Review: D-Link DGS-2205 5-Port, Very good throughput for a..
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Very good throughput for a small footprint
My model is the DGS-2205 with the 5V power adapter. Like a previous reviewer, I noticed that I wasn’t getting anywhere near gigabit speeds to my LaCie Ethernet Raid device. Well, that’s because the LaCie Ethernet Raid Device is a slow pig.
After connecting my Mac Book Pro and my Mac Pro to the switch, I started offloading data to the Mac Pro.
Sustained throughput was 320 megabits per second with long bursts up to 720 megabits per second. At this point, the hard drive on the Macbook Pro was the bottleneck. Normally, I don’t care for D-link products, but this little switch is quite the gem.
I’ve also noticed no noise from the unit, even when transferring large amounts of data at near wire speed.
Update (9/2/2010): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.
The featured review for this product, D-Link DGS-2205 5-Port 10/100/1000 Desktop Switch Electronics, was written by W. Schappell.
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Posted on: February 13, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (3)
W. Schappell
January 27th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Very good throughput for a small footprint
Rated 5 stars.
Kin Tam
January 28th, 2010 at 7:47 am
Works Great, look for the new 5V version
Great works, clear indicators of light, good product. There are 2 versions of this on the market. There is an early version of 7V DC and the new rev 5V DC. I would take the 5V units only.
Dave
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:14 am
quiet, cool, and fast
I had been buying the Netgear gigabit switches (5 and 8 port) for work, as the metal cases appealed to me, and they seemed as though they’d be tougher and harder to damage. That may be true, but 2 of 5 have died within months.
So I’m trying this and thus far like it. It runs very cool, and I haven’t hear the noise that another reviewer noticed, even though I’m using it in a pretty quiet apt.
I’m taking off one star as the case is pretty cheap plastic. Shouldn’t matter for my use, but it would be easy to damage this.
Dave
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