Linksys 8-Port Gigabit Switch Reviews

Linksys 8-Port Gigabit Switch Reviews

REVIEW BY: Reviewed Jan 28, 2008

NOTE: I have 5 PCs and two network appliances, so 7 of 8 ports are in use, 24/7.PROS: After a couple bad experiences with D-Link and NetGear unmanaged gigabit switches, I went back to Cisco/Linksys. The SD2008 started off well and had great speed across all 7 utilised ports.CONS: Short life span when 7 of 8 ports in constant use. Recently I have discovered that my SD2008 is in Linksys 8-Port Gigabit Switch is death throes. All ports have stepped down to 100 mbit. Even if a single PC is connected, trying to communicate at 1 gbit, the switch is now incapable of communicating at that speed.CONCLUSION: If you have say 4 constantly operating devices, and have an occasional need for surge capability up to 5-8 devices, Linksys 8-Port Gigabit Switch might be the unit for you. But if you need 6-8 ports operating constantly, Linksys 8-Port Gigabit Switch unit is going to overheat and die within half a year.

REVIEW BY: Tyler Reviewed Sep 30, 2008

Buyer Beware: We purchased 6 of these switches to install in our new PC test lab. All 6 switches died within 3 to 6 months. Luckily we never used any in a production environment.

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