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Written 23 Aug 2026. Specs from the maker V5 page. Street from named snaps. I haven't used this.

More ports for a fuller closet, still only four PoE: TP-Link TL-SG108PE

Four PoE+ at 64 W plus four spare gigabit. Easy Smart menus, fanless. Not eight PoE ports, not 2.5G.

More ports for a fuller closet, still only four PoE. SKU TL-SG108PE V5. Eight 1G RJ45. Ports 1–4 are 802.3af/at, 30 W each, 64 W shared. Ports 5–8 are data only. Easy Smart: web UI plus a Windows utility for VLANs (32 of 4K), QoS, IGMP snooping, PoE Auto Recovery. Fanless metal, 158 × 101 × 25 mm, wall-mount holes. External 53.5 VDC / 1.31 A brick. Maker idle 5.41 W, 74.27 W with a full 64 W PD load. 16 Gbps fabric, 11.9 Mpps, 4K MAC, 16 KB jumbo.

Amazon B01BW0AD1W, sold Amazon on fetch. Snaps this year print roughly $50–$70 against a ~$70 list. Print the live tag. Newegg third-party cards at $178 are junk. Confirm the model string is TL-SG108PE, not LS108GP (Omada) and not TL-SG108S-M2 (2.5G, no PoE).

What to buy

BoxWhat it isStreet, 23 Aug 2026Buy if
TP-Link TL-SG108PE8× 1G, 4× PoE+ @ 64 W, Easy Smart, fanless metal. ASIN B01BW0AD1W. 53.5 V / 1.31 A brick.Amazon sold-Amazon snaps ~$50–$70. Print the live tag. Skip Newegg 3P $178.Two APs plus a few wired clients. You want four spare gigabit, not more PoE watts.
TP-Link TL-SG1005P5× 1G, 4× PoE+ @ 65 W, unmanaged. The two-AP default.See that note. Often ~$50.The closet is two radios and an uplink. You don't need eight ports.
8-port 2.5G PoEFanless 100–160 W multi-gig PoE. Different bill.See that note. A 2.5G tax on top of PoE.The APs already have 2.5G uplinks and the closet switch is 2.5G.

Skip

Skip this if the job is two APs and an uplink. That is SG1005P for less metal. Skip LS108GP unless you already live in Omada. Skip SG108PE listings that photo an 8-PoE brick; this SKU has four PoE ports. Skip Newegg $178 third-party cards. Skip 24 V passive injectors on 802.3af APs. Skip a 2.5G PoE chassis until the radios actually speak 2.5G. Injector vs switch: the two-AP note.

Sources

TP-Link US maker page (V5: 8× 1G, ports 1–4 PoE+ 30 W / 64 W total, 16 Gbps, 11.9 Mpps, 4K MAC, 16 KB jumbo, 5.41 W idle / 74.27 W with 64 W PD, 53.5 VDC / 1.31 A, 158 × 101 × 25 mm, fanless, Easy Smart web UI). Amazon B01BW0AD1W (sold Amazon; 23 Aug 2026 snaps ~$50–$70). Newegg 3P cards at $178 on fetch. Street moves. Print the live tag.

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