Network switches for the desktop.
TP-Link offers two near-identical 8-port 10G unmanaged switches: the consumer TL-SX1008 with a 3-year warranty and the business DS1008X with five. I picked the cheaper TL-SX1008 to upgrade my home network to 10Gbps.
The Aqara Wireless Mini Switch is a no-frills button offering single, double, and long-press triggers. Powered by a CR2032 with a claimed two-year life, I bought it from Souky's Shopee store for S$27.90.
I bought the TP-Link 8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch (TL-SG108) from Challenger VivoCity for S$43, my first TP-Link product, for my new house. I'd weighed it against D-Link's metal-cased DGS-108 at S$55 but chose the cheaper TP-Link.
On the night of PC Show 2011, my brother called to say my D-Link DGS-1008D switch, bought at IT Show 2009, had died. I went home, confirmed it, and returned the next day to buy the same switch for S$85.
I left for the IT Show 2009 at Suntec City with my brother. I parked at Marina Square to dodge the carpark jam, reaching before 11am with time for a McDonald's breakfast, then headed in to hunt for deals.