Hey, Anyone recommend any good Hub/switches. Will be used at home AND at LAN partys. w00t Red Bull and Coffee all the way so needs to be reliable. heh I'd say around 8port min. 10/100 (i know 100 is now the standard but ... its a LAN party heh) Cheers.
For the most part, and the criteria you've specified.. any brand of device would do. I really would be more inclined to get a switch than a hub - especially if you dont want gaming to be affected while other people are doing file transfers when you're hosting/at a lan.
deffo get a switch, they dont cost that much more and are waaay better than hubs, if u want good value for money id go with netgear/dlink good reliable brands & good price, for top quality buy intel/3com but these usually have a hefty price tag id checkout http://www.dabs.com personally for this gear.
yes most certainly a switch as they are almost the same price as a hub. there really isnt much difference between most retail brands for hubs or switches that size.
Netgear FS108 for £67 is hard to beat (dabs). 8 port switch with uplink, auto 10/100 detection, and full duplex. I have one, as does my dad, and they provide very good performance, as well as being resonably priced, well made (metal casing) and cool looking (Blue....looks good on top of my Blue Dragon).
FS108 for £67's not bad, but you can get a near identical no-name branded switch for 45-50 elsewhere. but i won't tell you where i got mine because in my mind the company name is a 4 letter word associated with scumminess and crap
