Netgear SB-104 Network Ethernet Starter Kit

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Summary: A great way tp network two computers together. I bought this
Review: item to network two computers in my house so I could play multiplayer games and had no problems because the instructions were crystal clear and easy to read even for a non-computer person like me.

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Summary: Great kit for beginners!
Review: Networking has always been intimidating to me, but with this it was a snap! Setup & installation time was under 20 minutes and was extremely easy. This is excellent for people who want to battle their buddies in head-to-head competition on games. File and Print sharing was quick too. Enjoy!!

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Summary: Hope you don't need tech support
Review: Overall, the product is pretty good; hub is a little slow depending on the amount of data you're moving. Beware of their tech support; I was given three different solutions to the same problem, none of which worked--they acted like they just wanted to get me off the phone even though our longest conversation was approx. 5 minutes!

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Summary: The SB-104 kit is slow for networking.
Review: Sharing 2 computers and a printer seemed to be too much for this kit. Everytime I transferred files to-and-from my computers I had collisions occur. It was an inconvenience when I wanted to print out documents while updating files on both computers. I learned that having a switch instead of a hub eliminates these delays.

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Summary: The SB-104 kit is slow for networking.
Review: Sharing 2 computers and a printer seemed to be too much for this kit. Everytime I transferred files to-and-from my computers I had collisions occur. It was an inconvenience when I wanted to print out documents while updating files on both computers. I learned that having a switch instead of a hub eliminates these delays.

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Summary: Netgear Equals Superb Service
Review: This holiday season I was a good santa and purchased numerous wireless networking products for my various family members. Sure it was partially a selfish act as I wanted to be able to easily connect when I went to visit, but for the most part it was just an act of giving. I purchased mainly G products and they varied from routers to USB adapters to PC Card adapters. I did also purchase a couple of B products for those in the family that already had some wireless networking products (yes, I know they are backwards compatible but I didn't want to take any chances).

Only two members of the family had installation problems (considering my family is very non-technical I was quite impressed) and those two people both had yet to upgrade to Windows XP SP2. The rest of the family members were up and running within minutes.

As for the couple of family members that did have problems, well they called me first (of course) and I told them to just run back through the installation procedure again. This solved the problem for Uncle Dennis but Grandma Joyce still couldn't get it to work properly. I reluctantly told her to call Netgear's technical support (hey the reviews on Amazon haven't been too pretty for their tech support). I however was quite pleased when an hour later I got an email from Grandma Joyce thanking me for the great gift. I called her back and she told me that after fiddling with the settings with the Netgear people she was up and running within 30 minutes.

Overall, I consider this the ultimate test of product quality and support and I would give Netgear two thumbs up.

I hope this review was helpful to you in putting your mind at ease regarding ease of setup and trust of technical support if needed.