Linksys 8port Gigabit Starter Kit - $105 shipped

[Durango95]

The Kit comes with one Instant Gigabit Network Adapter, an EtherFast 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch, and one Category 5E network cable.

Search buy.com for part number EG0801SK.

$114.95 price
-$ 10.00 coupon
$ 0.00 shipping

$104.95 total

 

[guyver01]

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[laugh]

gigabit can run on cat5e cable now?? i am really behind the tech...

 

[techweenie]

Yes, cat5e supports gigbit, but I like fiber. At this price though, I think I'm going to jump in!

 

[nekote]

Cool.

But just one port is 1 Gbit.
The other 8 are 10/100.

Guess I'm too greedy / eager for the next generation.

1 Gbit for all!

Hmmm.
SCSI 3 Ultra 160. That's 160 MB/sec, right?
Call it 1.28 Gbit/sec, right?

Hmmm. Eliminate local disks in favor of remote disks.
Gee, what'll they think of next!

 

[stinkydiver]

: But just one port is 1 Gbit.
: The other 8 are 10/100.

So what can you do with it if you don't have a gigabit backbone to connect to?

stinky.

 

[exisle]

8 bits in one byte, so 160MB/s * 8 = 1440mb/s
but the hard drive will probably never go over 40 MB/s

 

[Rapier]

<< 8 bits in one byte, so 160MB/s * 8 = 1440mb/s
but the hard drive will probably never go over 40 MB/s >>



Mine can:

2 x 40Gb of pure ATA 100 RAID Stripe 0. MUHAHA

 

[elektronic]

LMAO!!

you're on ATA, not scisi!

 

[ashneel]

But just one port is 1 Gbit.
The other 8 are 10/100.

How can this be a hot deal when their is only 1 Gbit port?
Don't you need like a 66mzh bus to archive that speed and I done think windows me or second editions support the 1 Gbit port.


tried to install the 1Gbit on my Compaq running windows me it would let me load drivers i think its only made for NT based systems.

 

[Durango95]

The gigabit port and adapter are for your server, the 8 10/100 ports are for your workstations. Nice setup for home or small office. For $105, you can't beat it. Most places sell for around $175 or more. As with many hot deals, its not so hot if you don't need it. But, if you've got a server, and I know some of you do, this is a nice price/performance upgrade.
BTW, this is my first hot deal, so, please be gentle.