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D-Link DGS-2205 5-port Unmanaged Gigabit Switch

DGS-2205 5-port Unmanaged Gigabit Switch
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D-Link DGS-2205 5-port Unmanaged Gigabit Switch

  • Reviewed by: d_esmond

    09-30-08

    Duration of ownership: 3 Months

    Strengths: Cheap, Fast, Runs cool, Supports Jumbo Frames

    Weaknesses:Plastic is a bit cheap feeling, unknown long-term reliability

    Overall Evaluation: I really had to reach to come up with any cons to this product. I have used gigabit switches that you literally could cook an egg on, so I very much appreciate that this one runs so cool (it's even labelled as "green" on the box, which is mostly marketing but it does use less power than other switches).That said it is dirt cheap (so is its eight-port brother which is otherwise identical in specs), it is gigabit (which also means all of its ports are auto-sensing), and it supports jumbo frames--a feature that many more expensive gigabit switches lack.Who cares if the casing feels too plasticky or if it fails after a couple years. For the price it cannot be beat.

  • Reviewed by: imteddy

    09-21-08

    Duration of ownership: 2 Months

    Strengths: Gigabit support, energy saver, does not heat up

    Weaknesses:have not found any

    Overall Evaluation: I have used Dlink products before and this one is no exception it terms of quality and functionality. The switch has 5 ports, which automatically detect the cable connected to it. I used it to connect multiple computers and have them share the internet as well. I have seen considerable improvements over transfer speeds between computers.Unlike few other switches that I have used, this one runs much cooler. The gigabit support is a plus. Since all my computers do not have gigabit support, it is a nice hardware since it identifies the ones that have, which results in faster communication. It is not very expensive and is affordable for home/small office use.

  • Reviewed by: compcons

    08-03-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Light weight, durable, small power brick

    Weaknesses:None that I can think of

    Overall Evaluation: A very reasonably priced gigabit switch with 5 ports -- we use over a dozen of these in our office without any difficulties. Unlike various Netgear units we've had, none of these have failed or had bad ports.Gigabit support seems good, though I've never bothered (or needed) to run any throughput tests.And for being called Green Ethernet, I'm not really sure how many power savings there can be from a little switch like this...though nonetheless it's always positive to hear companies taking this under consideration when designing products.

  • Reviewed by: timbrill

    07-28-08

    Duration of ownership: 3 Months

    Strengths: Low cost, runs cool

    Weaknesses:case looks cheap, external power supply

    Overall Evaluation: I bought this gigabit Ethernet switch to replace one from another manufacturer which had trouble dealing with mixed 100 Mb and 1000 Mb connections. I've found this switch handles mixed environment well. It also seems to run cooler compared to other switches I've used. For the price I think its a very good product.

  • Reviewed by: nghosh78

    07-12-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Energy savings, Gigabit support, 5 ports, easy setup

    Weaknesses:None so far

    Overall Evaluation: I bought this switch to create a segment for my two desktop machines between which i do a lot of file transfers. The switch was very easy to setup, worked right out of the box. It has dual color LEDs to indicate 100M/1Gigabit connections. Now I do not load my router when only these two desktops have to communicate. Both desktops have Gigabit LAN and the switch identifies them correctly. I noticed some performance improvement in file transfer speeds and remove login than when I was only using the router. A slight issue that I noticed was that when I view the switch front panel from an angle, it is difficult to judge which lights are yellow and which are green. Its a design flaw but does not affect functionality.

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