I guess I should clarify myself and say that there is nothing wrong with running gig to the desktop - I guess I mentioned it more in the light of trying to save a few bucks.
The price problem with Gigabit ethernet these days isn't so much the NIC as the switch. Generally, you'll find that gigE switches with any sort of density are going to be in the neighborhood of $100 per port.
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Bitt Faulk