February 22nd, 2013 
headit ZyXEL GS1100-16 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Rackmount Switch
- Non-blocking, wire-speed transmission
- Auto MDI/MDI-X support
- Fanless design for silent running
- IEEE 802.3az compliant
- IEEE 802.3x Flow control supported
The ZyXEL GS1100-16 is positioned to deliver a solution that requires no switch management for office environments demanding silent operation and green technology. It provides plug-and-play simplicity for high-bandwidth connectivity. The GS1100-16 is a 16-port 10/100/1000 switch and protects your existing network investments while providing you with a straightforward migration path to faster Gigabit speeds. To comply with the IEEE802.3az standard, the GS1100-16 provides power saving functions to
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Top Quality Gigabit Ethernet Switch!,
I have had a hit-and-miss relationship with ZyXEL products over the past 10+ years, so my mind was pretty open when I decided to order their newest, cheapest 8-port gigabit ethernet switch. Fortunately, this happened to be one of those cases where the results far exceeded my expectations.
This is a SOLID piece of gear, with a beefy metal enclosure, tight-fitting connections and simplistic layout that leaves the need for any type of instruction manual basically moot. Both the extermal power supply and metal enclosure run extremely cool. Although I have not tested the actual power output, its specs claim that it consumes less than half of what my older 8 port gigaswitch did. Judging by the size of the external power transformer and how cool and quiet the entire unit runs, I would tend to believe their printed specs.
I have noticed no difference in throughput compared with my older gigabit ethernet switches. All 8 ports are connected to gigabit devices, with the sole exception of a fast ethernet router on one port. I typically transfer and live stream multimedia files that average around 7.0 GB in size (sometimes multiple streams across the same switch) with no problems. It currently sits next to a fairly hot-running DirecTV receiver/DVR without any problems. I’ve probably bought around 6-8 gigabit switches over the past few years. All of them having either 5 or 8 ports. The ZyXEL GS108B is by far the sturdiest, coolest running, reliable, lowest power-consuming switch I have bought thus far. The price I paid for it was very close to, or lower, than I paid for those older switches as well. This is definitely progress.
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|Good home Gigabit switch,
I used this to set my home network up on gigabit with gigabit wireless N access point so I could stream from my Plex server to my Roku in HD. It worked great and setup was easy considering I am forced to use the Uverse residential gateway; essentially, leaving me with a router behind a router with a wireless access point at the end. Speeds are great wired I have gotten up to 120mbps and as low as 70mbps. The wireless network has no issues streaming local content at >4mbps speed allowing for decent 720p compared to my previous max of 2mbps. A great by for anyone needing a gigabit switch. I am also running cat6 for all my connections.
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|Excellent value, but first unit was DOA,
Unit didn’t work. Power light came on, but no link activity or connectivity on any port. Tested using known good lines. May update review if I replace this unit with another one that works.
UPDATE: I have now received a replacement unit, and it works fine. I have adjusted my rating to disregard the DOA and reflect the otherwise excellent price-performance value that this switch represents. My sample size and the number of reviews to date don’t justify any solid conclusions about quality control. But if you add in the reviews on another major vendor site to the ones found here at Amazon, they now reflect 2 DOA’s out of 26 switches reviewed, and several of those reviews actually were for a different ZyXel switch model. While that’s a small sample size, that’s a higher DOA rate on the GS1100-16 than we should be seeing. Caveat emptor.
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