Gigabit
TP-Link TL-SG108E
- Ports
- 8 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 2.7 W
Great fit for: Silent
Eight gigabit ports with VLANs for the price of an unmanaged switch.
No reference price: check the storeHighly recommended
Gigabit switches
- Why choose them
- 1 GbE on every port: cheap, cool-running and plenty for TVs, consoles, printers, cameras and most Wi-Fi.
- The catch
- About 110 MB/s per link: a bottleneck between a NAS and a 2.5 GbE mini PC.
| In this group | Ports | Management | Max power | Great fit for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP-Link TL-SG108E | 8 × 1 GbE | Managed | 2.7 W | Silent | — |
| TP-Link TL-SG105PE | 5 × 1 GbE | Managed | 4.5 W | PoE, Silent | — |
| MikroTik CSS610 | 2 × SFP+ + 8 × 1 GbE | Managed | 11 W | 10-inch rack, Silent | $119 |
| NETGEAR GS308E | 8 × 1 GbE | Managed | 3.7 W | Silent | — |
| UniFi Lite 8 PoE | 8 × 1 GbE | Managed | 8 W | VLANs, PoE, Silent | — |
| UniFi Flex Mini | 5 × 1 GbE | Managed | 2.5 W | Silent | — |
| TP-Link TL-SG105 | 5 × 1 GbE | Unmanaged | 2.3 W | Silent | — |
| NETGEAR GS305E | 5 × 1 GbE | Managed | — | — | — |
Gigabit
TP-Link TL-SG105PE
- Ports
- 5 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- 4 (65 W)
- Max power
- 4.5 W
Great fit for: PoE · Silent
Four PoE+ ports, 65 W and VLANs in a palm-sized metal box.
No reference price: check the storeHighly recommended
Gigabit
MikroTik CSS610-8G-2S+IN
- Ports
- 2 × SFP+ + 8 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 11 W
Great fit for: 10-inch rack · Silent
Eight gigabit ports and two 10 GbE SFP+ cages in a fanless metal box, for little money.
from $119 (list price)Good budget option
Gigabit
NETGEAR GS308E
- Ports
- 8 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 3.7 W
Great fit for: Silent
NETGEAR's eight-port gigabit switch with VLANs, link aggregation and mirroring.
No reference price: check the storeRecommended
Gigabit
Ubiquiti UniFi Lite 8 PoE (USW-Lite-8-PoE)
- Ports
- 8 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- 4 (52 W)
- Max power
- 8 W
Great fit for: VLANs · PoE · Silent
Eight gigabit ports, four with PoE+ and 52 W, managed from UniFi.
No reference price: check the storeRecommended
Gigabit
Ubiquiti UniFi Flex Mini (USW-Flex-Mini)
- Ports
- 5 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 2.5 W
Great fit for: Silent
A tiny five-port UniFi switch that can run off PoE or a USB-C charger.
No reference price: check the storeRecommended
Gigabit
TP-Link TL-SG105
- Ports
- 5 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 2.3 W
Great fit for: Silent
The five-port gigabit switch everyone owns: metal, silent, 2.3 W and cheap.
No reference price: check the storeGood budget option
Gigabit
NETGEAR GS305E
- Ports
- 5 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- —
Great fit for: No use rated great
Five gigabit ports with VLANs in a palm-sized box.
No reference price: check the storeRecommended