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BrandNetGear
Item Height
31 millimetres
Item Width17.7 centimetres
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Wattage8 watts
Technical Details
- Maximum data transfer rate : 1 Gbit/s
- Latency : 100 to 100 Mbps: 20 µ. 1000 to 1000 M
- Data transfer rate : 1000 Mbit/s
- Switching capacity : 10 Gbit/s
- MAC address table : 4000 entries
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Product Description
For a high-speed network on a small scale, nothing delivers like these stylish powerhouses. These fast, easy, and affordable Gigabit switches gives your home network the maximum capacity to handle huge bandwidth. Packed with ease-of-use features to simplify your networking experience, their sleek design makes them look great on a desktop - either flat or in the provided stand. The GS605 and GS608 move very large files such as high-end multimedia, gaming, Internet access, and other speed-intensive applications across your network instantly, and because they are standards-based, they painlessly integrate existing 10, 100, and 1000 Mbps devices on your network. The fan-less design results in silent operation allowing you to focus on your game or relax to your music. Matched with NETGEAR's thorough testing, the GS600 switches provide long-lasting performance you can count on.
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Netgear 5Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch GS605UK Networks Switches Hubs
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
I needed a 100mbps switch for our network to replace an old 10mbps. Decided to go for this Netgear 10/100/1000 Mbps switch as I was going to get a 1 Gbps NAS as well.
Just take it out of the box, plug your cables in and away you go. The port lights light up green if a 1000 Mbps connection is detected and orange for 100 Mbps connections.
Ended up buying another a week later as I was impressed with styling, performance and price.
Just take it out of the box, plug your cables in and away you go. The port lights light up green if a 1000 Mbps connection is detected and orange for 100 Mbps connections.
Ended up buying another a week later as I was impressed with styling, performance and price.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A dinky little switch in the standard NetGear SoHo white 'Mac-style' design. It features 5 auto-sensing RJ45 ports on its back panel. The lights turn green for 1Gbps (full gigabit) connections, or orange for 10/100Mbps connections. I was happy to see that all my devices were greeted with green lights once connected. The lights flicker when there is network activity on a particular port. Each port also features auto-uplinking, so you can connect both routers and network cards to it directly without needing to use a manual 'uplink' button. This is a nice feature to have, especially for network novices.
Curiously, I found this switch to be significantly more compatible across different makes & models of gigabit ethernet cards than its more expensive, business-targeted big brother, the GS105. I had imagined that their internals would be the same, and just their outer casings were different (plastic vs metal), but that would appear not to be the case. I've had problems getting the GS105 to connect at 1Gbps with even some NetGear NCs, but not so with this unit.
I have clocked this switch at a maximum transfer rate (so far) for file copying at 38.1MB/sec which works out to around 300Mbps. Well short of 1Gbps, but this is almost certainly more a limitation of my disk system than the network switch. What it shows is that there is plenty of headroom, and that 1Gbps ethernet will remove the network as your bottleneck when transfering data to remote devices. I've never had USB 2.0 external drives run at such high transfer rates as this.
For the price, you just cannot fault the technology. It's unbelievable that gigabit switches can be purchased so cheaply these days. Highly recommended on all counts.
Curiously, I found this switch to be significantly more compatible across different makes & models of gigabit ethernet cards than its more expensive, business-targeted big brother, the GS105. I had imagined that their internals would be the same, and just their outer casings were different (plastic vs metal), but that would appear not to be the case. I've had problems getting the GS105 to connect at 1Gbps with even some NetGear NCs, but not so with this unit.
I have clocked this switch at a maximum transfer rate (so far) for file copying at 38.1MB/sec which works out to around 300Mbps. Well short of 1Gbps, but this is almost certainly more a limitation of my disk system than the network switch. What it shows is that there is plenty of headroom, and that 1Gbps ethernet will remove the network as your bottleneck when transfering data to remote devices. I've never had USB 2.0 external drives run at such high transfer rates as this.
For the price, you just cannot fault the technology. It's unbelievable that gigabit switches can be purchased so cheaply these days. Highly recommended on all counts.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Printers, PCs and a WAP were beginning to outnumber the ports on my router, so I bought a Netgear GS605 to extend the network. It couldn't be easier to setup and install. It was a matter of taking everything out of the box and plugging in the power supply, the link to the router and the network cables to the devices. That's it - no setup disk or passwords, no IP or MAC Addresses to be entered - it does all the mapping itself.
And like Jet Set Willy, I went and bought another a few days later to sort out my son's collection of Printers, PCs and a WAP.
And like Jet Set Willy, I went and bought another a few days later to sort out my son's collection of Printers, PCs and a WAP.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Easy to use & Does the job
Netgear GS605 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch
The gigabit Ethernet unmanaged switch does what it says on the tin! It is simple and easy to set up. Read more
The gigabit Ethernet unmanaged switch does what it says on the tin! It is simple and easy to set up. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sinalk
Set and forget, but you might need more ports than you think
Using to network the increasing number of devices around my TV (TV, Blu-ray player, Xbox 360). Works fine and haven't had any problems whatsoever. Read more
Published 5 months ago by jalada
Poor quality
Have had the GS605V2 for about 2 years when it began to completely slug the network segment it served. Haven't bothered to find out what it was doing. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Net_am
HazelA
good value, prompt delivery working perfectly as the other netgeat switches I have purchased. Would recommend Netgear products all the devices I am currently using have worked... Read more
Published 7 months ago by hazel
Does exactly what it says on the box.
I have 3 PCs, an x-box and a Buffalo Linkstation NAS connected to this little switch and basically you just plug in the network cables and it works. Read more
Published 10 months ago by S. Horrigan
Poor switch
Had this switch for just over 2 years and it stopped working at some point within that period. Only just recently figured out my network problems were down to it and no it's not... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Geek Central
Netgear great product
I bought this to run 3 pcs for online internet bidding. It's very powerful at 1gb and works perfectly with no delay on all pcs. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Watson
Simplicity as it goes
Using for over 1 week now. Connected to GIGe port on BT HomeHub 3, dispersing traffic vua CAT5e to Sony TV, Sony BluRay & NAS. Read more
Published 12 months ago by D. Fisher
Worked fine for as long as it worked, then not so good
I have a fairly complex home networking setup, with the GS605 v2 switch connected to a GS608 v2 (8 port switch) which in turn is connected to a WNDR3700 wifi router and four port... Read more
Published 17 months ago by sarev_of_aona
Entry level Netgear kit does the job
I find Netgear a bit of an oddity. I've had some mixed experiences with the quality (mainly of firmware) for the prosafe range - but the entry level home kit is another matter. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Dan
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