TRENDnet 5-Port Unmanaged Gigabit PoE+ Switch, 4 x Gigabit PoE+, 1 x Gigabit Port, 10Gbps Switching Capacity, 35W PoE Power Budget, Metal Network Ethernet Switch, Fanless, Black, TE-GP051

This switch is great for something very affordable!As a teleworker, if im not traveling I get to work from home. I needed a way to connect my work laptop to my home network in my office because my wifi speeed/range just wasnt cutting it. My desktop gets 120Mbps download speeds and wifi only gets 50mbps and is choppy. Since I was using my work laptop around the same area as my desktop i figured id get a switch to speed up productivity. I decided to order this as it was cheap and reviews were overall positive. I was concerned that speeds would drop when connecting my work laptop and desktop as a few reviews stated to expect a 20% speed decrease. Well after connecting my 2 computers, I ran a speed test on both of them and i was still getting the exact same speed of 120Mbps each computer so there wasnt any speed drops! Great affordable switch! Also loved that it was a durable but light plastic frame so i was able to attach it under my table using double sided tape for a more stealth look. GREAT!

This simple switch works great for wired network expansion. I use this (I own two of these) with my Comcast service to add wired Ethernet ports for my home office area, and one additional part of the house. The dimensions of the switch are approximately 1.25" x 2.75" x 4.75" so it easily fits in tight spaces. The "wall-wart" is small though not quite as compact as some I have seen (it is rated to use 1A DC), with approximate dimensions of 1" x 1.5" x 2.5". Though cat5e cable is listed as required for full gigabit speeds, I find that in actual usage, this switch will negotiate a gigabit connection over some of my shorter cat5 cable runs as well. Gigabit operation is noted on the display by an additional green light for each port, which illuminates at the higher speed. There is a metal version of this same kind of switch from TRENDnet which is substantially larger. I prefer the small form factor of this switch, even though the housing is plastic. The switch is very well packaged, and though instructions are minimal, installation is essentially self-explanatory, requiring little to no technical knowledge.

I'm the sole IT person for a company with 5 locations over 2 states, time is a luxury I don't have. An employee at our furthest office got an additional device needing an ethernet hook up, but there were no additional drops nearby. Enter this switch. I didn't want to spend much if he wasn't going to use the device often and really didn't want to (or have time to) travel 180 miles to plug in a few cables. I had this shipped directly to him and it arrived the next day. He was able to unbox it and plug everything in with zero direction from me. He only reached out to let me know his new printer was up and running and so was his computer. Thanks TRENDnet! Another great device with easy setup, which saved me hours of travel time, and got my folks up and running quickly!

I have a Silicondust HDHomerun Prime. My WMC 7 PC was frequently loosing communication, so I was getting a lot of 'Tuner Not Available' errors. I suspect my unreliable wireless router is causing network problems. I read some forums where this particular switch was recommended because it's cheap and "good enough". I reconfigured my home network to use the TRENDnet. I am using three ports on this switch.-One for the PC.-One for the Prime.-One to connect to the rest of the network i.e. my older Linksys router.-All other network connections (Roku, Blu Ray Player, Wifi router, etc) are connected to the Linksys and not to this switch, so this switch can act as a dedicated component for PVR/HTPC purposes.All my connection problems went away. I have recorded many programs for several days with no problems. I'm not an IT tech and I don't know what is wrong with the rest of my network, but I'm glad the problem is solved.

3 STARS is average. at least in my book. i give this an extra star because it is so small and compact. Trendnet is not what i consider to be top of the line (i.e. cisco, hp switches, meraki or even netgear), but the price of these are ridiculously low by comparison. so, you get a name brand that is known to some extent, small compact size and great price.this is just an ordinary switch that is used for home-based networking. it does not provide any management features. because of it's compact size, i ordered another one to use in another location of my home.

Works without a fuss right out of the box. Used it to connect computer and printer via single Ethernet connection to network. If you are in a location with 1 Ethernet connection to you network but have multiple devices located there then this switch will allow you to add 4 devices to you network in a very simple and reliable wired connection. Many devices have WiFi but the most reliable and fast connection is almost always wired and this Gigabit, 1000 Mbit/s or 125 MB/s, that's about 8 seconds to copy 1GB of data, great for 4K video streaming and copying large files. Great product at great price. Buy it and don't use wireless.

I purchased this switch 2 years ago to replace the crappy switch that the builder installed for my home network. I was trying to figure out why my network streaming was so slow and finally narrowed it down to the switch in the wall of my house. I installed this TRENDnet switch in the network access box in my wall and haven't touched it since. It never has any overheating problems. It works perfectly fast on my home network. I get the fastest speeds streaming to my two Boxee Box HD Media Players with no slow downs or buffering problems, even on high bitrate video files. All this for the low cost of around $25. Easily worth the price for this kind of quality. I will definitely buy additional TRENDnet switches when the need arises. Highly Recommended!