Recommendations for a switch/hub

dhokes · 29 Oct 2018 at 20:50

I’m looking to connect my television/sky box/raspberry pi/gaming console… wired to my router using power line adapters and so I believe I need to purchase a switch rather than a hub?

I currently don’t have fibre but I want to futureproof myself for at least the next couple of years. My current broadband speed is 3.3-7.7Mbps.

In terms of brands, are there any I should avoid?

In terms of speed, I take it 10/100/1000 Mbps would be sufficient?

I’m currently considering this - NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop/Wallmount Switch :S

Anything else I should consider?

bremen1874 · 29 Oct 2018 at 21:29

Any unmanaged Gigabit switch will do.

I'd remove the link to an OcUK competitor you've included, it's against forum rules.

Avalon · 30 Oct 2018 at 08:44

In this day and age it’s very difficult to buy a bad unmanaged switch new, the price difference between 10/100 and 10/100/1000 is minimal, it’s not worth compromising, all your devices will be WAN (your broadband connection) limited anyway. Don’t forget to buy patch leads

dhokes · 30 Oct 2018 at 18:08

Avalon said:
In this day and age it’s very difficult to buy a bad unmanaged switch new, the price difference between 10/100 and 10/100/1000 is minimal, it’s not worth compromising, all your devices will be WAN (your broadband connection) limited anyway. Don’t forget to buy patch leads

Ethernet cables?

bremen1874 · 30 Oct 2018 at 18:16

dhokes said:
Ethernet cables?

Yes.

I'd call them patch leads as well.

pp111 · 31 Oct 2018 at 11:02

Honestly I don't know of a bad switch. I think the choice largely comes down to the layout ( cables in the front of back ), metal or plastic, and what leds you want! I mean other than that they all seem to do the job well. I personally tend to get Netgear or D-Link metal range.

Avalon · 31 Oct 2018 at 13:19

The TPLink stuff is adequate, though I too prefer the metal bodied versions. That said i’ve got a few plastic Netgear 8 ports knocking about that have had zero issues in the years they have been run.