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VIMIN VM-GS1620P-EU, eighteen-socket unmanaged switch with sixteen powered sockets vs MokerLink POE-G162G, eighteen-socket rack-mounted switch with sixteen powered sockets

Same sockets, same budget, same standards — where does the choice actually sit?

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This is the closest pair on the shelf. Both carry eighteen gigabit sockets, power sixteen of them, share 250 W, cap a single socket at 30 W, name IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at, refuse passive PoE and isolate the powered sockets from one another while leaving the uplinks reachable. The VIMIN VM-GS1620P-EU and the MokerLink POE-G162G differ on two things a buyer can hear and one a buyer can count.

VIMIN VM-GS1620P-EU eighteen-port gigabit PoE switch in a metal case with sixteen powered sockets and two uplinks

VIMIN VM-GS1620P-EU, eighteen-socket unmanaged switch with sixteen powered sockets

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≈ $99 / £95 / 110 €

MokerLink POE-G162G eighteen-port gigabit PoE switch in a rack-mount metal case with sixteen powered sockets

MokerLink POE-G162G, eighteen-socket rack-mounted switch with sixteen powered sockets

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≈ $120 / £85 / 110 €

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Compared on VM-GS1620P-EU, eighteen-socket unmanaged switch with sixteen powered sockets POE-G162G, eighteen-socket rack-mounted switch with sixteen powered sockets
PoE standard supported IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at, with passive PoE stated as not supported IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at, with passive 24 V PoE stated as not supported
Per-port power budget Up to 30 W at one socket Up to 30 W at one socket
Total power budget 250 W shared by the sixteen powered sockets 250 W shared by the sixteen powered sockets, from an internal supply
Powered port count Sixteen PoE+ RJ45 sockets Sixteen gigabit PoE+ sockets
Port count Eighteen, as sixteen powered plus two uplinks Eighteen in the first bullet; the title counts the same unit as sixteen plus two
Port speed Gigabit on the powered sockets and both uplinks; no 10/100 steps printed 10/100/1000 Mbps on all sockets
Managed or unmanaged Unmanaged, in that word, with a one-key VLAN mode isolating sockets 1 to 16 from each other Unmanaged, in that word, with traffic on sockets 1 to 16 isolated and reaching only the uplinks
Uplink type Two gigabit copper uplinks; no SFP cage anywhere Two gigabit copper uplinks, numbered 17 and 18; no SFP cage anywhere
Cooling Not published — a metal case and a compact size are named, neither a fan nor a fanless design is claimed Fan-cooled, with industrial fans named as the means of shedding heat

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 one, for whom

Buy the VIMIN VM-GS1620P-EU, eighteen-socket unmanaged switch with sixteen powered sockets

The VM-GS1620P-EU matches its rival on every figure that matters to a camera install: sixteen powered sockets, 250 W between them, 30 W at any one, both IEEE classes, and a one-key VLAN mode. It publishes 4 kV protection, which the MokerLink page does not. Where it leaves you guessing is noise — the listing names a metal case and a compact size and claims neither a fan nor a fanless design, so a unit destined for a living room is an unknown quantity.

Buy the MokerLink POE-G162G, eighteen-socket rack-mounted switch with sixteen powered sockets

The POE-G162G is the one to buy for a rack, and it says so plainly: industrial fans, an internal supply rather than an external brick, and uplinks numbered 17 and 18 so the topology is unambiguous. It counts its own sockets two ways between the title and the first bullet, which is the sort of thing to notice before ordering. If the switch is going anywhere within earshot, the fans are the reason to look elsewhere.

The questions that come up before an order

Both say 250 W. Does that mean sixteen devices at 30 W?

No. Sixteen sockets at 30 W would come to 480 W, and the shared budget is 250 W. The per-socket figure is a ceiling for one socket, the total is what all sixteen draw between them, and the sum of the connected devices has to fit inside the total. Both listings publish both numbers, which is more than most of this shelf does.

Which one is quieter?

The MokerLink page names fans; the VIMIN page names neither fans nor a fanless design. That is not the same as saying the VIMIN is quiet — it is saying its listing does not answer the question. A switch with a 250 W budget in a metal case is not obviously passive, and a page that stays silent on the point has not ruled anything out.

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