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Gigabit Switch Recommendation for Home/Small Office

Can someone recommend me a good reliable and affordable Gigabit Switch to connect 3 to 4 PC workstations, and a small Gigabit NAS? Please provide me the Brand and model...

4 to 8 port i guess will be more than enough...

Budget: Around $40

In your experience, which is a reliable Brand?

thanks

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unrinoceronte

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Thanks for both recommendations, i will look into them inmediately.

What do you think of this 3 other Options? :

TP-LINK TL-SG1008D

TRENDnet 8-Port Unmanaged Gigabit GREENnet Standard Switch

NETGEAR GS105 ProSafe 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch

aadih

NETGEAR GS105 ProSafe 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch: Okay.

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unrinoceronte

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Thanks guys.

Do you think i can use one of this GIGABIT Switches, combined witn an old 10/100 8 port Hub that i currently own and use?

If i buy the 5 port, i will need more ports but for my non gigabit computers....so thats if i can combine both will be a good thing for my setup...

pgstephan

Is that other 10/100 really a hub or just an 8 port switch?
If it's a switch, then you should be good to go. All the switches we proposed above would work 10/100/1000 (for the uplink from that switch).

unrinoceronte

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Oh i forgot to mention this in the above post, will i need to buy special Cables? (to connect the switch to the computer) , or will the normal ethernet cables work?

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unrinoceronte

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Sorry, actually it is an ENCORE ENH908-NWY + 8 PORT NWAY SWITCH

Hey, i just opened this new very similar question, but i explain my work scenario, that might be important for the decision:

Gigabit Switch for Small CG Architectural Rendering office

Thanks, i am about to close this question, you guys have been very helpful

unrinoceronte

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Great help and incredibly Fast!. Thank you both. EE never lets me down.