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Peacheater
Jul 25, 2020Tutor
GS108 vs GS308 unmanages switches
Question: What are any significant differences between the GS108 and GS308 ?
I want to buy an unmanaged gigabit switch, I am in the UK
I have searched various sites and seen statements such as:
- only the warranty is different
- GS108 has better build quality (metal case)
- one site says GS108 has "passive cooling" and GS308 has no cooling.
-finally, one site says GS308 is the big brother and says it has "auto negotiation function" , no block switching architecture" and "auto MDI/MDIX functions" without saying if these are not features of the GS108.
(of course, if I do not know what a feature is, perhaps it could be argued that I do not need it - I just want a fast, reliable, straightforward switch that will be used for streaming data, remote log-ins and regular internet traffic for email etc.
I see both switches currently available on AmazonUK, both with metal case and PRosafe warranty.
Any straightforward advice/answswers welcome. Thanks.
The latest GS108 switch model is GS108v4 (v = version) and the latest GS308 model is GS308v3.
Here below are the differences between the GS108 and GS308 switches:
As reference, you may double check their specifications on the links below:
NETGEAR Business Product Catalog Volume 20-2 (see page 33 and 37)
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
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- DaneANETGEAR Employee Retired
The latest GS108 switch model is GS108v4 (v = version) and the latest GS308 model is GS308v3.
Here below are the differences between the GS108 and GS308 switches:
As reference, you may double check their specifications on the links below:
NETGEAR Business Product Catalog Volume 20-2 (see page 33 and 37)
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
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