*OOS* 16-Port Green Gigabit Switch - $79 - free s/h

[DJCougar]

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/deepsearc...g&FilterCatID=

Looks to be out of stock now

 

[WilhelmII]

OOS now. Missed it. Bought this last week for 30 dolllars more.

 

[arkcom]

OOS now. Missed it. Bought this last week for 30 dolllars more.

looks in stock now.

 

[richierich1212]

great deal

 

[Cr0nJ0b]

showing $112 for me.

 

[richierich1212]

you have to be signed in and be an m-club member (free)

 

[DJCougar]

I was not logged in and saw the sale price below the normal price (I think its called mclub or something)

 

[twinrider1]

Just curious, when would someone need 16 ports?

 

[richierich1212]

Just curious, when would someone need 16 ports?

My house has 5 bedrooms. It was prewired for only one ethernet port for each bedroom and livingroom. I'd rather have two ports. 8-port switch won't cut it 🙁.

 

[WilhelmII]

Looks like you no longer need to be an m-club member. $79.99 for everyone.

 

[Concillian]

Just curious, when would someone need 16 ports?

Anyone who wires their house?

I have 14 ports in my house. They aren't all used simultaneously but there's devices plugged into a bunch of them. It's nice to know there's an available port in most rooms if I want to get something new, or need/want to move something that needs a port.

Why go through the pain of stringing wires around your house and NOT make sure you have all the wires you'll need in the foreseeable future.

 

[CosmosRewind]

Just curious, when would someone need 16 ports?

Someone who wires multiple connections to each room and a bunch in the computer room. So much better than wireless.

 

[mshan]

If you only need 8 ports, just saw this on Tech Bargains: http://www.buy.com/prod/trendnet-teg...210680814.html

 

[vi edit]

I have 14 ports in my house. They aren't all used simultaneously but there's devices plugged into a bunch of them. It's nice to know there's an available port in most rooms if I want to get something new, or need/want to move something that needs a port.

Yep.
PS3 has one.
Xbox has one.
Wii has one.
Receiver has one.
Desktop has one.
NAS has one.
Media extender on one TV has one.
Netflix enabled TV has one.
Soon to be Netflix TV 2 will have one.

And that's not including anything in any kids bedrooms later on.

 

[Delbert]

DSL modem
My computer
Wife’s computer
2 Kids computers
WHS in Garage
Laser printer
AIO inkjet printer
HTPC up
HTPC down
TiVo
Xbox 360
WD Media Player
Security cam DVR

I’m sure I’m forgetting something

 

[beergeek]

As an alternative to a big switch in a central wiring closet distributing all the links, I have several switches scattered around the house. This has some negatives (mainly that interswitch links could be bottlenecks, though not too much of a concern using GbE links), but with the upsides that I have fewer really long (and hard to run) links and a bit more flexibility. The cost per port is also generally better for 8 port switches than 16+ port switches, but that's usually not too big a deal unless you are talking about managed switches.