 years. I can hands down say Im very impressed with this product. Despite working with Cisco products for almost a decade, I however sadly admit that my home network definitely needed some upgrades. You see, back in 1999, my friends and I decided to upgrade from a hub to a switch. You cant find hubs these days any longer but just know that switches replaced the hub. That switch, an 8-port 10/100 switch costed us $120. I ended up keeping that switch when all of us moved away. Surprisingly it still works but because of my shoddy network performance lately transferring from PCs and my NAS (network attached storage), I realized it was time to upgrade it and the 100Mbit speed was my bottleneck. Whats amazing is that recently, switches are very cheap. This TRENDnet 5-port Gigabit switch is an AMAZING value for $25.80 (purchased in June 2013). I didnt need many ports, just a switch to replace my 10/100 switch. Heres what I like about this switch. Whats amazing about this switch is that it has a large packet buffer. Larger buffer = better performance when transferring files. And because of the 10Gbps forwarding capacity specs, you can guarantee that this switch will perform very fast EVEN if you had all 5 ports occupied and transferring data. Whats icing on the cake is that it also supports 9K jumbo frames. While the majority of you readers may not even know what that is or use it, just know that this switch is letting you future proof yourself by allowing you to support a high performance Gigabit Ethernet LAN. The auto-MDIX (medium dependent interface crossover) is a nice touch, allowing you to use crossover and straight-through Ethernet cables without any issues. Aesthetically, I like & dont like this switch. The metal housing is the same as what was on my old switch and it just feels like its well made. There are no mechanical fans inside, so this thing also runs very cool. Although being light & small is sometimes a good thing, in my case I dont like that its not a bit heavier. I have 4 devices plugged into it and all that weight makes it shift relatively easy. Honestly, four Ethernet cords are heavier than the switch. So if youre looking for a Gigabit switch and need one that packs a punch on a budget, look no further than this device.

I have a stack of the older version of this exact model. The form factor changes have really killed its usefulness. Most notably, they moved the power plug from the back with the ethernet jacks to the side of the device. This makes the effective widith LARGER than an 8 port switch. The prices are so similar, the ONLY reason I ever get the 5 port model is for the super tiny compact footprint...which is now null. Way to ruin a great product TRENDnet.

Good product