Not "meant to be plugged in all day" Netgear is supposed to have a 5 year warranty (2 on the power supply). I had one of these for about 18 months. Over the last months it's been increasingly flaky, every week or two it just hangs and needs to be unplugged and started again. It doesn't matter how much it's in use (it's done it when we've been on vacation with minimal network traffic).
I called Netgear to get it replaced, but they told me that it's not meant to be plugged in all day, so they won't fix it. Unles...
[Netgear GS116 16PT 10/100/1000MBPS-GIG SW review by Ask Bj?rn Hansen can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 2.0 |  |
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| Reviewed by: | Ask Bj?rn Hansen | | Review Date: | 01/16/2007 | | User Location: | Los Angeles, CA, United States | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
96% (90 of 93) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Intel/Marvell NICs BEWARE Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Newegg got this fast to me to me in 2 days. They also issued me an RMA for a refund through online support at 11PM EST on a Friday night WITHOUT Restocking fees!!! You guys ROCK!
Cons: Spoke with Netgear support, the GS116 is incompatible with the Marvell GigE and Intel Pro1000MT (commonly found on Thinkpads and IBMs). T...
[Netgear GS116 16PT 10/100/1000MBPS-GIG SW review by javellan can be read at Newegg.com] | Overall Rating: 6.0 | |
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| Reviewed by: | javellan | | Review Date: | 12/29/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
94% (18 of 19) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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a moment to set up, a lifetime to mount underneath a desk It only took a minute to plug in all of my computers and a new Infrant terabyte network-attached storage system. The switch works great and file transfer time is much quicker than when I had everything plugged into a 10Mbit router/switch. No reading of the manual.
Mounting the Netgear underneath a desk with two little screws turned out to be a 20-minute harlequinade with a drill, sweating, cursing, etc. You need to get the screws spaced exactly right and then back them out of the...
[Netgear GS116 16PT 10/100/1000MBPS-GIG SW review by Philip Greenspun can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | Philip Greenspun | | Review Date: | 10/10/2005 | | User Location: | Cambridge, MA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
35% (5 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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. Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Fixed all of my network issues! I went all Netgear in my 30+ deep office. I had a mix of some Belkin and D-link SPUZ F'ing up my network. These guys fixed eveything. We are cruising. I'll post back if I have any probs but with the reputation and obvious build quality I doubt I will. (knock on wood)
Cons: None so ...
[Netgear GS116 16PT 10/100/1000MBPS-GIG SW review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | N/A | | Review Date: | 11/30/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
85% (6 of 7) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Overall A Good Switch Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Good price, gigabit, small form factor, AC adapter is the 'sideways' type that doesn't block other plugs, works as expected.
Cons: Toasty - these things run hot. After just a couple minutes plugged in, they are almost too hot to comfortably rest your hand on. I wouldn't stack them directly on top of each other.
LED indi...
[Netgear GS116 16PT 10/100/1000MBPS-GIG SW review by JMassey can be read at Newegg.com] | Overall Rating: 8.0 | |
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| Reviewed by: | JMassey | | Review Date: | 09/09/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (6 of 6) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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An economical GB switch Right from the start, it could not be easier! If you are looking for an economical 16-Port GB switch the GS116 is an excellent choice. Simply plug it in and it works! I have installed the switch down stream from my 4-port cable router. The auto-sensing port configuration works as advertised. No problems intermixing 10,100,1000 devices. Further, the automatic uplink to the router was completely seamless without the need for a turn-over cable.
Again, if you are looking for a dumb 16-p...
[Netgear GS116 16PT 10/100/1000MBPS-GIG SW review by Ernie Gubbels "EJG Omaha" can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | Ernie Gubbels "EJG Omaha" | | Review Date: | 06/26/2007 | | User Location: | Omaha, NE USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (5 of 5) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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It is a Switch Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: I've had this switch for about a year and a half. It has worked great the entire time. Noticable improvement over a 100Mb network, especially with a local file server. Have been able to reach 60% to 70% of the network capacity (~70MB/s) with a single file transfer, but at that point the computers/hard drive are the limitin...
[Netgear GS116 16PT 10/100/1000MBPS-GIG SW review by Robreto can be read at Newegg.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | Robreto | | Review Date: | 05/17/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (5 of 5) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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7 months old paper weight Im with Bjorn, after 2 weeks of use i noticed that i had to unplug the thing after 72hrs of use. Now after 7 months i have 8 dead ports. I have always trusted Netgear, but the last 3 items i have bought from them have failed in less than a year. I don't mind tossing paper cups, i don't expect them to last very long, but swithches and routers, i expect to at least get 3 years out of them.
[Netgear GS116 16PT 10/100/1000MBPS-GIG SW review by George W. Carrillo "George" can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 2.0 | |
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| Reviewed by: | George W. Carrillo "George" | | Review Date: | 07/17/2007 | | User Location: | Spring, Tx United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
66% (4 of 6) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Excellent switch Got the GS116 quickly. It installed without any problems. It works well in my development environment where I'm moving large files from one machine to another. I've always liked Netgear products and this one is no exception.
[Netgear GS116 16PT 10/100/1000MBPS-GIG SW review by Bill H can be read at Amazon.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | Bill H | | Review Date: | 01/09/2007 | | User Location: | Olympia, WA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
50% (4 of 8) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Durable, hefty & reliable Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: -Durable, hefty design
-Extremely small for the number of ports it has
-Reliable & well rated
-Well vented
-You get to use more of your ports with one of these vs. having 2 or 3 smaller port switches linked together and giving up ports for the linking
Cons: -Front ports can be a pain for some configs
-Runs hot
Other Thoughts: About 6 mon...
[Netgear GS116 16PT 10/100/1000MBPS-GIG SW review by theholmboy can be read at Newegg.com] | Overall Rating: 10 | |
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| Reviewed by: | theholmboy | | Review Date: | 10/30/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (4 of 4) Users Found This Review Helpful |