[DEAD] NE - ZyXEL 8-port 10/100/1000 Mbps switch - $24.99 with Free Ship until 6/30

[hansmuff]

** Deal is dead, price back up to $60 **

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833181098

Metal casing, jumbo frames up to 9K, Auto-MDI/MDI-X, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3ab, IEEE802.3x

Ports in the rear, LEDs in front.

I just got mine, works fine and seems to be a solid product.

Jumbo frames not listed on NE, but supported according to http://www.zyxel.com/support/knowledge_base/kb_detail_10763.shtml

 

[SunRey]

Thank You!

 

[bjamm2]

Just got the trendnet for the same price a few days ago. Is there any real difference?

 

[hansmuff]

Just got the trendnet for the same price a few days ago. Is there any real difference?

Few places if any review low-end switches, so it's hard to say. I don't like to judge a product by the Newegg comments. Both are probably fine products, the reason I posted this is that the price reduction seemed pretty steep and free shipping is nice.

 

[mikeford]

I looked for a bit, but other than the general claim of being green, detecting ports not used, I couldn't find actual numbers for power consumption. Thats important for a 24/7 device.

 

[Gillbot]

I got the trendnet one as well, so far i'm unimpressed. It seems as though if you plug a 10/100 device into it, all subsequent ports are forced to 10/100. For example, I had a 10/100 switch daisy chained on to the end at port 7 and ports 6 and 8 were forced into 10/100 mode. I confirmed this by checking the link speed within windows which showed 10/100 instead of gigabit.

 

[hansmuff]

I looked for a bit, but other than the general claim of being green, detecting ports not used, I couldn't find actual numbers for power consumption. Thats important for a 24/7 device.

Power Consumption: 6.48 Watt max. per http://www.zyxel.com/products_services/gs_108b.shtml

That should mean with all 8 ports occupied, maximum cable lengths.

 

[zoiks]

Got one. Thanks OP.

 

[EarthwormJim]

I got the trendnet one as well, so far i'm unimpressed. It seems as though if you plug a 10/100 device into it, all subsequent ports are forced to 10/100. For example, I had a 10/100 switch daisy chained on to the end at port 7 and ports 6 and 8 were forced into 10/100 mode. I confirmed this by checking the link speed within windows which showed 10/100 instead of gigabit.

I have a smoothwall box with a 10/100 network adapter attached to my trendnet gigabit switch, it still operates in 1000 mode with no issue.

 

[Gillbot]

I have a smoothwall box with a 10/100 network adapter attached to my trendnet gigabit switch, it still operates in 1000 mode with no issue.

Is it one of these green 8 ports? I have one of the older ones also and it's fine.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Is it one of these green 8 ports? I have one of the older ones also and it's fine.

It's a Green 5 port. I'd imagine it's basically the same hardware.

 

[Gillbot]

It's a Green 5 port. I'd imagine it's basically the same hardware.

I suspected the 8 port would be the same as my 5 port, but this apparently isn't the case. I may just return it.