Sodola8 Port PoE Switch 100Mbps/8 PoE+ Port,2 Ethernet Uplink,120W 802.3af/at, Extend Function, Fanless Metal Plug & Play Unmanaged Network Switch

I ordered this switch fully expecting it to be junk, I mean, $9.99 for a 5 port gigabyte switch, pfffff!To my absolute shock, it works BEAUTIFULLY! I'm sharing 3 devices on it, speed and pings are off thewall compared to WiFi, it's well built, the metal housing is nice, the connectors are quality, 10/10.No configs, no apps to run, just plug a cable into your modem modem and you're good to go!If I could recommend one thing - get little rubber feet for the base, keeps it in place.Buy it!

I needed more ports, and I found this switch on Amazon at what seemed to be a very good price. There were no reviews as yet for this particular switch, but reviews looked excellent for their other models, so I took a flyer on it, and I'm glad I did. I like that the activity and connection lights are in a panel on the left side, so they're not obscured by the RJ45 cabling as they often are. I also appreciate that this model has an onboard power supply, so it plugs directly into the AC; no annoying wall wart required!As for functionality, what can I say? It works as expected. It passes traffic at its rated speed. It's essentially a dumb switch, except for the addition of a small three position physical switch which is barely touched on in the small manual. The Default position is normal operation, but there is a VLAN position, as well as a position which increases the maximum cabling distance to 250 metres, by reducing the speed of each port to 10 mbps apparently. As for the VLAN feature, I haven't found any definitive explanation of how it operates, and there is no mention of it in the sparse manual. There's also no website that I've been able to find; so it's a bit of a mystery. I suppose that's all I have to complain about. I'd like to have a bit more informative manual, and perhaps a website with documentation and support. But for the price, I can't really complain too much.

This with all cat8 newly installed made a huge difference in ping and jitter. Everything runs quicker and more steady. I can reliably watch 4k video that previously would not play more than a few minutes.I had a 1Gb switch commercial net gear. And cat 5e cables.Side note, I have slow internet, not even close to Gigabit speeds, this still made a major improvement.

I am slowly upgrading my home network to 2.5G from 1G and this is my second switch (first was the VIMIN 8 Port 2.5G Unmanaged Ethernet Switch with 10G SFP) which connect the two switches via a 10G LC to LC Multimode Duplex OM3 50/125 Jumper Cord (mine is a 50' cable by NewYork Cables). I also purchased 2 Plugable 2.5G USB C and USB to Ethernet Adapter, 2-in-1 Adapters to my two main computers (laptop & desktop) and will eventually purchase more for some of my other computers that I don't use that often.Despite the two switches being of different brands, they work perfectly fine together with no issues (at 2.5G network cable as well as 10G fiber optic). The VIMIN switch (8 ports plus 10G port) is next to my modem/router/NAS drives and 16 port 1G switch) and acts as the main hub for everything seeing that it has the highest bandwidth (60 GBps total). This switch goes to my office and now that the 10G fiber optic cable is connected, can support a total of 5 devices there.Chances are, I won't need to buy any more switches as my other devices won't need to exceed the existing 1G switches. In total, while catching the switches on sale, plus the 2 network adapters and fiber optic cable (and those adapters), the cost was right around $250. (Skipping the fiber optic pieces will save you about $43.)Phase Two will be swapping out my main NAS from 1G to 2.5G which will cost approximately $180 for a 2 bay (diskless) NAS and Phase Three will be adding fiber optic internet (which is not currently available in my area).As is, I am completely happy with not only this switch, but everything related to Phase One of my project. For those people thinking about upgrading their systems from 1G to 2.5G, please keep in mind that your existing network cables WILL support 2.5G speeds which is what makes upgrading so much easier and affordable.

No messing around, no hours of instructions... works GREAT! My cable Internet is over 1400 mbps and amazingly fast!!