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TP-Link TL-SG108-M2 8-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Ethernet Switch

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Amazon has TP-Link TL-SG108-M2 8-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Ethernet Switch on sale for $149.99. Shipping is free.

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  • 8 x 2.5G Ethernet Ports
  • 40 Gb/s Switching Capacity
  • 29.8 Mpps Forwarding Rate
  • Desktop and Wall Mountable
  • Passive Cooling Design
  • Plug-and-Play
  • Works with Cat 5e, Cat 6 & Cat 6A cables

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Amazon has TP-Link TL-SG108-M2 8-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Ethernet Switch on sale for $149.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member RonaldM for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • 8 x 2.5G Ethernet Ports
  • 40 Gb/s Switching Capacity
  • 29.8 Mpps Forwarding Rate
  • Desktop and Wall Mountable
  • Passive Cooling Design
  • Plug-and-Play
  • Works with Cat 5e, Cat 6 & Cat 6A cables

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This deal is $50 off (25% savings) the listed retail price of $199.99.
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • Rated 4 out of 5 stars based on over 360 customer reviews.
  • About this store:

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kristofen
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My ISP choices are 1gb or 2.5gb, the price difference is $10/mo and the 2.5 is fiber all the way without any converters that need power. What saturates it? Downloading games from Steam, uPlay, Epic, etc., As well as uploading backups to the cloud and syncing files to a NAS at another location. Plus it's nice that there's 1+gbit of bandwidth available even if someone else in the house is saturating the Ethernet or wifi on their device
kristofen
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Nothing. You're paying for speed. If you don't know you need it, you don't need it - get the $22 one.
RonaldM
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Streaming movies is definitely on the low side of bandwidth usage, but copying files to your server or a NAS can definitely take advantage of the speed. For example, with modern HDDs/SSDs in a NAS, the transfer limitation is 1G Ethernet, and 2.5G Ethernet more than doubles that limitation. Think system/data backups and other times when you are transferring large amounts of data.

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Jan 14, 2023 03:12 PM
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bloo0153Jan 14, 2023 03:12 PM
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$150 vs $20. You need to want that speed!
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SolkreJan 14, 2023 04:31 PM
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Quote from bloo0153 :
$150 vs $20. You need to want that speed!
I've paid more for managed 2.5 gear. It's great for places with Cat5e still in the walls or otherwise can't get upto 5 or 10Gb reliably. It's still cutting your file transfers in half, which is a huge time savings depending on the files you're moving.

My switch has 2.5 ports, with two SPF+ ports. So connecting my storage at 10Gb, I could have potentially 4 maxed out 2.5 clients. Doable if you have NVMe storage or cache.
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Quote from bloo0153 :
$150 vs $20. You need to want that speed!
Obviously not for everyone, but with ISPs providing >1Gb service, smartphones with Wi-Fi 6E, and cost for 2.5G (and higher) coming down for NAS and other devices, this is a great way to take advantage.
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Quote from kevzz01 :
What's the difference between this and TL-SG108 besides the speed and price? TL-SG108 cost $22 compared to this one. Don't know much about switches.
Nothing. You're paying for speed. If you don't know you need it, you don't need it - get the $22 one.
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Quote from kevzz01 :
What's the difference between this and TL-SG108 besides the speed and price? TL-SG108 cost $22 compared to this one. Don't know much about switches.
It's unfortunate TP-Link uses similar model numbers. The TL-SG108 is an 8-port 10/100/1000M switch, while the TL-SG108-M2 (this one) is an 8-port 100M/1G/2.5G switch. 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet is the next step up from 1 Gigabit Ethernet which is very commonplace.
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Quote from RonaldM :
It's unfortunate TP-Link uses similar model numbers. The TL-SG108 is an 8-port 10/100/1000M switch, while the TL-SG108-M2 (this one) is an 8-port 100M/1G/2.5G switch. 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet is the next step up from 1 Gigabit Ethernet which is very commonplace.
I see. I use the ones from Home Depot tp link switches and I only have 1gb fiber. I guess for now Im good till I get a 2.5gb. Thanks!
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sonic2000Jan 14, 2023 09:53 PM
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Un-managed and business-class can't be together.
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soufdallasJan 15, 2023 12:22 AM
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I need a 5gig switch for this cost
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Quote from RonaldM :
It's unfortunate TP-Link uses similar model numbers. The TL-SG108 is an 8-port 10/100/1000M switch, while the TL-SG108-M2 (this one) is an 8-port 100M/1G/2.5G switch. 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet is the next step up from 1 Gigabit Ethernet which is very commonplace.
+1 for this. I have a bunch of the 108e models for the vlan capability and when this popped up I couldn't figure out why it would be so popular at this price.
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Quote from soufdallas :
I need a 5gig switch for this cost
Maybe next year.
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Un-managed and business-class can't be together.
Business-class can often mean basic and low-cost. At least in this case it means Lifetime Warranty.
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$150 for an unmanaged switch? Seems ridiculous to me.
You're paying a premium for the additional speed.
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