Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a very good device that is reasonably priced. You take it out of the box, plug it in, connect it to your router or internet connection, attach your devices and it just sits there and works. Whenever you have to reset your internet connection or router, the switch just continues where it left off ... you do not need to unplug it or rest it. Best purchase I've made for my home office. I can run my apple TV, 32 inch Samsung LED TV (I also use it as monitor), VOIP phone and my laptop. I bought the 8-port version so that I have room to add a printer or other device later on. Best thing is that it is reasonably priced and it just works like it is supposed to.

Easy to set up switch works good, looses power always have to reset switch doesn't boot with out reset

I needed a network switch for my On Hub router since I needed more than just a single ethernet port. I looked around, but eventually decided on a TP-LINK because I trust TP-LINK products and it just so happened that the router itself is made by TP-LINK. The colors even sort of match, so there's that. Anyway, the switch gets the job done. Setup is quick and easy, plug it into the wall, plug your stuff into in and away you go. The size is reasonable, and the metal body is nice.

This switch was the perfect addition to my house. Installs in minutes and has enough connections to complete your house. The only thing that I found weird was the power plug was on the other side of the switch and that made it hard to fit on a shelf

Less expensive than some other brands but performs very well. I ran tests using the "iperf" utility & there was no difference in throughput with or without the switch on the network. For reference, I tested a variety of configurations using an Apple "Time Capsule" access point & two Macs, one running OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) & the other running OS X 10.10.2 (Yosemite). All support Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps). With or without the TP-LINK I was getting about 945 mbps real world speeds. Other pluses: the unit runs cool to the touch. The metal case is sturdy & well made. The indicator LEDs that blink to show network activity & if the port is running at 1000 mbps (green) or 10/100 mbps (amber) are useful. They are not included on the lower priced plastic cased TP-LINK models, which I believe more than justifies the price difference.

Plugged in and working great so far. I filled it up real quick. It even has a way to hang it on the wall which was a nice surprise.

It's what you expect: metal case, works fine without hanging. Just make sure you know that the LEDs are in the same location as the jacks.. Some routers have the LEDs on the front and jacks on the back. My only complaint is that the mounting slots on the back are difficult to work with. I mounted mine on the wall, and it seemed that I had to find screws that were too small for this unit considering that it needs to hold cables.

Disregard all the bad reviews. This item works like a charm. It's quiet and allows you to connect multiple devices without any buffering. This is the way to go not wifi. If people are having problems with this item, it's their modem that has the problem or they received a bad product. If that's the case, just send it back and receive a new unit. 5 stars across the board.

works great and GIGABIT speeds make a world of difference on my Xbox game play! quality metal construction too.

Nowadays, I dont think there is much difference between many of the unmanaged network switches that you see in market for a given price range. This one has a metal body and is super quite. It works as expected and I would recommend this to anyone looking for an unmanaged switch.

Plug and play. Easy install. No problems. Good value for the price.

I have had it for a month or so now and I have no complaints. It does what it was designed to do. Its cool, quiet, and supports 1GbE. A good buy for an inexpensive unmanaged switch...

Best value I could find and does it's job. Works well.

For its price, this is an excellent gigabit switch.

I needed a way to expand the number of available Ethernet ports in my network. This was a great purchase. It was well priced and I have many TP-Link items. I find them to be trustworthy. At first, I had trouble understanding how this works, but after some reading, I got the hang of it. Very easy plug & play device. Just remember to first plug the ethernet cord which will receive internet (by itself) then plug the other devices after.

Bough this network switch when my Ethernet ports on my router were full. Solid 1 gigabit performance, even showed me a faulty network cable with the status lights. Replaced it and got 1 gigabit performance from that line. Got it installed on my living room for 4 devices: Blu-ray, game console, smart tv and tv provider dvr box which runs completely by Ethernet. Every thing running with no problem, great product.

Bought Tp-link 8 port gigabit switch on line from Best Buy and so far so good working like a charm. Using it in our office, wife works from home speed is good no issues.

I purchased this along with another switch to upgrade my home network. It installed easily and I could instantly tell the difference in speed on my network.

I bought this switch because I needed something to replace a failed switch. I needed an 8 port switch and this really wasn't that much more than the 5 port version. I installed it and it worked with no issues. I plan on buying at least one more and maybe more to replace other switches I have around the house.

I liked how easy it was to install. The 8 port switch gives me a lot more possibilities to hook up my components.