Product comparison · 2 network switches

Buffalo BS-G21M-EU Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, Blue vs TP-Link 8-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- BS-G21M-EU Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, Blue:24
- 8-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch:8
MAC address table
- BS-G21M-EU Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, Blue:8192 entries
- 8-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch:4000 entries
Product colour
- BS-G21M-EU Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, Blue:Black, Blue
- 8-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch:Black
Input current
- BS-G21M-EU Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, Blue:0.5 A
- 8-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch:0.6 A
Width
- BS-G21M-EU Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, Blue:440 mm
- 8-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch:158 mm
Depth
- BS-G21M-EU Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, Blue:257 mm
- 8-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch:101 mm
Height
- BS-G21M-EU Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, Blue:43 mm
- 8-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch:25 mm

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Comparison of BS-G21M-EU, TL-SG108E
62 specifications	A Buffalo BS-G21M-EU Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, Blue Model BS-G21M-EU View product	B TP-Link 8-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch Model TL-SG108E View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L2	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G support	No	No
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cat3, Cat4, Cat5, Cat5e
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Port-based VLAN
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8192 entries	4000 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.9 Mpps
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15000
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 MB
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	4.7 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Loop protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Blue	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power sourceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Power supply includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input currentDiffers	0.5 A	0.6 A
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.55 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 250 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	21 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.12 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	158 mm
DepthDiffers	257 mm	101 mm
HeightDiffers	43 mm	25 mm
WeightKnown for one	3.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	191 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	92 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	630 g
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
BandwidthKnown for one	48 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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