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NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch GS308 Desktop Sturdy Metal Fanless Housing

Last Updated: October 16, 2020 (Refresh Now)
8.6
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Review Analysis - 260 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Ports
 63
switch, ethernet, plug and play, plug, port
+94%
-6%
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" ...  Needded more than the 4 ports on my uverse modem and it woks great.  ...  "
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" ...  The metal housing helped with keeping the switch on my desk instead of tilting back due to the weight of the ethernet wires like my old one did.  ...  "
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" ...  Just what you'd expect out of a durable reliable 8-port Ethernet switch.  ...  "
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" ...  I was able to wire my house for gigabit Ethernet on the cheap with this switch.  ...  "
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" ...  works great, lots of ports  ...  "
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" ...  I needed the extra ports.  ...  "
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" ...  Does exactly what it should, and a nice value price for a 8-port gigabit switch. ... I've always had pretty good luck with these metal cased small desktop netgear switches, I have two older 5 and 16 port gigabit ones that I have been using for well over 10 years now, and they're both still working (though one did have capacitors pop after 10 solid years of HEAVY use, replaced the $1 worth of capacitors and it's back in action again).  ...  "
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" ...  Needed more ports for my gaming servers.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 36
switch, months, year, worked, died
+61%
-39%
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" ...  First off, the switch is working great.  ...  "
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" ...  The switch worked as expected.  ...  "
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" ...  These worked fine.  ...  "
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" ...  Replaced a 10/100 switch I had with this one.  ...  "
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" ...  If I don't need to reset it or deal with it in 6 months now, all the better.  ...  "
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" ...  Its been 2 weeks, no issues so far.  ...  "
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" ...  A reliable and value product, I got this one on sale term.  ...  "
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" ...  I've had no problems with it in the 6+ months I've been using it.  ...  "
Setup
 23
setup, easy to install, simple, set, required
+91%
-9%
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" ...  It is hard to beat the value on these Netgear switches.  ...  "
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" ...  Quick and easy setup.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to setup and use.  ...  "
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" ...  Flawless install, just plug it in.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy setup, no configuration, plug & play.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to install easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Installed the switch in minutes and have everything connected.  ...  "
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" ...  Installation was easy.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 23
easy, easy to set, set, easy to install, use
+100%
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" ...  Easy to use, arrived on time and no issues so far.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy hookup, does what it is supposed to do.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy set up.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to install easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  A programmable interface, how cool is that?  ...  "
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" ...  Quick and easy setup.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up!  ...  "
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" ...  Like the simplicity of use.  ...  "
Build Quality
 23
switch, sturdy, build quality, construction, design
+100%
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" ...  Attractive metal enclosure and appears to be built for the long haul.  ...  "
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" ...  The metal housing helped with keeping the switch on my desk instead of tilting back due to the weight of the ethernet wires like my old one did.  ...  "
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" ...  Metal case, Netgear quality you expect and works perfect all for less than $20.  ...  "
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" ...  Seems like a rugged, metal case.  ...  "
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" ...  Love that it’s metal.  ...  "
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" ...  These are rock solid.  ...  "
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" ...  I really like the all metal design and the sturdy mounting holds on the bottom of the switch.  ...  "
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" ...  I thought the unit looked good, seems well made.  ...  "
Overall performance
 22
speeds, speed, fast, throughput, performance
+100%
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" ...  Increased speed immediately by 50%.  ...  "
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" ...  Everything runs great with full gigabit speed.  ...  "
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" ...  Fast works as it should  ...  "
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" ...  Did a system to system copy of many files and it was very fast.  ...  "
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" ...  quality and performance were as expected, would buy again, would recommend to others  ...  "
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" ...  does its job great so far  ...  "
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" ...  It was inexpensive and it's doing its job  ...  "
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" ...  it does its job  ...  "
Network
 22
switch, router, netgear, house, home network
+77%
-23%
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" ...  For reference, I have a Netgear Orbi router.  ...  "
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" ...  With the advent of so many options (like a mesh network) you need to have these.  ...  "
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" ...  I installed 2 switches in my home network.  ...  "
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" ...  Not much to say about a network switch.  ...  "
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" ...  Really easy to install and the signal strength was decent.  ...  "
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" ...  Good netgear quality, as expected.  ...  "
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" ...  Extends hard wired internet.  ...  "
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" ...  Has great signal strength throughout the house.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 20
plugged, network, devices, connected, playstation
+95%
-5%
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" ...  I ran one line to behind my tv.  ...  "
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" ...  I needed a very simple switch to connect various components of our entertainment system. ... Installed the switch in minutes and have everything connected.  ...  "
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" ...  This device solves that problem.  ...  "
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" ...  This switch is just a plug and play, and it's great for desktop computers, gaming consoles, and even laptops if you want to have the fast and stable cat5e, or cat6 full duplex network connection.  ...  "
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" ...  Everything I attached to this (server desktops, laptop, printer) seems to well.  ...  "
