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TP-Link TL-SG108, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch in a metal case vs NETGEAR GS308, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch

The same eight fanless gigabit sockets — which page is clearer?

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Both are eight-port, gigabit, unmanaged and fanless, and neither states a switching capacity or a power supply. The TP-Link TL-SG108 states a metal case with shielded ports, 802.3x flow control and limited lifetime protection, and no mounting. The NETGEAR GS308 states desk or wall mounting, wire-speed non-blocking switching and a three-year warranty, and calls its case metal in the title and plastic in a bullet.

TP-Link TL-SG108 eight-port gigabit network switch in a blue metallic metal case

TP-Link TL-SG108, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch in a metal case

8.2/10

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NETGEAR GS308 eight-port gigabit network switch in a metal case with an on-off switch

NETGEAR GS308, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch

7.8/10

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Port against port

Compared on TL-SG108, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch in a metal case GS308, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch
Port count Eight Eight
Port speed 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit, with auto-negotiation and auto-MDI/MDIX
Managed or unmanaged Unmanaged Unmanaged
Stated switching capacity Not published Not published
Fanless or fan-cooled Fanless Fanless
Case material Metal, with shielded ports Contradictory
Desktop or rack mounting Not published Desk or wall
Power supply type Not published Not published
On Amazon.com, October 26, 2026 $20 Listed, no current offer

A tick means one listing published something the other did not, or published a better figure. It does not mean the product is better, and the column is not a score out of anything: a maker who says less loses lines here without losing a comparison. The two verdicts below are where the page is settled.

Which of the two, for which household

Buy the TP-Link TL-SG108, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch in a metal case

The TL-SG108 is the clear page and the one on sale: metal, shielded, fanless, lifetime protection, at $19.99 on Amazon.com on October 26, 2026.

NETGEAR GS308, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch

No Amazon.com offer for the NETGEAR GS308, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch on October 26, 2026: it may not be buyable in the United States, which is the first thing to weigh against anything below.

The GS308 states its mounting and a three-year warranty, but its own page contradicts itself on the case, and it had no current Amazon.com offer on October 26, 2026.

The questions that come up before an order

Is there any speed difference?

No: both are gigabit on all eight sockets. Unmanaged eight-port gigabit switches carry every socket at full speed in practice.

Does the case material matter?

A metal case dissipates heat and shields better; for a desk or a TV cabinet either works.

Can either be wall-mounted?

The GS308's Amazon.com page says desk or wall. The TL-SG108's US page names no mounting arrangement, so check the unit's own documentation before planning a wall.

How are they powered?

Neither Amazon.com page names the power supply or lists the box contents. Small eight-port switches of this kind usually run from an external adapter, which is worth confirming with the seller.

Each one, in detail

Every price named in a summary was read on the date that review carries. What a shop asks today is shown beside the product, and it moves.