TL-SG1008D

Pet peeve with Amazon reviews in recent years: Amazon now bunch together similar devices and feedback on different sellers, so you might read wildly different comments because either a) the reviews concern different products or b) the sellers were different. In this case, you're in luck, since whether you're looking at the 5 Port or the 8 Port switch, I've bought and used both. And they both work exactly as you would expect an unmanaged switch to work: plug in the power cable, plug in some cat5e or better cable (assuming you want to take advantage of the gigabit capability of this hardware - if not, you could always buy a cheaper 10/100 switch... but if you're using wires in your home/small business network, you're either transferring/streaming video or providing network shared storage: either way, you really ought to be using gigabit switches and decent spec/quality cable) and you're good to go. Of course, I'm assuming you have at the very least one gigabit port on your router and more than one device (computer, console, whatever) with a gigabit port - otherwise you're wasting your time with this! Build quality is good, for the price - these plastic shells certainly aren't bomb proof, but they're sturdy enough for most sane applications. If you do choose to mount it to a wall - with the screw holes on the underside - or perch it somewhere high up, I'd strongly recommend ensuring the cables are either safely hidden away (or better yet, encased in trunking), or else some sort of snag/yank protection is used (ie clip the cables to the wall, with a little extra 'give' between the clip and the switch) - I suspect the switch would sustain most drops/knocks, but if I were you, I wouldn't risk finding out the hard way. If there's a drawback, it's the fact TP-Link have now launched their managed 'smart' switches, and for the price different (around £10), it seems like a worthwhile upgrade, just to be able to make sure priority traffic (such as video streaming from my NAS to one of the TVs) doesn't get held up by something less urgent (like cloud backup traffic). That said, if you're only using one or two of these switches to join up a few computers, consoles or other networked devices, it's hard to go too far wrong - just avoid daisy-chaining them, and like I said, make sure you've got good quality and spec cable runs.

We just bought a cheap 1.5 TB NAS (network attached storage) server and hooked it into our basic O2 Broadband box. It was immediately very useful - stuffing all the bits and bobs of photos, videos, and other stuff from the various family computers onto this box has worked really well for us. But.... It was slow. Over WiFi it was very slow, but that's WiFi for you. Trouble is, our home cable network was not a whole lot faster. Well, it has been there a while, so I took a look at it to find out why. The O2 Broadband box was our main router in the middle, with a couple of small ethernet switch boxes scattered around the house, with lots of Cat5 cable wiggling its way along the walls. It's a big old house and before WiFi revisions reached 'N' we could not get a reliable link everywhere, so we had to have some cable. Trouble is, none of this ethernet was Gigabit. That's why it felt slow in use. So this little TP-Link 8-port switch was plugged into the O2 broadband box after removing all the other CAT5/6 cables, including the NAS link. These cables were then stuffed into the new switch box, and presto! all the attached links were up and running instead of walking. Seriously faster, immediately. Like a local hard drive, almost. Very happy! My networking experience goes back to the days when a half-day to configure a new set-up was normal - whilst I know things have changed it is always a pleasure to find something that 'Just Works'. Highly recommended!

I was looking to upgrade from 10/100 to 1G but didn't want to spend too much money or have anything too big for the corner of my room. This product was about the cheapest I could find, it works perfectly and its pretty small too (16cm wide, mine is white). Essentially I needed up add an extra PC to my network so I plugged one of the ports into my existing network wall socket and branched two dropper cables off the the two PCs. They've got 1G between them now, which is just what I want, and the rest of the network joins in at 10/100 and provides also internet. All working fine and I'm very pleased. Can't say any more, it was that simple.

For those with issues about EU plugs, mine came with a UK 3 pin plug, purchased from The Computer Engineers (Fulfilled by Amazon). As for the switch, i was at first reluctant and looked at alternatives - bigger names, and of course with these come higer prices, but essentially they are the same device, do the same role and neither one has any features over the other, bar brand. I decided i wanted a gigabit switch with at least another 6 ports so the 8 port was for me, and for its price it is happily performing well. I do alot of home study and have a fair sized home network now (wireless devices not included in this - they just seem to rapidly grow - thankfully wireless can handle a lot more devices). But due to the fact i do self study, wired connections also get out of control fairly easily, I currently have 7 gigabit devices in use, split between my router ( NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 - Wireless router - 4-port switch - Gigabit Ethernet - 802.11 a/b/g/n (draft 2.0) - desktop ) and the TP-Link switch. All performing flawlessly, with multiple data streams flying about the network at any one time. Just to give you an insight in to the type of systems i have utilising these connections here is my devices/OSes. 1 HP Microserver running ESXi 5 (Free) Single Gig connection 1 HP Microserver running Windows 2008/HyperV Single Gig connection Main Pc Dual Gig connected (teamed support) ReadyNas NV+ Single Gig connection ReadyNas Ultra Plus Dual Gig connection Yamaha RX-V 1067 AVR 100Mb Epson Stylus Photo PX800FW 100Mb HP LaserJet Pro 100 M175NW 100Mb All physical devices backup to the ReadyNas Ultra, and multiple streams are often in use streaming music/video from the Nas. The ESX host also shares NFS/iSCSI from the Nas boxes passing data back and forth. I have yet to see any bottlenecks. For the price this switch gives the competitors a run for their money. It suited both my needs and budget perfectly - even though i was at first skeptical. Will consider other TP products in the future.

