Review on 📷 TRENDnet 5-Port Long Range PoE+ Switch with Camera DIP Switch, Black TE-FP051 by Lacueva Tranquillity

Less than $13 for more ethernet ports, amazing! So far, so good. 2 bought work perfectly. I didn't need a gigabit switch because my home network is only for internet access. I have several different rooms with web devices (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, TV) that need to be online to connect to the network. They ALL work much better with a wired connection than with Wi-Fi. If I had to build an intensive fast network between devices like my own servers, I would pay more for a gigabit switch. But not needed. You don't even have to be around. Don't believe the ads. If you only connect to the internet, like MOST do, you're not benefiting from a device that can be faster than your internet downloads. Remember that no matter what's in the chain, the weakest link sets the pace. It's a little oversimplified but I had to do a lot of research myself on the subject of gigabit switch or not and Cat5E or Cat6 and maybe I can save some time and money. Pretty much if you have to ask if you need it, then don't. The reason for this is that you're probably like most of us and the fastest thing you do on your network is downloading (and streaming) at the download speeds you're paying for, which is nowhere near of gigabit speed. 1 gigabit = 1024 megabits per second (Mbps). I have 10 MBit DSL. For most people, ISP speeds never exceed 25 Mbps, which is 0.024 gigabits per second. Put another way, you don't need a switch that can move 1000 things per second when you're already limited (by the provider) to no more than say 10 or 25 things per second, assuming you're like most people whose home networks serve only the internet access. Even if you could get 100Mbps internet speed, that's still only 0.098 gigabits. That's not even a tenth of what a gigabit switch can do. Hope that helps. Yes, and also, unlike hubs, switches use their resources more wisely, which means they are more efficient. They ONLY send information back and forth between devices that need to communicate. The hub sends information to all devices, reducing the speed of everything that goes through it. Off topic, but that's another reason why this switch is all I need for my high-speed 0.0098Gbps (10Mbps) DSL.