Editorial, 23 Aug 2026. Specs from the maker page. Street from named snaps. We have not burned this chassis in. Affiliate tags are not live.
TP-Link TL-SG105PE: 5-port Easy Smart PoE, not a second unmanaged brick
The SG1005P is the two-AP default: unmanaged, four PoE+, 65 W. This SKU is the same port map with a web UI. Buy it when you actually want VLAN, QoS, or PoE Auto Recovery on five gigabit ports. Skip it if you just need two radios powered.
SKU TL-SG105PE. Five 1G RJ45. Ports 1–4 are 802.3af/at, 30 W each, 65 W shared. Port 5 is data only. Easy Smart: web UI plus a Windows utility — up to 32 VLANs, QoS, IGMP snooping, PoE Auto Recovery, extend mode. Fanless metal, 99.8 × 98 × 25 mm, wall-mount holes. External 53.5 VDC / 1.3 A brick. Maker idle 4.5 W, 75.2 W with a full 65 W PD load. 10 Gbps fabric, 7.44 Mpps, 2K MAC, 16 KB jumbo. Not 2.5G. Not eight ports. Not an Omada controller switch.
Amazon B08D73YD5S printed $54.99 this pass (list $59.99). Central Computer printed $49.99 in stock. Island Electrical $65.99. Print the live tag. Confirm the model string is TL-SG105PE, not TL-SG1005P (unmanaged), not TL-SG108PE (eight ports), and not TL-SG105PP-M2 (2.5G PoE).
The short list
| Box | What it is | Street, 23 Aug 2026 | Buy if |
|---|---|---|---|
| TP-Link TL-SG105PE | 5× 1G, 4× PoE+ @ 65 W, Easy Smart, fanless metal. ASIN B08D73YD5S. 53.5 V / 1.3 A brick. | Amazon $54.99. Central Computer $49.99. Print the live tag. | Two APs plus an uplink, and you actually want VLAN / PoE Auto Recovery on the brick. |
| TP-Link TL-SG1005P | Same 5× 1G / 4× PoE+ @ 65 W. Unmanaged. The two-AP default. | See that note. Often ~$50. | You do not need a UI. Power two radios and stop. |
| TP-Link TL-SG108PE | 8× 1G, still only 4× PoE+ @ 64 W, Easy Smart. Four extra data ports, not four extra PoE ports. | See that note. Amazon snaps ~$50–$70. | Two APs plus a few wired clients. You want spare gigabit, not more watts. |
Skip
Skip this if the job is two APs and an uplink with no VLANs — that is SG1005P for the same watts. Skip listings that photo an 8-PoE brick; this SKU has four PoE ports. Skip SG105E (no PoE). Skip SG105PP-M2 until the radios actually speak 2.5G. Skip 24 V passive injectors on 802.3af APs. Injector vs switch: the two-AP note. We have not sat with a unit.
Sources
TP-Link US maker page (5× 1G, ports 1–4 PoE+ 30 W / 65 W total, 10 Gbps, 7.44 Mpps, 2K MAC, 16 KB jumbo, 4.5 W idle / 75.2 W with 65 W PD, 53.5 VDC / 1.3 A, 99.8 × 98 × 25 mm, fanless, Easy Smart web UI, PoE Auto Recovery). Amazon B08D73YD5S ($54.99 this pass). Central Computer $49.99 in stock. Island Electrical $65.99. Street moves. Print the live tag.