Linksys charges premium for "cool" looking network switches

[Samfisher]

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/10/linksys-adds-overpriced-stackable-switch-to-its-classic-blue-router/

 

Basically Linksys is charging you almost DOUBLE for an 8-port Gigabit switch cos.... "It Looks so Cool!". Also it stacks.

 

I especially like this part :

 

 

 

Linksys boasted that the new switch has "Auto-Sensing Ports" that "maximize data flow rates to connected devices" and go into power-saving mode when a connected device is off or not in use. The press release doesn't mention that auto-sensing ports have been a standard feature for years. Even the $50 8-port switch that's been available from Linksys since 2011 has them.

 

 

[VulsaviiK]

Lets be honest here, I'm sure the majority of the people on these forums have bought one product over another for aesthetic reasons. Hey, it's kept Beats in business all these years

[Jerakl]

Lets be honest here, I'm sure the majority of the people on these forums have bought one product over another for aesthetic reasons. Hey, it's kept Beats in business all these years

Not any more it's not.

Edited October 15, 2014 by Windspeed36

[Enderman]

I like to have matching sets of hardware. If I owned a WRT1900AC then I would not buy a 10 year old switch to go with it. I would buy the one that matches and has the latest software and support, and looks good.

[VulsaviiK]

*snip*

 

Shows you how much I care for Beats

 

And lol at that pic, are you the same guy posting it every time?

[Jerakl]

Shows you how much I care for Beats

 

And lol at that pic, are you the same guy posting it every time?

Yes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm the local Frozen guy.

@CreeperCrawlers is my apprentice

 

JK, but he likes Frozen too, he just hasn't been on because of personal stuff.

 

I don't talk about it as much as he does, but I use many memes and such.

[Snickerzz]

Not any more it's not.

 

if your going to post that every single time, atleast spoiler it

[Beskamir]

To be fair if I have 3 Linksys switches since I got them on sale and the look really nice. (That metal chassis) I bought each of them thinking it was a 5-port but someone messed up somewhere and they put an 8port in one of the boxes so needles to say I was pretty happy and of course I'm set for a LAN party

[Kukielka]

if your going to post that every single time, atleast spoiler it

if you're going to neiiiigh every single time, atleast spoiler it

[Snickerzz]

if you're going to neiiiigh every single time, atleast spoiler it

Neigh!!!!!

[Kukielka]

Neigh!!!!!

I'm not quite sure what I have expected when clicking at every single spoiler

[seiny]

I'm not quite sure what I have expected when clicking at every single spoiler

I was expecting some kind of horse loving

[LinusTech]

Yeah linksys asked if I wanted to review this and I was just like, uh....

I really don't know what I would say about a switch.

Maybe bend test...

[Mooshi]

Yeah linksys asked if I wanted to review this and I was just like, uh....

I really don't know what I would say about a switch.

Maybe bend test...

 

Tell Luke to turn it into a fighting robot and post results.

[Randomacts]

Yeah linksys asked if I wanted to review this and I was just like, uh....

I really don't know what I would say about a switch.

Maybe bend test...

 

 

Try a blend test.

 

Also what the hell are we doing up at ~2AM lol

[ofr057]

linksys has really let me down lately with there claims lately

[mr moose]

I actually think it's ugly, I prefer plain and simple.

[ShadowCaptain]

Yeah linksys asked if I wanted to review this and I was just like, uh....

I really don't know what I would say about a switch.

Maybe bend test...

 

Here is a new test that we can get trending

 

the "Frisbee it off the roof test"