( 8 reviews )
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Posted: May 10 2009
I purchased this two years back, since then it has gone bad multiple times. First thing that goes bad is the fan. It becomes noisy. Then it becomes intermittent. Netgear will replace it with a rebuilt one (after you pay for S&H), which also goes bad. It has a two year warranty, as soon as the two years are up, Netgear support says sorry, you have to buy a new one. Can't say that I received a bad piece because multiple copies had similar problems. Not reliable.
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Posted: Dec 1 2008
This network switch works great but the fan is very loud. I have it installed in a media panel in a wall. I can hear the fan running in the room on the other side of the wall. I wish there was a way to slow down the fan speed when optimal cooling isn't required. I would not buy another one of these just because of the fan noise. Good luck on your puchase.
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Posted: Dec 19 2007
This switch is solidly built and hasn't had any problems in the year or so it's been installed. Gigabit is a huge improvement over 100Mbit, and with this 24 port switch I was able to put enough network drops in each room that I didn't need desktop switches. The auto-uplink feature means you don't need to worry about crossover cables, or which port you've plugged your router in to. And since it's automatic, there's no button on the front of the switch that takes down the network. The lack of a wall wart is nice. This switch has an internal power supply, and uses a standard IEC 320 connector (the same connector that's on most computer's power supplies). However, it does have two relatively noisy fans. These run all the time, and make more sound than your average desktop machine. If you want to replace them, you'll need two 5V 40x10mm fans and a philips head screwdriver. I replaced the fans in mine and have not had any trouble with overheating before or since, but I am not currently using all the ports on this switch.
