Netgear Nighthawk Switch: Designed for gamers, quality, speed, performance.

What the hell do you need a switch for?  You’ve got a modem?  You’ve got a WiFi Router? Well, the fact is, you will know if you need one – but if you do, the Nighthawk Switch from Netgear could be the best you’re looking for!

In the box and then out of the box this little unit is sexy.  No, that doesn’t make a difference to its performance, but when you’re a hard-core gamer you care about the look of your kit as much as the performance.

Good news – it’s also bloody powerful.

A switch is different to a hub.

When you have more devices to plug into your network than you have ports you can add a hub – this turns one port on your router into 3 or 7 extra ports on the hub.

The problem with a hub?  They aren’t smart.  They are cheap, simple devices that send network traffic everywhere.  Every bit and byte goes across to every device in the hope of finding a home.

A switch on the other hand – takes the traffic, and sends it to the port where the destination device is connected.  It’s all about efficiency, reducing latency – which is the enemy of gamers.

No, I didn’t put this through a battery of tests.  I’m not a hard core gamer.  What I can tell you is that there are cheaper switches on the market, what I can also tell you is that they are complex beasts, and what Netgear has done here is combine superior switching technology, with great design, and a simple user interface.  Good luck finding that trifecta anywhere else.

A simple web based back end to make link aggregation simple is critical – and Netgear have nailed that.

What Netgear calls an industry first is the “cool-touch” zinc-alloy casing – it’s a metal box – not some plastic that looks like metal. And theres the design. I mean come on, sexy.

It’s top notch on so many levels.  $199 – available now.

 

Recent Posts

  • Tech

Fujifilm Australia announces the new Fujifilm X-T30 III, a compact, mirrorless digital camera for everyone

Fujifilm Australia has announced the launch of the Fujifilm X-T30 III, their latest X-series compact…

2 days ago
  • Tech

Amazon’s smart glasses may be the first of their kind with an actual purpose

Amazon is a company delivering billions and billions of packages every single day, so they…

2 days ago
  • Lifestyle

Android vs Apple – putting July’s CaseSafe Luggage to the tracking test

When I first reviewed the July luggage almost seven years ago when the company was…

2 days ago
  • Tech

The Belkin UltraCharge 2-in-1 Foldable is an outstanding desk buddy you can take with you when you travel!

Look I know this product isn't designed specifically for travel, Belkin has products like that…

2 days ago
  • Tech

Samsung Galaxy XR announced running Android XR platform

At their Galaxy Unpacked ‘World’s Wide Open’ event yesterday, Samsung and Google unveiled the first…

2 days ago
  • Tech

Urgent calls to replace or update older Samsung phones amid Triple Zero call concerns

The Telco industry has been razor focussed on the Triple Zero system in recent weeks…

3 days ago