[Discuss] Old vs new desktop gigabit switches

[Rich Pieri]

On Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:38:58 -0500
Jerry Natowitz <j.natowitz at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a 10 year old Netgear GS608 switch V3.  I am wondering if a
> more recent switch, a Netgear GS305 ( I don't need 8 ports anymore)
> or TP-Link TL-SG105 would work better for a couple of workstations
> and a printer?  I'm just curious if the hardware/firmware performance
> has improved, or if it is just cheaper.

If the switch you have is 1000baseT/Full then you won't see any
appreciable difference with a new switch. If it's 1000baseT/Half then
you might see an improvement depending on your work loads.

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Rich Pieri