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UGREEN 5-Port 2.5Gb Ethernet Switch
$33
$60
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UGREEN GROUP LIMITED via Amazon has UGREEN 5-Port 2.5Gb Ethernet Switch for $32.99. Shipping is free with Prime or on $35+ orders.
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- Unleash 2.5Gb on Every Port: UGREEN 2.5Gb switch features 5 x 2.5Gb ports deliver up to 25Gbps switching with smooth, non-blocking performance. Auto-negotiation makes it plug-and-play and fully backward compatible with 1000Mbps and 100M devices
- 2.5Gb Speed that Elevates Every Connection: Powered by a high-quality chipset, this ethernet switch delivers smooth, low-latency performance for all devices, enabling lightning-fast NAS transfers, lag-free gaming, and highly efficient office workflows
- Plug-and-Play 2.5Gb Upgrade: Enjoy instant plug-and-play setup while upgrading from 1G to 2.5G. No drivers or software required — just connect your devices and get full-speed 2.5G networking instantly and effortlessly
- Efficient Cooling for Continuous Performance: Designed with ventilation on the bottom and sides, this ethernet splitter stays cool even under heavy use. Enjoy high-speed networking without worrying about overheating, ensuring long-lasting performance
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Written by Neo45 | Staff- This deal is $0.60 more than the previous Frontpage Deal.
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UGREEN GROUP LIMITED via Amazon has UGREEN 5-Port 2.5Gb Ethernet Switch for $32.99. Shipping is free with Prime or on $35+ orders.
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
About this item:
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
About this item:
- Unleash 2.5Gb on Every Port: UGREEN 2.5Gb switch features 5 x 2.5Gb ports deliver up to 25Gbps switching with smooth, non-blocking performance. Auto-negotiation makes it plug-and-play and fully backward compatible with 1000Mbps and 100M devices
- 2.5Gb Speed that Elevates Every Connection: Powered by a high-quality chipset, this ethernet switch delivers smooth, low-latency performance for all devices, enabling lightning-fast NAS transfers, lag-free gaming, and highly efficient office workflows
- Plug-and-Play 2.5Gb Upgrade: Enjoy instant plug-and-play setup while upgrading from 1G to 2.5G. No drivers or software required — just connect your devices and get full-speed 2.5G networking instantly and effortlessly
- Efficient Cooling for Continuous Performance: Designed with ventilation on the bottom and sides, this ethernet splitter stays cool even under heavy use. Enjoy high-speed networking without worrying about overheating, ensuring long-lasting performance
Editor's Notes
Written by Neo45 | Staff- This deal is $0.60 more than the previous Frontpage Deal.
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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My PCs and my NAS have 2.5G NICs, and talk to each other at that speed, while the rest of the network is only 1G. I'm still using my 6-year-old 1G router.
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This UGREEN 5 port 2.5Gb Ethernet switch stands out as a low cost way to add multi gig networking without upgrading the whole network. It can let 2.5G devices talk to each other at full speed even if the router is still 1G, and setup has been described as seamless. The main tradeoffs are the plastic case and the lack of link speed indicators on the LEDs, with some preference for metal or managed, PoE powered alternatives. A solid budget pick for basic plug and play 2.5Gb expansion.
The switch can let 2.5Gb devices communicate at 2.5Gb even when the rest of the network stays at 1Gb.
The setup and day-to-day operation have reportedly been seamless after upgrading from a slower switch.
The plastic case design still reportedly works fine for basic 2.5Gb switching needs.
The deal price can feel compelling for 2.5Gb networking when compared to typical multi-gig costs.
The LED indicators reportedly do not show link speed, which can make it harder to verify 2.5Gb connections at a glance.
Heat may be a concern for plastic, passively cooled multi-gig switches under warmer room conditions.
The switch may be less suitable for managed or PoE-in setups compared with alternatives like the Ubiquiti 5 Flex Mini 2.5.
The value tradeoff can be less attractive when scaling to more ports, since 2.5Gb switch hardware costs rise quickly with additional links.
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I think that's because you're evaluating this from the perspective of 1 device. It's not that expensive to add 2.5G to a computer, surely a switch should be similarly cheap too right? But that's the thing with networking, upgrading 1 end device is cheap, but you have to multiply that cost by X amount of links you intend to upgrade in your router/switch.
It can actually be more than a multiple of X, since hardware requirements exponentially increase as you add more ports to networking equipment. A 5 port 2.5G might be $50, but a 10 port 2.5G switch might be $300, if even available. Ugreen doesn't seem to sell a 10 port 2.5G switch, because the cost jumps up. I'm ignoring the super shady no-name Chinese brands that are suddenly selling 2.5G switches by the way.
A gigabit USB adapter is $10, but a 2.5G USB adapter is $15 today. 2.5G is at a minimum a 50% premium over Gigabit, and that's using the jankiest of hardware. So even on the ideal case, just upgrading 1 port, the cost increase is 50% more.
To give you perspective on the bare hardware a manufacturer might pay for.
For just the physical layer transceiver (PHY) and the transformer, pretty much the bare minimum you need to spend money on to build Ethernet hardware, 2.5G Ethernet is about 3 times as expensive.
For comparison, 100mbps Ethernet PHYs are around $0.5 dollars and transformer around $0.50-$0.75. Gigabit Ethernet PHYs are around $1 dollar, transformer around $1. A 2.5G Ethernet PHY is around $4, transformer around $1.50 to $2.00.
You still need the actual controller itself too. A 2.5G Ethernet controller is going to require more than double the RAM as a Gigabit controller, and that RAM needs to be much faster to keep up. In a switch it also needs to have multiple independent links, which are all fast enough to keep up with a 2.5G connection. So the controller costs alone can be exponentially higher as you add more ports.
There are solutions that integrate a lot of this stuff, with multiple Ethernet interfaces into one or two devices, but those relative cost differences between Gigabit and 2.5G pretty much hold true. Bare 2.5G hardware a manufacturer buys is at a minimum, around 3 times more expensive than Gigabit.
I'm not sure if that relationship will ever change either. 100mbps Ethernet is still about half the cost of Gigabit.
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