the tech surfer
In my previous post, I talked about the TL-SG1008PE, an 8-port Gigabit POE switch. If you need a cheaper alternative, take a look at the TP-LINK TL-SG1008P 4-Port Gigabit PoE Switch. It essentially the same switch, but it only has 4 POE ports instead of 8. It will support IEEE 802.3af compliant powered devices. Notice it’s 802.3af only. It doesn’t support 802.3at. This PoE switch currently sells for $80 at Amazon.
If you’re looking for a POE switch to power your networking devices over power over ethernet, check out the TP-LINK TL-SG1008PE 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch. It has 8 Gigabit POE ports. It will support devices that are compliant to IEEE 802.3at/af standard. The switch has a maximum output of 124 watts. Most of all, it works quite well with the Ubiquiti Unifi products, in particular, the Unifi Outdoor Plus. The TP-Link switch currently sells for $130 at Amazon.
Meet Chip, the $9 computer which will be available sometime in 2016. Chip is based on ARM-based processor at 1Ghz, 512MB RAM and 4GB of storage. It has one USB port and a micro-USB port to power the unit. For display, it will have HDMI port. For just $9, it makes the Raspberry Pi look very expensive.