Refurb. LINKSYS SE1500-RM 10/100Mbps 5-Port Fast Ethernet Switch - $2.99 AR Shipped @ Newegg.com

got 1, thanks op
was debating purchasing but still waiting for an 8 port gb/ for 10 or less, but this will do in the meantime
plus used the visa me code for a 1.30 discount
and since most of my pc's still use 10/100 this will do until updating

Here is to more newegg pc hardware museum sale
hopefully a few PCI Gb Ethernet cards

Quote from TidalWaveOne : Oh, about 10X faster.

Some people gotta understand what gigabit really is. If you're running a NAS server, home media sharing, sharing files over LAN, run a big business etc then of course gigabit is a thousand times better.

However, I think most people think getting gigabit is gonna make web pages load faster or downloads to be faster. Your ISP is the bottleneck for most of these services people. chances are if you want to know what gigabit is & think you need gigabit you actually probably dont. youre not gonna get over 100mbps with any residential internet service. Not even close.

People make such a big freaking deal over gigabit but its because we are intelligent futuristic geeks. these people are not amd probably dont live in Kansas City either. So if you're just connecting and downloading off the Internet (and your not in Kansas City a la google fiber ) and you don't transfer files over a home network, you don't need gigabit (yet. And probably for a while).

Plain and simple

Gigabit is pretty cheap these days though. I think it's worth the money in most cases to spend a little more to go gigabit.... you never know when something comes up and you find yourself wishing you had spent the extra few bucks.

Plus the rebate is a hassle and a risk.

Quote from jonac13 : Needed an ethernet switch to address a wireless dead spot in my house that happens to be where my computer and Xbox are setup. :-/ Thanks!

Or you can take a wireless router and turn it into a wireless bridge to expand your wi-fi coverage. Not that I am against wired networks, they are the best to go with when you do HD streaming...

Quote from joshownsyouall : Some people gotta understand what gigabit really is. If you're running a NAS server, home media sharing, sharing files over LAN, run a big business etc then of course gigabit is a thousand times better. However, I think most people think getting gigabit is gonna make web pages load faster or downloads to be faster. Your ISP is the bottleneck for most of these services people. chances are if you want to know what gigabit is & think you need gigabit you actually probably dont. youre not gonna get over 100mbps with any residential internet service. Not even close. People make such a big freaking deal over gigabit but its because we are intelligent futuristic geeks. these people are not amd probably dont live in Kansas City either. So if you're just connecting and downloading off the Internet (and your not in Kansas City a la google fiber ) and you don't transfer files over a home network, you don't need gigabit (yet. And probably for a while). Plain and simple

Comcast residential is typically like 15 mbps, so yea, 100 mbps leaves plenty of unused capacity, and gigabit is pointless for most people. Even if you steam media from a wired pc to another wired device via gigabit, 100 mbps is plenty unless you are like streaming blurays that you haven't re-encoded or certain HDTV recording formats.

I just re-config my old 10/100 routers to be switches. The current one I'm using had the wireless break on it, so I just use it as a wired switch.

Quote from baii : great nice looking paperweight, unless people are addicted to wiring cables.

Not everyone just plays solitaire on their computer. Some actually use computers for things that require reliable high speed connection to other equipment in their house. No wi-fi can provide reliable connection that does not lose packets, which is fine for solitaire or checking on emails from grandma.

Quote from shadowline : Comcast residential is typically like 15 mbps, so yea, 100 mbps leaves plenty of unused capacity, and gigabit is pointless for most people. Even if you steam media from a wired pc to another wired device via gigabit, 100 mbps is plenty unless you are like streaming blurays that you haven't re-encoded or certain HDTV recording formats. I just re-config my old 10/100 routers to be switches. The current one I'm using had the wireless break on it, so I just use it as a wired switch.

Exactly my point. So many people on here see Gigabit and they flip just because we talk about it all the time and in all honesty, those lurkers/less knowledgable who buy it just because of the gigabit name probably won't ever actually use it.

