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16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch JGS516 - Fan vs Fanless
I had a Netgear JGS516 (16 port Gigabit Ethernet Switch) - worked great and then the fan started making funny noises after several years. I unfortunately hadn't registered the product to take advanta...
DaneA -
Thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately I no longer have the receipt for my broken Netgear switch and so I am assuming would not be able to fulfill the warranty conditions - even though I now understand it has a "lifetime" warranty. My mistake. I did discover that the latest version (or at least another version) of the JGS516 is made fanless by design. It is a bit confusing because Netgear uses the same model # and while they state a "v. 2" it is unclear the differences. My suggestion if they keep the same model # would be to simply state "with fan" and "fanless". All that said, the good news is that after some searching I discovered the "AC Infinity Multifan S7" and now have 4 of them silently running in my electonic cabinet and all is much cooler - including my new "fanless" JGS516 with a lifetime warranty (that I registered!). Thank you for the follow up!
J-Ten
Hi J-Ten,
Just want to follow-up on this. Were you able to open an online case with NETGEAR Support regarding your old JGS516 that has a noisy fan?
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
DaneA -
Thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately I no longer have the receipt for my broken Netgear switch and so I am assuming would not be able to fulfill the warranty conditions - even though I now understand it has a "lifetime" warranty. My mistake. I did discover that the latest version (or at least another version) of the JGS516 is made fanless by design. It is a bit confusing because Netgear uses the same model # and while they state a "v. 2" it is unclear the differences. My suggestion if they keep the same model # would be to simply state "with fan" and "fanless". All that said, the good news is that after some searching I discovered the "AC Infinity Multifan S7" and now have 4 of them silently running in my electonic cabinet and all is much cooler - including my new "fanless" JGS516 with a lifetime warranty (that I registered!). Thank you for the follow up!
J-Ten
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