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

no skills needed just plugged in and it worked great!

all good

Plugged it in and hooked up the cables and my Gigabit network came alive! A definite increase in throughput. I found it to be very quiet, but if its the only equipment in your room and no other noise, I guess you can hear the fan. I cant hear it. No issues after several months of steady use.

Works as a good switch should with no fuss.

Heres my story. I used to have (note past tense) pretty much all Linksys gear in my home. Router, switches, print servers, etc. Over a half-dozen devices because our condo is wired like an office with network drops everywhere. All of a sudden in the span of about 6 months, one-by-one most of the devices just died. They had power, but simply would not pass network traffic. I wrote to Linksys and basically said, Heres my situation, meet me half-way, do something, anything to keep my business. They never replied. So I began a quest to look into a new switch for my home office. I decided I wanted a 16 port model because I might max out an 8 port unit. I noticed that the ProSafe line from Netgear comes with a lifetime warranty and 24/7 technical support (although how much support can one need for an auto-sensing switch, assuming its actually working.) So I gravitated toward that line of products. Then looking at the comparison charts I was trying to determine the difference between the mid-level GS series and their top-of-the-line JGS series switches. There is only one: The JGS models have a built-in power supply. Meaning, no brick, just a standard 3-prong power cord. Sold! My only complaint (and it is significant): The little fan inside this monster is quite noisy. Almost as loud a standard desktop PC, which uses a much larger power supply and fan. Mind you it does not sound cheap. It sounds like a quality fan and power supply. It quite simply needs a little better ventilation and Netgear needs to invest that whopping extra 2 bucks on a higher grade fan that it is truly whisper quiet. So in summary, fine for a network closet or an open area with a few people an other things that make modest constant noise, but think about it a bit if it will be in a quiet office setting. With quieter operation, it would easily earn 5 stars in my book.

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.

As an IT professional, i needed a Gig-E switch for home. Ok, so i really did NOT need the Gig-E speed but really wanted it. No fuss, no muss, no problem. Plug and play.

Works great. No problems at all. Hooked up entire phone system to switch. Phone line is clear. Should definitely recommend.

I have been using netgear products for years and though they look the same from model to model they are well constructed and do the job of switching network packets extremely well. Its one of those set and forget devices.

This was a breeze to set up and so far has been working perfectly. I am using almost all the ports for my home network and A/V needs. I have had it up and running for about a month and there have been no issues.