NETGEAR GS308PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Unmanaged Switch vs Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station
What separates them
These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station is $159.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — unmanaged poe switch against laptop docking station — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
NETGEAR GS308PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Unmanaged Switch vs Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station
NETGEAR
NETGEAR GS308PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Unmanaged Switch
$109.99
An 83 W PoE budget across all eight ports is generous for the size, and it is the reason to choose this over a 16-port switch with 45 W to share.
Full details →Dell
Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station
$269.00
The 180 W in the name is the power supply, not what reaches the laptop -- 130 W goes to the notebook and the rest runs the dock and its ports.
Full details →Who the NETGEAR GS308PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Unmanaged Switch is for
Buy it if: Small camera or access point installs where the power budget matters more than management.
Avoid it if: Anyone who will need VLANs, port statistics or remote diagnosis later.
Who the Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station is for
Buy it if: Mixed laptop fleets where one dock has to work with more than one vendor.
Avoid it if: Thunderbolt-only workflows needing maximum display bandwidth from a single cable.
Specifications, side by side
2 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | NETGEAR GS308PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Unmanaged Switch | Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $109.99 | $269.00 |
| Rated power | About 6 W with no PoE load, 100 W fully loaded | About 180 W adapter |
| Warranty | Limited lifetime hardware warranty | 3-year limited hardware warranty |
| Annual energy use | About 876 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $149 at $0.17 per kWh | not published |
| Audio | not published | 3.5 mm combo jack |
| Cooling | Fanless, silent | not published |
| Display outputs | not published | 2 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x USB-C |
| Host connection | not published | USB-C, DisplayPort Alt Mode |
| Management | None -- unmanaged | not published |
| Maximum displays | not published | Up to 3, subject to laptop support |
| Mounting | Desktop or wall mount | not published |
| Networking | not published | Gigabit Ethernet with MAC pass-through |
| PoE budget | 83 W total across all ports | not published |
| PoE standards | 802.3af and 802.3at | not published |
| Port count | 8 x Gigabit Ethernet, all PoE+ | not published |
| Power delivery | not published | 130 W to the notebook from a 180 W adapter |
| Switching capacity | 16 Gbps | not published |
| USB ports | not published | 3 x USB-A 3.1, 2 x USB-C |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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