Cheap Gigabit Switch
Dlink 8 Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit switch
Amazon has the Dlink 8 port 10/100/1000 Gigabit switch on sale for $46.19 with a $10 rebate and free shipping. It’s a non-blocking switch (16 gigs of throughput), and runs a whopping 8 watts at full load. My friend put it on his Watt’s Up Pro and verified with 4 devices connected it ran at 5 watts. Get one of these and throw about that old Netgear 8 port 10/100 switch that’s eating 30 watts, and you’ll pay for the Dlink in power consumption savings in about a year.
