TP-Link Omada EAP670 AX5400 Ceiling Access Point 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 $119.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — wi-fi 6 access point against laptop docking station — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

TP-Link Omada EAP670 AX5400 Ceiling Access Point vs Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station

TP-Link

TP-Link Omada EAP670 AX5400 Ceiling Access Point

$149.99

A 2.5 GbE uplink is what separates this from the gigabit access points around it -- the radios can genuinely exceed 1 Gbps, and on a gigabit port that headroom is thrown away.

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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.

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Who the TP-Link Omada EAP670 AX5400 Ceiling Access Point is for

Buy it if: Sites that already have 2.5 GbE switching and want the radios to use it.

Avoid it if: Anyone on an 802.3af-only switch, which cannot supply enough power.

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.

SpecificationTP-Link Omada EAP670 AX5400 Ceiling Access PointDell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station
Price$149.99$269.00
Rated powerAbout 19.5 W maximumAbout 180 W adapter
Warranty5-year limited warranty3-year limited hardware warranty
Annual energy useAbout 171 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $29 at $0.17 per kWh not published
Audio not published3.5 mm combo jack
Display outputs not published2 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x USB-C
Host connection not publishedUSB-C, DisplayPort Alt Mode
ManagementOmada cloud, software or OC200 hardware controller not published
Maximum displays not publishedUp to 3, subject to laptop support
MountingCeiling or wall, bracket included not published
Networking not publishedGigabit Ethernet with MAC pass-through
Power delivery not published130 W to the notebook from a 180 W adapter
Power method802.3at PoE not published
Radio configuration4x4 at 5 GHz, 2x2 at 2.4 GHz not published
Rated throughput574 Mbps at 2.4 GHz, 4,804 Mbps at 5 GHz not published
Uplink port1 x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet not published
USB ports not published3 x USB-A 3.1, 2 x USB-C
Wireless standardWi-Fi 6, 802.11ax not published

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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