mcdull - while my explanation may be overly simplistic, its not
wrong. Some people in this thread didn't know the difference between a hub and a switch. I tried to provide a
very simplistic explanation of the primary difference, as far as the
end-user is concerned (bandwidth). While available bandwidth is due to
how the data are handled when multiple components are active on the network, I'd venture to guess that most don't really care - they just want the maximum bandwidth possible. Hence the overly simplistic explanation - buy a switch and get full bandwidth, buy a hub and get something less.
ZeroCool420 - did you not
read through the thread? I don't think your going to get $140+ for the "extra" switch. Unless you don't mind sitting-on the extra switch until the
ferengi here have exhausted their stock and the number listed on e-bay drop to normal levels.
This e-bayer is listing
two SMC 10/100 switches
and this e-bayer is listing
four SMC 10/100 switches. They're scheduled to close tomorrow, and the highest current bid on any of the four is
$56.00 and the current low is
$31.00! All four auctions close-out tomorrow (ouch!).
another person listing
two SMC 10/100 switches
and yet another listing
three SMC 10/100 switches
atari.net also has
two SMC 10/100 switches listed.
one individual listing
four SMC 10/100 switches in a Dutch auction.
oh hummmm.....
two more
SMC 10/100 switches. The user-name
hubseller_2001 is kind of comical.
This guy is definitely an
AnandTecher - Soft Black Attache Case / Laptop Case (Staples), two auctions for case stickers (available for free), and the SMC switch....
All-in-all, I found a total of
29 SMC EZNET 10/100 switches using an "SMC 10/100 search", already listed! How many more will be listed once people actually receive their switches? But the scarier thought is that only a few people are bidding on all the various auctions, meaning there's little demand to run-up the closing bids.
I'm not trying to scare anyone out of getting-in on this deal. I plan on listing some of these switches once the number of listings drop. What I am trying to do, is to prevent someone here form getting burned on e-bay....