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ZYXEL GS-108B v5, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch vs D-Link DGS-108, eight-port gigabit switch in a metal case

Two metal gigabit switches with thin pages — which says more of what matters?

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Both have eight gigabit sockets and a metal case, and neither states a capacity, a power supply or whether it has a fan. The Zyxel GS-108B v5 states unmanaged, table or wall mounting and QoS ports. The D-Link DGS-108 names IEEE 802.1p QoS, LED indicators and D-Link Green power saving in its description, and its bullets are a model number, a package size, a weight and a material.

ZYXEL GS-108BV5 eight-port gigabit network switch in a metal case with eight RJ45 sockets

ZYXEL GS-108B v5, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch

7.2/10

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D-Link DGS-108 eight-port gigabit network switch in a black metal case

D-Link DGS-108, eight-port gigabit switch in a metal case

7.2/10

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≈ $30

Port against port

Compared on GS-108B v5, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch DGS-108, eight-port gigabit switch in a metal case
Port count Eight Eight
Port speed Gigabit 10/100/1000 Mbps
Managed or unmanaged Unmanaged Not published
Stated switching capacity Not published Not published
Fanless or fan-cooled Not published Not published
Case material Metal Metal
Desktop or rack mounting Table or wall Not published
Power supply type Not published Not published
On Amazon.com, October 26, 2026 Listed, no current offer $30

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

ZYXEL GS-108B v5, eight-port unmanaged gigabit switch

No Amazon.com offer for the ZYXEL GS-108B v5, 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 GS-108B v5 states the two practical lines — unmanaged, and table or wall — but had no current Amazon.com offer on October 26, 2026.

Buy the D-Link DGS-108, eight-port gigabit switch in a metal case

The DGS-108 had an Amazon.com offer at $29.99 on October 26, 2026, with QoS and power saving named; for less, the TP-Link TL-SG108 states fanless, metal and a lifetime warranty.

The questions that come up before an order

Is either fanless?

Neither page says so; the Zyxel calls itself silent. Eight-port gigabit switches of this size usually are.

What does 802.1p QoS do on an unmanaged switch?

It honors priority tags that devices put on their traffic, such as voice, without any settings to change.

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.