Some of the comments in the SNB forums haven't been kind to NETGEAR for their new "ProSafe Plus" switch lineup of one Gigabit and two 10/100 switches. Folks seem to question the wisdom of the 16 and 24 port models being 10/100 only and all three requiring a Windows machine running an application for...

VLAN support; QoS including bandwidth control

Tied to Windows for administration; No port disables or link speed / mode control

If youre a Windows user or have network access to at least one physical Windows box for installing and using the configuration app, which is an Adobe AIR app btw, the extra features make this a no brainer for people that could easily make use of them.

Switch is small, compact, and has VERY sturdy metal housing; By the mass of it alone, feels substantial in my hand compared to another metal-housed but lighter dumb switch like my TRENDnet.

Front mount ports are a little annoying if youre pairing these with switches with rear-mounted ports since they put the power input jack on the back; They could have easily put it on one of the sides with a tight-fitting 90 degree input jack so that it didnt ugly up your desktop.

I have this switch installed between my router and ADSL bridge. I can now run Bit Torrent at full throttle and use my Vonage VOIP adapter at the same time with no problems. If you're watching the Torrent client while using the phone you can see the upload bandwidth automatically drop when the phone...

Nicely priced; compact; easy to install; and easy to set up.

The ports and lights are on the same side which means this switch is intended for a rack rather than a home install; For me this is insignificant to the benefits of the QoS features this switch offers

Netgear's new ProSafe Plus switches offer plug-and-play simplicity to small businesses, plus PoE expansion and handy traffic-management features. The GS105PE is the smallest of the family and provides five Gigabit ports.

This helped me hook up my steam link to my network. It seem to be preforming well and I don't see any potential problems with it in the future.

led's help tell you what speeds your lines are running on; Solid metal construction

price is a little steep when not on sale

I have these switches in various configurations (5, 8, etc port) in decently harsh manufacturing environments, and they've been rock solid. They're built tough, and have minimal footprint. Plus they're gigabit! They are great unmanaged switches for adding ports to your network in a pinch.

Good solid switch. Good build quality.

This is a replacement for Netgear Wireless G router WGR614 which is easily hacked by thieves. Plugged the device in and gained instant access to the Internet. The software on CD is recommended and installs on Windows 7.0 with no problem.

I needed more ports than my Verizon FIOS router provided, and adding this NetGear GS105 Ethernet Switch was a perfect solution. Its ease of installation, and network performance were great, and it fit the sweet spot in the price /performance/company reliability curve.

Been around for a long time for a reason, easy and works better than expected.