Port count, port speed, and whether the fan ever stops · review
An unmanaged, fanless eight-port gigabit switch whose Amazon.com page states a three-year warranty and wire-speed switching, and calls its case sturdy metal in the title and plastic in a bullet.
Amazon.com listed it on October 26, 2026, but no current offer passed our price check, so no price is quoted. The Amazon.com page exists, but nobody was selling the unit; a listing in that state is often a third-party import.
Models on this shelf that Amazon.com did sell on that date:
The title: NETGEAR GS308-100PAS, eight-port gigabit, unmanaged, desktop, sturdy metal, fanless, plug and play. The bullets: no software to install; desk or wall mounting; silent fanless operation; a three-year limited hardware warranty; energy efficiency, with IEEE 802.3az on “most models”; reliability testing; eight gigabit ports; auto-MDI/MDIX; Windows and Mac plug and play; wire-speed, non-blocking switching; auto-negotiation; and, last, plastic enclosure.
| Switch | Managed | Case | Cooling | Mounting | Power | Amazon.com, October 26, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenda SG108 | unmanaged | not stated | fanless | desk or wall | not stated | $9.99 |
| TP-Link TL-SG108 | unmanaged | metal | fanless | not stated | not stated | $19.99 |
| D-Link DGS-108 | not stated | metal | not stated | not stated | not stated | $29.99 |
| NETGEAR GS308 | unmanaged | metal in the title, plastic in a bullet | fanless | desk or wall | not stated | no offer |
| Zyxel GS-108B v5 | unmanaged | metal | “silent” | table or wall | not stated | no offer |
| UGREEN 8-port | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | adapter supplied | no offer |
| STRONG SW8000P | plug and play, management software claimed | plastic | “a few fans” | desk or wall | mains plug supplied | no offer |
All seven have eight gigabit RJ45 sockets, and none states a switching capacity.
The title and the description say metal; one bullet says plastic. The European listing for the same switch describes a metal case. Ask the seller before ordering if the case matters, for instance to mount it on a wall near a heat source.
Amazon.com listed the GS308 on October 26, 2026, but no current offer passed our price check, so no price is quoted.
Prices quoted in this text were read on October 26, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Port count | Eight — stated in the title and a bullet |
|---|---|
| Port speed | Gigabit, with auto-negotiation and auto-MDI/MDIX — stated in the bullets, with wire-speed throughput from a non-blocking switching architecture |
| Managed or unmanaged | Unmanaged — stated in the title; plug and play with no software to install |
| Stated switching capacity | Not published on the Amazon.com listing as a figure — a bullet claims maximum throughput at wire speed with a non-blocking architecture, without a number |
| Fanless or fan-cooled | Fanless — stated in the title and twice in the bullets |
| Case material | Contradictory — the title and the description say sturdy metal, and the last bullet says plastic enclosure |
| Desktop or rack mounting | Desk or wall — stated in the second bullet |
| Power supply type | Not published on the Amazon.com listing — no adapter is named. Energy-efficient operation is claimed, and IEEE 802.3az is said to apply to most models rather than to this one |
| Amazon reference | B00KFD0SEA on Amazon.com (GS308-100PAS); B07PTTX7MX on the European stores |
| EAN | 0606449140149 |
| On Amazon.com | Amazon.com listed it on October 26, 2026, but no current offer passed our price check, so no price is quoted. |
The page says both: sturdy metal in the title and description, plastic enclosure in the last bullet. The product record lists a weight of 454 g (16 oz).
That the switch can carry every socket at full speed at once. The page claims it without giving the total in gigabits per second.
7.8/ 10
A plain unmanaged switch with the useful lines stated — fanless, non-blocking, desk or wall, three years of warranty — and one contradiction about its case. Amazon.com listed no offer that passed our check on this date.
A desk or wall-mounted unmanaged switch where a three-year warranty is wanted, once an offer is listed again.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on October 26, 2026.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 1,000.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for network and storage gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
eight gigabit sockets · metal case · IEEE 802.1p QoS · D-Link Green power saving · no fan, mounting or power statement
An eight-port gigabit switch in a metal case whose Amazon.com bullets are a model number, a package size, a weight and a material, with 802.1p QoS and power saving in the description.
Best for: A buyer who already knows the DGS-108 and wants a metal-cased unmanaged-style switch with 802.1p QoS.
≈ $30
eight gigabit sockets · white plastic case · desk or wall · mains plug supplied · "a few fans" · management software claimed for a plug-and-play unit
An eight-port gigabit switch in a white plastic case whose Amazon.com page claims quiet running with "a few fans", and management software with QoS, IGMP and VLAN on a unit sold as plug and play.
Best for: Hard to recommend from this page: a buyer would need to confirm with the seller whether it has fans and whether it can be configured.
No Amazon.com offer on October 26, 2026
eight gigabit sockets · unmanaged · fanless · 124 × 59 × 23 mm · desk or wall · up to 2000 Mbps full duplex
The cheapest switch on this shelf at $9.99 on Amazon.com on October 26, 2026: eight gigabit sockets, unmanaged and fanless in a 124 × 59 × 23 mm body, with no case material and no power supply named.
Best for: Adding sockets behind a router or a TV cabinet at the lowest price, where a fanless unit and a small footprint matter.
≈ $10
