Product comparison · 2 network switches

NETGEAR GS208-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White vs NETGEAR M4300-48X Managed L3

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- GS208-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:Unmanaged
- M4300-48X Managed L3:Managed
Switch layer
- GS208-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:L2
- M4300-48X Managed L3:L3
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- GS208-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:8
- M4300-48X Managed L3:48
10G support
- GS208-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:No
- M4300-48X Managed L3:Yes
MAC address table
- GS208-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:4096 entries
- M4300-48X Managed L3:128000 entries
Rack mounting
- GS208-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:No
- M4300-48X Managed L3:Yes
Product colour
- GS208-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:White
- M4300-48X Managed L3:Black

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Comparison of GS208-100AUS, M4300-48X
55 specifications	A NETGEAR GS208-100AUS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White Model GS208-100AUS View product	B NETGEAR M4300-48X Managed L3 Model M4300-48X View product
Management features2 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Unmanaged	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L2	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-in jack
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3aq, IEEE 802.3az
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Private VLAN
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	4096 entries	128000 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	960 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	714 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP server
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	No	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40.3 dB
Buffer sizeKnown for one	192 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power sourceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Power supply includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 - 220 V
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	152 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	93 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	26 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	190 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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