Network Switch Recommendations?

[ffutures]

I've been having some network problems at home which I'm pretty sure are down to the 5-port switch in my work room going flaky. At the moment I have the PC connected directly to the lead that usually goes into the switch and haven't had any problems in several hours, with the switch in there I've had problems with my computer, the network printer, and my backup RAID drive. I've tried swapping cables, switching off and on, etc. and nothing has worked for long.

I need to replace this ASAP, especially since I need to use the printer most days, so I want to pick up a switch from e.g. PC World tomorrow. They have TP-Link switches that seem OK for £12.99, everything else is much more expensive - and mostly made by NetGear, the makers of the switch that is giving problems.

So - does anyone know anything horrible about the TP-LINK TL-SG1005D Network Switch - 5 port

It seems to have a lot of positive reviews, about the worse thing I can see is that the casing is plastic which may mean heat problems. I'm prepared to take a chance at that price, unless someone has a good reason not to risk it.

Comments

[zz9pzza]

I do like netgear switches for cheap switches. I have a number of the blue ones which are about 20 pounds on amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-GS205-100UKS-Gigabit-Ethernet-Desktop/dp/B00AYRZYG4/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=netgear+switch&qid=1554316518&s=gateway&sr=8-6

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-GS105UK-Gigabit-Unmanaged-Ethernet/dp/B0000E5SEQ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=netgear+switch&qid=1554316518&s=gateway&sr=8-3

[ffutures]

Thanks - I'm still looking round on this since PC World don't keep that one in stock, it's order only, the Netgear switch I have is a white one which may be their more consumer-orientated version, I really don't care about aesthetics, I just want something that works reliably.

[zz9pzza]

Do you actually care about 1G or would 100mb do as I might be able to find a slow switch.

[ffutures]

I'd prefer it, since it will link my network drive to my PC, and they're both gigabit ports, as is the modem.

I've just ordered one anyway. Went for a Belkin that looks like it was designed for robustness and has some ventilation, I'm about 90% sure that the trouble with the one I have is overheating - it works for a few hours if I switch it off and only switch it on when I need to use the PC, printer or drive, but that's a pain if e.g. I'm using my laptop in another room or something, and causes problems such as the printer being offline until physically switched on again since it can't detect a network and shuts down.