Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs StarTech.com 5 Port Fast Ethernet Switch - 10/100 Desktop Wall Mount Network Switch

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
64known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8
- 5 Port Fast Ethernet Switch - 10/100 Desktop Wall Mount Network Switch:5
Rack mounting
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
- 5 Port Fast Ethernet Switch - 10/100 Desktop Wall Mount Network Switch:No
AC input voltage
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:100 - 240 V
- 5 Port Fast Ethernet Switch - 10/100 Desktop Wall Mount Network Switch:110 - 240 V
Width
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:254 mm
- 5 Port Fast Ethernet Switch - 10/100 Desktop Wall Mount Network Switch:90 mm
Depth
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:159.5 mm
- 5 Port Fast Ethernet Switch - 10/100 Desktop Wall Mount Network Switch:140 mm
Height
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:44.5 mm
- 5 Port Fast Ethernet Switch - 10/100 Desktop Wall Mount Network Switch:25 mm
Weight
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.66 kg
- 5 Port Fast Ethernet Switch - 10/100 Desktop Wall Mount Network Switch:122 g

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Comparison of 2520-8G-PoE, DS51072
77 specifications	A HP ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model 2520-8G-PoE View product	B StarTech.com 5 Port Fast Ethernet Switch - 10/100 Desktop Wall Mount Network Switch Model DS51072 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeKnown for one	Managed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switch layerKnown for one	L2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	5
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-in jack
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
10G support	No	No
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address tableKnown for one	8000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityKnown for one	20 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	14.8 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	5.3 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	2.7 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	0.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Mbps
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 Gbit/s
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	Yes	No
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Link, Power
Performanceidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	PowerPC MPC8313	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	266 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	86.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power sourceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 V
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	67 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	89 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Relative humidityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	254 mm	90 mm
DepthDiffers	159.5 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	25 mm
WeightDiffers	1.66 kg	122 g
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CSMA/CD
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	168 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	208 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	331 g
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS

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