[ot] Buying a new gigabit switch for home use

[Bill Campbell]

On Sat, Dec 23, 2006, Mike Reinehr wrote:
>On Saturday 23 December 2006 05:24, Man-wai CHANG wrote:
>> Is 3Com still a reliable brand? Or some other brands?
>
>I just purchased a Netgear GS605 10/100/1000Mbps switch for under $40. It was 
>well rated, easy to set up & attractive. So far (about a week) it seems to be 
>doing well.
>
>I used to be happy with 3Com but they haven't seemed to be competitive lately.

I haven't used 3com in years, but when I did, they had a
reputation for short-life fans.

Bill
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