TP-Link TL-SG108-M2 - 8 Port Multi-Gigabit Unmanaged Network Switch, Ethernet Splitter, 𝟮.𝟱𝗚𝗯 Bandwidth, Plug & Play Desktop/Wall-Mount Fanless Metal Design

I purchased this 16-port unmanaged switch to replace an assortment of smaller switches I was using in my home office. The price seemed reasonable for a brand-name 16 port 1GB switch. When it arrived, I connected all of my office devices to it with CAT6 cable and took it for a spin. All I can say is "wow." This switch is a great example of plug-and-play. I powered it on, connected my ISP cable into port one and then plugged in all of the cables from my desktop computers, printers, scanner and notebook computer, plus the home wireless router. Everything worked flawlessly. I used the browser on my desktop to run a download/upload speed test and the switch was definitely delivering the 1GB advertised throughput. The switch has to be plugged into a power outlet but there is no fan inside. I have not noticed it heating up at all and I appreciate the absence of yet another fan whirring faintly in the background. The unit is a little over 11 inches wide, so before you order one, make sure you have enough space for it in your workplace. It can also be mounted on the wall. As a final test, I plugged enough equipment into the switch to use up 15 of the 16 ports. I wanted to see if there would be any traffic collision issues. Success. Performance didn't appear to be degraded on any of the devices connected to it. I am more than pleased with this purchase. My home office network runs much faster than it did with my older switches. The large number of ports on this new switch allowed me to reduce some of the cable clutter around my workspace. The quality of the metal case is excellent. It's a good day when you can purchase a network computing device that comes out of the box, plugs in and just plain works. I highly recommend this product if you're running out of ports on a 4 or 8-port switch. If you are standing up a wired home network for the first time, spend a few extra dollars for this switch if you have four or five devices to connect. That will leave a lot of unused ports on your switch but you won't have to worry about buying another switch if you expand your network in the future.

I love this switch. I already have another TP-Link 8 port 1Gbit switch that I have 6 of 8 ports in use at the moment. And just like that switch, this 2.5Gbit 5-port switch by TP-Link is another winner in my book. It just feels like it's a quality build, it runs cool thanks to the materials used on the casing, and believe me, it's getting constant traffic through it. It handles PC2 (my server PC) streaming several cameras... well, I won't go through my whole PC/IoT/streaming devices/PC's/Phones that I have. The real thing for this review that matters is that this thing is built well, runs cool, feels sturdy, works like a charm and I would use this or one with more ports, again, when the time comes that I need more 2.5Gbit switches. But I don't have enough devices to benefit from any more of them at the moment. TP-Link makes excellent home/consumer grade networking devices in my experience.

Llevo años montando setups profesionales para grabación y streaming, y este TP-Link TL-SG105-M2 ha sido la mejor inversión en red local que he hecho.✅ Velocidad real de 2.5GbE entre mi PC, NAS y Mac mini (todo conectado con cables Cat 8).✅ Totalmente silencioso, sin ventilador ni zumbidos molestos.✅ El acabado metálico premium ayuda a disipar calor y le da ese toque pro al escritorio.En mi caso, lo uso para transferir gameplay grabado en 2K desde mi capturadora al NAS sin cuello de botella. Antes tenía un switch 1Gb y era lento para mover archivos pesados. Ahora es otro nivel.🧠 Consejo: asegúrate de tener cables Cat 6a mínimo (yo uso Cat 8) y dispositivos con puertos 2.5G para sacarle el máximo.Lo recomiendo al 100% para creadores, editores, streamers o cualquier persona que necesite velocidad y estabilidad en su red local.

I need 2.5g switch to accommodate the upgrade, this one fits the purpose, installed for more than a month, no problem, basically " install and forget" easy.

Solid metal construction. High network speeds for compatible devices.

The build quality of this product is excellent usability is excellent. I’m not sure it’s helped my system. It is a simple switch. Tt seems to have created new issues while potentially also resolving others… that may not be a product problem, I just may need a more robust switch… just make sure you understand it’s purpose and use.

Works great. Plug and play with no issues.