Labthrift Labthrift What to buy. What to skip. Why.

Written 22 Aug 2026. Specs from the maker pages linked below. Prices from those stores. I haven't used these.

Five quiet faster ports for one NAS and one PC: TP-Link TL-SG105S-M2

Five quiet faster ports for one NAS and one PC. Skip the eight-port box until you count more plugs.

Five quiet faster ports for one NAS and one PC. 2.5G means faster house ethernet. Fanless metal, five 2.5G ports, 25 Gbps fabric, Cat5e 2.5G, no PoE. Maker max draw 5.81 W. External 9 V / 0.6 A brick. 99.8 × 98 × 25 mm. Unmanaged: plug it in.

Amazon listing / MRP $59.99. Gizmodo (22 Jun 2026) saw $39. pricehistory.app logged $34.99 on 4 Aug 2026 as the lowest against that $59.99 MRP. Newegg one listing at $108.99 is a 3P markup. Ignore it. Decide port count first: 8-port vs 5-port. Twin 5-port: TL-SG105S-M2 vs TEG-S350.

What to buy

BoxWhat it isStreet, 22 Aug 2026Buy if
TP-Link TL-SG105S-M25× 2.5G, fanless, unmanaged, 25 Gbps, 5.81 W maxMRP $59.99. Sale street $35–39 in 2026 snaps. Lowest logged $34.99 (4 Aug 2026).Router LAN + NAS + desktop + AP backhaul, and you counted under six.

Skip

Skip 5-port toys with one 2.5G uplink and four leftover 1G ports. That is not the job you googled. Skip this box if you already have five things and a spare on the way. Buy the 8-port default instead. Skip Netgear MS305 at $99.99 next to this street. Skip SODOLA / HASIVO no-names.

Sources

Amazon TL-SG105S-M2 (ASIN B0CMXXPTVH). TP-Link US maker page. Gizmodo, 22 Jun 2026. Street ranges move. Check the live price before you click.

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