- SG200-08 Switch

Has worked without difficulty for more than two years for diverse devices and basic functions (all at defaults). The software interface continues to work fine. I can access it and make changes, but note that I use this with all default settings, a very simple use of the switch. I am not an advanced user of it. Five varying devices are connected: an HP laserjet printer, Roku, an epson scanner, a canon copier and a Netgear R7000 router. On the other end is a Verizon FIOS router.Also note: I realized I never set up time. For those interested, you can go to administration and time settings, clicking on Set date/time from computer sets the time, it seems to track time once setup this way (though I don't know if that means it actually checks time on its own when not connected to the interface or has its own clock that continues to work once set OR I'm just seeing the correct time because I'm connected through the Cisco ip address interface software. I won't be able to check for sure until I check a log at some future date, but time isn't important to me. However, I'm sure it can be set up. There is also an external server option for time settings.My last Cisco of the same type lasted about 7 years and I replaced it with this one.Bottom Line: For simple use, it seems to have a good longevity and has caused me no problems with an array of different devices in a simple use of it. I could easily recommend it for simple use and believe it will deliver a good life. However, it has many advanced features that some may find useful. I waited until now, a couple years later to post to make sure it worked and gave me no trouble. That it has done. However, it is not a simple software interface if you are considering using it for its more advanced features.UPDATE: Bought Second one in December 2018. Easy to install, software interface seemed a little better but I don't use any of the smart switch attributes. I buy because I might use QOS someday and some reviews say it might have better overall throughput and reliability is the most important thing to me and it's Cisco and has never given me a problem. I only wish it had a yellow light to show 100 speed and green for 1000. Switch itself only has green lights though you can find actual throughput by going into switch through software, I say this because I've found some things weren't true 1 Gigabyte but were actually only 100 speed (like a stereo receiver that connects to Ethernet which I assumed was 1 gigabyte and wasn't).

I don't know why I'm even bothering to write a review of a Cisco product. Cisco (originally lower-case "cisco") has been in the computer business almost as long as I have (they started in 1984; I started somewhat earlier) and have been a standard of reliability and quality - although not always the best at making business/marketing decisions.I needed an 8-port managed switch with link aggregation to get the most out of my Synology NAS, and the Cisco SG200-08 filled the bill and more. I like that it has an actual on-off button, and that the power supply input port creates a little haven around it so that you can't easily turn it off by accident. An inline rather than "wall-wart" transformer would have been nice, in my case, since the real estate on my UPS is in short supply, but there are specialty cables that rectify (no pun intended) that situation. With the low prices of the switch, UPS, and NAS, I certainly could afford the best power routing cables to hook them all up.As has been pointed out, the unit has a good heft to it despite its Lilliputian proportions. I find the Ethernet cables a little tough to remove from the inputs, but I have big fingers and, in fairness, the unit is designed so that the cable releases are on the underside of the connection so they can't be easily tripped by accident.Cisco has some marketing black eyes (supposed strong arm tactics and forced "upgrades" that users don't necessarily want - oh, and remember Flip Video?), but I don't think they're any worse than a lot of the other network and systems suppliers - they're just bigger than most, so they're more noticeable. All in all a great product at an outstanding price from a company that has proven itself a survivor.To give you an idea of how much I trust Cisco products, I don't even bother registering them - if they work for a week or two they are pretty much sure to outlive their usefulness.