Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey vs Linksys LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey has 3 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the Linksys LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black (8 vs 5). The Linksys LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black has 3 more gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity than the HP 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey (5 vs 2). The HP 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey has 4.98 W more power consumption (typical) than the Linksys LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black (7.2 W vs 2.22 W). Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type: Fast Ethernet (10/100) on the HP 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey, Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) on the Linksys LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black. Product colour: Grey on the HP 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey, Black on the Linksys LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black.

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:8
- LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:5
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
- 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:2
- LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:5
Product colour
- 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:Grey
- LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Black
Power consumption (typical)
- 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:7.2 W
- LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:2.22 W
Width
- 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:254 mm
- LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:121 mm
Depth
- 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:159.5 mm
- LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:75 mm
Height
- 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:44.5 mm
- LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:26 mm
Weight
- 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:820 g
- LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:248 g

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Comparison of 2530-8, LGS105
57 specifications	A HP 2530-8 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey Model 2530-8 View product	B Linksys LGS105 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model LGS105 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
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	5
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers	2	5
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	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 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown 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
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address tableKnown for one	16000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityKnown for one	5.6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	4.1 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	1.3 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	1.3 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	1.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link
Performanceidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	ARM9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	7.2 W	2.22 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	25 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	-20 - 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	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	254 mm	121 mm
DepthDiffers	159.5 mm	75 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	820 g	248 g
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Class B, CE

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