Very happy with this, does exactly what it says on the tin. Not sure what you can say about an ethernet switch, unless it stops working, in which case you can complain. But I cannot do that. I installed this a few weeks ago and mounted it to the wall. It is routing packets of data throughout my house and not complaining. It's not waking me up at night, for starters which is more than I can say for the kids. And it's gigabit, so it's faster than connecting things over wifi. I think the ideal way to handle network traffic in a domestic setting is to put as many devices as possible on a wired/ethernet connection (AppleTV, printers, modem/router, etc.) and save the wifi just for mobile devices like iPads and iPhones. Going back to the review of this TP-Link Unmanaged Gigabit Desktop Switch, I'd recommend it for anyone who is looking for an unmanaged gigabit desktop switch. The "desktop" part is a bit of a misnomer, as I've mounted it to the wall (it has mounting holes on the bottom), but then again TP-Link named their product "TL-SG1008D", so I'm assuming they don't have professionals in their "Product Naming" department anyways. In short, if you need a switch with 8 ports, I recommend you get this one.

Very good switch for the home at an attractive price. The fist one I had just decided to stop working, However Amazon were quick to send out a replacement before I had even sent the old one back so brilliant service from Amazon as usual. The second one that I received has been working fantastic. A lot of bandwidth is going through this switch on a day to day basis and it handles it just fine, unlike my previous switch. I also like the fact that TP-Link's green technology will power down the Ethernet port when the device on the other end is not on. Overall I think it was a very good purchase, Will be ordering another one as our home network continues to grow. I would certainly recommend this switch, so simple to use and great value for money.

BE CAREFUL! There are at least THREE versions of this TP-Link 8-port Gigabit switch: * the TL-SG1008D with a entirely black plastic case with a single set of ethernet port lights at the front, and the small power socket and 8 ethernet sockets at the back, for 'consumer' use - this seems to be cheaper, since old stock? * the TL-SG1008D with a stepped white top on a black plastic case (so about 60% black and 40% white) with a double row (1 Gbps, and 100/10 Mbps) of ethernet port lights at the front, and the small power socket and 8 ethernet sockets at the back, for 'consumer' use. I assume that the part-white case is the newer version. Both have a power adapter (of some sort). * the TL-SG1008 (no 'D' suffix) which has a metal rack-mountable case, with the lights AND the 8 ethernet sockets at the front and the power socket at the back, for 'business use'. This has an internal power supply, and the 13A 'kettle plug' fits straight into the back. I got sent the third one (whereas I now discover I wanted the second one) so I had to rotate/reverse it so that the power lead went in the front - thus I can't see the individual ethernet socket lights because the patch cables have to be at the back, where the lights are... I have seen a fourth version on the net, which has a black case with white round the edges (or a white case with black inserts), however you describe this. I guess this is an even older version than the entire-black-cased variant. Just make sure you get the type you want! Congratulations to TP-Link for making a decent switch, and boo! for not distinguishing clearly between the different variants.

Like many of the reviews, not much I can say - you plug it in - it works. It's very light so I wouldn't recommend placing anything on top - I have mine slipped neatly onto a DVD Player into the middle of a HiFi stack with multiple networked components, so I also purchased some 25cm, 50cm and 100cm RJ45 cables in various colours to assist with the cabling requirements. Be wary with cable lengths as it can be a lot neater to run a longer cable via an "across-down/up-across" route rather than "as the crow flies". I haven't seen any evidence of the green/orange light change on the front LEDs as mentioned in other reviews - all mine show green, but I'm fairly certain not all of my kit is Gigabit, but this shouldn't prevent you from buying this "value for money" bargain. I paid £19.50 for this 8-port switch and *nearly* made the mistake of only getting the 5-port version - remember, one port will always be the uplink to your router or another switch. The increasing number of devices that have network connections mean that I'm currently using all 8 ports - although 4 of the devices in the list below have wireless options, the use of wireless with a Yamaha AV Amp, a second Samsung TV, a second Samsung Blu-Ray, a second Sky Box, Cambridge Audio Network Streamer, two laptops, Blackberry, Samsung Galaxy Tab and Samsung S3 have persuaded me to use as many direct wired connections as possible. Current Switch Connections: 1. Uplink to Router 2. Samsung TV (Wireless Option) 3. Samsung Blu-Ray & PVR (Wireless Option) 4. Sony Blu-Ray 5. Pioneer Amp (Wireless Option) 6. Pioneer PVR 7. Panasonic PVR 8. Sky+ Terabyte Box (Wireless Option) I would recommend spending the extra to get the 8-port for contingency even if you only have a small number of devices today - this can only grow, and existing wireless devices you may have could benefit from connection via cable. Peter G

Sorunsuz

Arrived in perfect condition. This item was previously used, but works perfectly. Never be afraid to buy used or returned items.

Good product, came on time. invoice raised very quickly.

Lo tengo puesto en casa para conectar la smart TV, Movistar TV, Amplificador de música Denon, Router, Ordenador de casa, etc... Hago streaming desde el PC a la TV o al ampli en 1080p sin ningún corte y las transferencias entre ordenadores son de gigabit. Es un aparato discreto en cuanto a tamaño, así no ocupa casi en el mueble de la TV y lleva encendido varios meses aunque es poco tiempo para comprobar una robustez de un switch. En resumen lo que creo que hay que valorar es la relación calidad precio que me parece excelente, y no tiene ninguna pega ni física ni técnica que haya detectado siendo la sensación general del equipo, de buena calidad.

Simple plug-and-play device that just works. Looks pretty nice too ;)