Purchase from Newegg first, but Buy.com also has this now for $20.99 AR + FS. It's $1 more at Buy, but added it on since the Newegg coupon says it goes off in 2 days. Buy deal just came on so should stay working a while.
Promo Code “EMCAKBKBJ” and $10 Rebate (good for 2). D-Link DGS-2208 8-Port Green Gigabit Switch $29.99 AR + FS Other switches.. Several others also with rebate/FS:
Was doing the Netgear post and ran into the DLink deal. Likely is coming in newsletter tomorrow, but can get it now with FS already. Edited to clean things up a bit, and add in the 8 port D-Link. Note these are only switches so no DHCP. For most people you'll still use the wireless router you already have so it will do the DHCP. You just connect this to your wireless router, and then do your other gigabit connections to the gigabit switch. So one port gets tied up if connecting to a router, so 4 left. 8 port is $10 more, but since I'll leave the laptop wireless it's hard to see needing that many for me. My main desktop to media server will be 2, then 2 more left over for things like temporary hookups or a system in the garage etc.
Thanks, put in rebate is good for 2, meant to mention it before. Also warranty took a little hunting around, it is 3 year from D-Link. Not lifetime like at least some of the Netgears, but for $20 vs $30-ish and with low power idle and some Netgear RMA hassles listed in the feedback the D-Link still seemed like as good of a way to go. |
