NETGEAR GS105 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Blue

Product Overview

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For £16.93 ex-VAT, the NETGEAR GS105 is the sort of no-drama, “just make it work” switch you buy for small offices, spare ports, or quick network fixes. It’s unmanaged and gigabit, so you don’t get any fancy knobs—but in day-to-day life that’s actually a plus: less to misconfigure, no learning curve, and it’s typically reliable for things like adding extra Ethernet ports for PCs, printers, VoIP phones, and access points. If you’re replacing older 10/100 gear and you’ve got devices that will benefit from gigabit, this will feel like a clean, sensible upgrade without upsetting your setup.

You probably shouldn’t buy it if you need anything beyond basic switching—no VLANs, no traffic prioritisation, and no remote management—so it’s not ideal for growing networks that want tighter control. Also, if your “hangs off it” devices include a lot of high-traffic server-to-client workloads, you might want to spend a bit more on a managed model so you can shape traffic and troubleshoot properly. But for most small UK B2B scenarios where budget and simplicity matter, this is hard to argue with.