Written 22 Aug 2026. Specs from the maker pages linked below. Prices from those stores. I haven't used these.
Quiet switch that powers two Lite APs without a loud 24-port heater: 8-port 2.5G PoE
Fanless 100 to 160 W class for two multi-gig house APs. Not a rack heater.
Two U7 Lites or two Cudy AP3000s want 2.5G copper and a quiet PoE budget, not a 24-port white-label 800 W box with an industrial fan. Don't buy a gigabit SG2210MP “because 150 W.” That one has the loud fan. The non-PoE 8-port list stays at best 2.5G switch for a closet lab.
TRENDnet TPE-TG380 (8× 2.5G PoE+, 100 W, fanless) is the SKU people still search. Maker page says discontinued, replaced by TPE-BG380. US Amazon this pass hit Renewed B0BZ2MJMQ5 at $125.99. Renewed is not new. The current new TRENDnet is TPE-BG380: 8× 2.5G PoE++, 230 W, fanless.
What to buy
| Box | Ports / PoE | Street, 22 Aug 2026 | Buy if |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omada SG2210XMP-M2 | 8× 2.5G PoE+ + 2× 10G SFP+. 160 W. Fanless (Amazon / Newegg / Dong Knows). | Amazon B0D5Z3NMG9. Dong Knows launch $249.99. Newegg $347.99. Don't average those. | You want Omada, 2.5G PoE, and silence. Default closet pick if the money is there. |
| UniFi USW-Flex-2.5G-8-PoE | 8× 2.5G PoE++, 10G combo uplink. 16–76 W on PoE-in. 196 W with the $79 210 W AC adapter. | UI $199 (surcharge $214). Newegg $268.78. | You already live in UniFi. Adapter is extra. Don't assume 196 W out of the box. |
| TRENDnet TPE-BG380 | 8× 2.5G PoE++. 230 W. Fanless. Unmanaged. Successor to discontinued TPE-TG380 (100 W PoE+). | Amazon $239.99 (B0DBMWNMMM). Newegg $239.99. TRENDnet store $263.99. | You want new TRENDnet paper (NDAA/TAA, lifetime) and you accept 230 W you will not use. |
| TRENDnet TPE-TG380 | 8× 2.5G PoE+, 100 W, fanless. Discontinued. | Maker page live as discontinued. US Amazon Renewed $125.99 this pass. Not a new-buy. | Only a confirmed new leftover. Don't click Renewed thinking it is new. |
Two af APs (U7 Lite ~13 W, EAP613 10.9 W) don't need 160 W. The first-apartment answer is still the 5-port brick. They fit TL-SG108PE at 64 W if you can live on gigabit. Buy 2.5G PoE when the APs have 2.5G uplinks. Match class in af / at / bt.
Skip
Skip SG2210MP. Gigabit, 150 W, one fan, closet-hostile. Skip YuanLey-class 48-port 800 W “industrial-grade fan” boxes. Skip TPE-TG380 Renewed listed as new. Skip rewriting the non-PoE TEG-S380 essay.
Sources
Amazon SG2210XMP-M2. Dong Knows SG2210XMP-M2. UI Flex 2.5G 8 PoE. TRENDnet TPE-TG380 (discontinued). TRENDnet TPE-BG380. Amazon TPE-BG380.