Amazed at how cheap network gear is getting.

[Lazybones]

I have been fumbling around with my home network since my primary router only has 4 Gigabit ports and I have a few server like devices on my network...

I was looking at purchasing a 5 port Gigabit switch however the net gain is only 3 ports if you do that since you loose a port on the old and the new for uplink... So I was over at NCIX looking around and on their webpage and realized I could get an 8 port gigabit switch for as little as 24.99 or 29.99.

I picked up the TP-Link since I already have bad memories of relatives picking up Trident equipment.. But hell this is just an un-managed switch so it isn't that difficult to get right.

Anyone else surprised? You can get wireless N dongles for next to nothing is as well now. How time flies...

[Thorin]

Yeah, it really is getting cheap.  And it used to be that cheap gear sucked, but even the cheap stuff is halfway decent quality these days.

Still, the Shaw and Telus router/modems suck.

[Mr. Analog]

It is surprising actually, I geared up to gigabit 2 years ago and to do the same thing now would cost me at least a third less.