I bought an Apple TV and an Orbi mesh router (both at Best Buy) and decided that I wanted to run the Apple TV with an ethernet cable. The only problem was that the router only had one ethernet port. I needed an additional port for my home cloud storage device, so I bought this Netgear switch. It was plug-and-play and worked great. There is no slow-down in speed, either. I would recommend it to anyone needing more ethernet connections.

Gigabit, Small, Portable, easy to conciel is exactly what I wanted. I use this to extend and split a direct Cat-6 into my office for 2 computers and an xbox. Highly supportive of Netgear products and I will continue to do so. Very well built. non-managed, just plug and play and it works!

It's a 5 port name brand gigabit switch for fair price. Other switches are more expensive which doesn't seem worth it. Connected speed shows gigabit and connection tested good so far (about 2 weeks). The color is white but I prefer black or silver, but it's out of sight behind some things on the desk so not a big deal. It's replacing a 100Mb D-Link switch that went bad after a year or two (not a long time!) in service (and which I got for around the same price as this netgear one). So I will see how the more popular name brand does against it.

Needed another switch, this SOHO (small office home office) unmanaged switch is awesome. No setup, just plug n play. very small, tiny, takes up no space, easily mountable to any surface (with velcro). This 5 port switch also has a very low power consumption as well. Perfect to add to or expand an existing network.

Don’t hesitate! If you need a switch, just get this one. Your wallet will love you. This thing is fast!! My roommate and I game on this at the same time on our desktops, and never notice any sort of lag or performance drop. Great product.