TP-Link 9-Port 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+

Product Overview

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For £42.29 ex-VAT, this is the kind of little TP-Link switch that makes sense in a basic office or workshop setup where you don’t need anything fancy. The standout is the mix of “ordinary” Ethernet ports and PoE+—so you can power things like access points, IP cameras, or a VoIP phone without faffing about with separate power bricks. If you’re trying to keep cabling and power tidy on a desk cluster, meeting room, or small warehouse corner, it’s good value.

That said, the 10/100 speed ceiling is the big caveat. If you have any heavy file transfers, network cameras streaming at scale, or you’re trying to keep Wi-Fi uplinks snappy, you’ll eventually hit a ceiling. Also, while it’ll be fine for “office basics”, I wouldn’t use it as a core switch—more like an edge device. Overall: buy it if your environment is mostly low-to-medium bandwidth and you specifically want PoE+ in a cheap, compact box. Skip it if you need gigabit performance or you’re building something that’ll grow beyond a small rollout.