Quote from joshownsyouall : Some people gotta understand what gigabit really is. If you're running a NAS server, home media sharing, sharing files over LAN, run a big business etc then of course gigabit is a thousand times better. However, I think most people think getting gigabit is gonna make web pages load faster or downloads to be faster. Your ISP is the bottleneck for most of these services people. chances are if you want to know what gigabit is & think you need gigabit you actually probably dont. youre not gonna get over 100mbps with any residential internet service. Not even close. People make such a big freaking deal over gigabit but its because we are intelligent futuristic geeks. these people are not amd probably dont live in Kansas City either. So if you're just connecting and downloading off the Internet (and your not in Kansas City a la google fiber ) and you don't transfer files over a home network, you don't need gigabit (yet. And probably for a while). Plain and simple

Yep, most home users wouldn't tell a difference. Personally though I wouldn't want any wired networks that are slower than wireless (n).

Quote from blueiedgod : Not everyone just plays solitaire on their computer. Some actually use computers for things that require reliable high speed connection to other equipment in their house. No wi-fi can provide reliable connection that does not lose packets, which is fine for solitaire or checking on emails from grandma.

Do you know why we can't use channel >44 or <149 on 5ghz, and channel 13 on 2.4ghz?

Quote from baii : Do you know why we can't use channel >44 or <149 on 5ghz, and channel 13 on 2.4ghz?

WE can't, other people can. Limitation is imposed by the FCC. If you "tell" your router that you are in Japan for example, you can use more channels. But, you may cause problems with the FCC.

Wired is the way to go if you need speed and reliability. Wi-Fi is mostly good for light use, or when the end user machine can physically see the router (line of sight) for maximum performance. Put walls or distance between and you significantly reduce the quality of signal.

As long as you can match colored wires, i.e. do not suffer from daltonism, anyone can run low voltage Cat5, Cat5e, or Cat6 wire, no special license to required to wire your own domicile.

Speaking of speeds, same people who will cry that they absolutely have to have gigabit router/switch, will also cry that they ABSOLUTELY have to have Cat6 wire. Cat5e easily supports gigabit for distances usually not encountered in an average American home (300 feet).

Quote from jonac13 : Needed an ethernet switch to address a wireless dead spot in my house that happens to be where my computer and Xbox are setup. :-/ Thanks!

My wireless deadspot just happened to be where my mother-in-law sleeps in my house. It went away the day she died. The hardest part was keeping a straight face while carrying her coffin to her grave. I was so happy. I could finally resume making love to my wife again without someone in the next room yelling "Whats going on in there ??!!" and me and my wife having to pretend we are doing nothing.

Quote from blueiedgod : WE can't, other people can. Limitation is imposed by the FCC. If you "tell" your router that you are in Japan for example, you can use more channels. But, you may cause problems with the FCC.

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Quote from BargainBob : My wireless deadspot just happened to be where my mother-in-law sleeps in my house. It went away the day she died. The hardest part was keeping a straight face while carrying her coffin to her grave. I was so happy. I could finally resume making love to my wife again without someone in the next room yelling "Whats going on in there ??!!" and me and my wife having to pretend we are doing nothing.

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Quote from blueiedgod : WE can't, other people can. Limitation is imposed by the FCC. If you "tell" your router that you are in Japan for example, you can use more channels. But, you may cause problems with the FCC. Wired is the way to go if you need speed and reliability. Wi-Fi is mostly good for light use, or when the end user machine can physically see the router (line of sight) for maximum performance. Put walls or distance between and you significantly reduce the quality of signal. As long as you can match colored wires, i.e. do not suffer from daltonism, anyone can run low voltage Cat5, Cat5e, or Cat6 wire, no special license to required to wire your own domicile. Speaking of speeds, same people who will cry that they absolutely have to have gigabit router/switch, will also cry that they ABSOLUTELY have to have Cat6 wire. Cat5e easily supports gigabit for distances usually not encountered in an average American home (300 feet).

I guess you don't get what I was implying?