NETGEAR 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (JGS516) - Desktop or Rackmount, and Limited Lifetime Protection

For a small network these are great units. No power brick to deal with, and they are rack mountable. Out of the box, plug them in and connect your patch cables. All there is to it for these.

Ideal for a small business or home. Router works and has features that are in more expensive routers and the switch works well.

!UPDATE! Its been a little under A year that Ive had this thing and NO problems at all. I love it! All the ports work perfectly and I cant seem to notice a decrease in speed when the network is being jammed with data. I never have to restart this switch (the only times that it does get turned off is when the power goes out/flashes) so its always on and doesnt usually get a break. This switch is amazing, and so is all of net gears stuff!!! I have never had a single problem with anything from net gear (now Cisco is a different story haha). I purchased this switch on August 10, 2013 (Received it on August 14, 2013). I opened it up and simply plugged in all my Ethernet cables and powered it on... boom my network came alive. Its really that simple. I do not have much to say about it since I have only had for a short while now... but from what I can see it is working properly. The main reason I have reviewed this product so early in my time using it is that I wanted to cover the fan. Pretty much every review has said something about the noisy little fan. Well... the unit I received plain didnt have a fan at all! I have noticed a pattern in the reviews that mentioned the fan. The later ones (2009-ish) stated a noisy fan... and the ones earlier (maybe late 2010-2012 stated a quieter fan) and recent reviews (early-mid 2013) stated no fan. I have just come to believe that netgear has done away with the fan due to bad reviews. Also, the unit that I received looks difference than the one in the picture - The 2 groups of 8 ports are spread apart more in the center and the status LEDs are way over to the left (The picture has ports to the right and LEDs more toward the center). I didnt mind this for it doesnt matter (the unit still functions) but I felt it should be stated for some random reason.

Very good upgrade for my clients office network. Just plugged it in, transferred the Cat6 cables and everything lit up. Speed immediately picked up and my client pcs stopped having network time-outs that they were experiencing with the old switch. Fan is not noisy at all like some of the other reviews have said. Its quieter than the server its next to.

Ive had this in service for about 3 years now and it works great, no issues whatsoever. My only complaint I have is the fans which are loud to say the least. I agree with others, I would not place this in an office or behind a TV, its just too loud however it does alright in my closet.

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On time and as promised

Honestly I love that I have a gigabit switch for my devices now. I had to fix an issue with my pcs lan drivers auto speed select and set to gigabit as the switch only showed 10/100 connection. The only downside I found so far was the fan that is on mine.. Kinda loud for a silent 1 bedroom apartment. Theres no heat coming out just moving air.. If its in a closet or the basement then your fine.

Plug-in-play unmanaged switch which is quick to install. I liked the port LED status to the side for easy readability.

It stole my bicycle.