NETGEAR GS116UK Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch, Hub, Desktop and ProSAFE Lifetime Protection, 16 Port

This is a straightforward plug and play unmanaged switch, you just plug everything in, power it up and it sorts everything out for you. These are something of a comodity item really and I'd expect any comparable item to work much the same in terms of speed, but I went with this one because I trust the brand and have better expectations for its lifespan/build quality than something from a company I've never heard of, and from a safety angle I feel more comfortable having something from a brand I trust plugged in to the mains power 24/7. It's compact and I wall mounted it easily. There's no fan or moving parts so it's silent and shouldn't accumulate dust inside it - but I did mount it sideways so dust won't settle inside the ports. One of the nice things about Netgear switches is their bright LEDs on each port, one to tell you whatever is plugged in has a network connection, and another to indicate if it's a gigabit speed connection. Not much on our home network runs at a gigabit yet - many things don't need to anyway, but I'm sure in time we'll be using more and more gigabit speed devices.

Good quality, still working well on a home network system. Un-managed so just plug it in and off you go.

I chose this switch because I needed a lot of PoE-enabled sockets and a compact size, without any fan noise. The switch looks and works great and I now realise why it's compact and fanless - it has a separate power supply which is MASSIVE! Apart from that it's a great buy as long as you can find somewhere to put the big black box.

Plug and play. Need to upgrade going network after internet upgrade and to let WiFi catch up with speeds. Plug and play no issues at all. Box contains fittings for 19” rack but they are not 1U so a little untidy fitted. No issues powering POE APs or getting Gb speeds

High quality business grade networking switch. Unit made of metal does the job well

I run a small network of about a dozen machines that need to connect to the internet, a central server and a few printers. I'm not after cutting-edge speeds and performance, I just need to plug and go. With the GS116, that's exactly what you get. Plug it into the mains, plug the ethernet cables in and watch the lights go on, your network establish itself and you don't have to do anything else. (The ethernet cable to the internet router goes in one socket (I use socket 1 for this so I know which it is) and the computers and printers go in the others and everything just works.) You'll forget about the switch as it sits in the corner doing it's job, and it doesn't make much noise as it gets on with things. I've used Netgear products before and this is another fine example of a cheap, solid product that does exactly what it says on the box - no fuss, no mess, no problems. If you're in the market for a reasonably quiet, reliable switch, then try the GS116.

Absolutely superb this switch, in the process of having a rewire done on our house so this will be needed to put a gigabit network in all the rooms and create our little house network. Super easy to use, just long winded to pull the wiring and get it all set up. Took advantage of the flash sale to get it at just over £166. It was between this and the TP Link one, but the Netgear allows me to upgrade the charger which in turn will increase the wattage available for PoE devices meaning i dont need to replace the whole switch which was a big appeal.

Perfect product... and perfectly silent 🤫