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" ...  connected what I needed and it has worked flawlessly.  ...  "
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" ...  Just plugged it in and all six devices worked perfectly.  ...  "
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" ...  We needed to split our signal to multiple devices (Roku, Xbox, Playstation, 2 computers, TV, etc.)  ...  "
ISP
 16
modem, router, switch, internet, throughput
+81%
-19%
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" ...  Having had a good experience with an older Netgear switch in the past (FS108), I decided to get this one for the gigabit capability.  ...  "
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" ...  And it's still faster than this Netgear.  ...  "
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" ...  The Netgear GS308 works great and does exactly what I need it to do.  ...  "
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" ...  Router, modem and now Ethernet switch.  ...  "
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" ...  So I went from my Fiber optic modem .  ...  "
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" ...  For reference, I have a Netgear Orbi router.  ...  "
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" ...  Works very well for a home or SOHO environment when all-in-one units from your internet provider get overwhelmed.  ...  "
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" ...  Called Xfinity and they said all was good at my modem and to check my router/switches.  ...  "
Price
 12
money, beat, worth, easy to use, cost
+100%
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" ...  money well spent.  ...  "
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" ...  Great product at a fantastic price!  ...  "
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" ...  But it cost like $3500 new, so.  ...  "
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" ...  Can't beat for the price!  ...  "
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" ...  This is a great deal  ...  "
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" ...  cant beat the price !!  ...  "
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" ...  It works great and a great price.  ...  "
Capacity
 10
network, room, office, whole, small
+100%
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" ...  I’ve purchased three of them to expand that one wall port in three separate rooms into eight per room  ...  "
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" ...  Added to a local office complex network using Cat-6 and gig.  ...  "
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" ...  I needed this to replace one of the ones we had in computer room and it worked fine.  ...  "
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" ...  I got this switch to expand my Ethernet in my living room. ... I plan to buy two more, one for the office, and another for the bedroom.  ...  "
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" ...  Has great signal strength throughout the house.  ...  "
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" ...  I needed this for a small apartment.  ...  "
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" ...  I have several of these in my house.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up a small network in the house or office  ...  "
Software Platform
 8
issues, year, update, unmanaged, switch
+63%
-38%
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" ...  Will update if device has any issues in the future.  ...  "
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" ...  A programmable interface, how cool is that?  ...  "
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" ...  And split it to the dvd the tv a roku and i can add more  ...  "
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" ...  The unmanaged routers were required by Google-Fi.  ...  "
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" ...  Unlock your networks full potential.  ...  "
Cables
 8
plug and play, plug, cable, solid, power cable
+100%
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" ...  and then used 100 foot cables going out to each apartment.  ...  "
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" ...  Plug in power cord.  ...  "
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" ...  Once I made this specific patch cable it linked right up!  ...  "
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" ...  Plug and play and solid build quality.  ...  "
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" ...  Make sure you start with a working cable.  ...  "
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" ...  Just plug things in and they work  ...  "
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" ...  Just plugged it in and connected my cat 5 cables.  ...  "
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" ...  Plug and play and it all matches.  ...  "
Marketplace
 8
advertised, product, described
+75%
-25%
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" ...  This is an excellent product coming from a great company.  ...  "
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" ...  Works as advertised.  ...  "
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" ...  Item as described  ...  "
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" ...  Works as described  ...  "
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" ...  They do as promised.  ...  "
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" ...  Works as advertised.  ...  "
Wifi
 7
wi fi, network, google, unmanaged, switch
+86%
-14%
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" ...  nice thanks, not wifi so cant rate that  ...  "
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" ...  Hooked up to the Tenda MESH wifi (hates Wifi Extenders)  ...  "
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" ...  For reference, I have a Netgear Orbi router.  ...  "
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" ...  This is a great way to expand your wired network for a low price  ...  "
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" ...  I was able to take one cat5 cable and plug it into 5 different devices that didn't have wi-fi  ...  "
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" ...  I bought these to use with Google-Fi as an upgrade to my existing inhouse wi-fi. ... The unmanaged routers were required by Google-Fi.  ...  "
Product As Described
 5
advertised, described
+80%
-20%
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" ...  Works as advertised.  ...  "
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" ...  Item as described  ...  "
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" ...  Works as described  ...  "
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" ...  Works as advertised.  ...  "
Gaming
 4
works, switch, ports, plug and play, network
+100%
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" ...  Works great in kids room to have smart tv, and gaming sytems all hardwired  ...  "
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" ...  Works great no packet drops or lag while i game on this switch while im streaming .  ...  "
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" ...  This switch is just a plug and play, and it's great for desktop computers, gaming consoles, and even laptops if you want to have the fast and stable cat5e, or cat6 full duplex network connection.  ...  "
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" ...  Needed more ports for my gaming servers.  ...  "
Delivery
 4
well, installed, delivered, box, arrived
+50%
-50%
comment
" ...  Did not work out of the box  ...  "
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" ...  Purchased on Oct 8 and installed as soon as it arrived.  ...  "
Device Stand
 3
mount, easy, desk
+100%
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" ...  I mounted it to the underside of my desk  ...  "
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" ...  Slotted for wall/surface mount.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to mount on the wall too.  ...  "
Design
 3
sturdy, metal, like the metal, construction
+100%
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" ...  Metal casing seems well built.  ...  "
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" ...  Sturdy design and doesn't feel cheap.  ...  "

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