Fuchur
2022-09-14 19:35:18
- #1
Somehow I can’t follow your calculation... Starting with the fact that a 4-port switch doesn’t give you 4 connections in one room, but only 3. Because the 4th has to serve as an uplink. I’ve never seen anyone unplug their decentralized switches when not in use. That might theoretically work with the PC power strip, but otherwise it’s quite unrealistic. Why do you compare centralized with PoE and decentralized suddenly without PoE? And then, when you add it all up soberly, you would need a total of 7 decentralized switches plus the central one for your example. Where is the saving in power consumption coming from now (I haven’t checked the alleged 2.5W, but they seem rather optimistic)? How much does the additionally required, always-occupied socket for the switch cost?Over time, the electricity costs really add up... and you’re much better off with the decentralized solution than with the centralized one.
Other disadvantages would be, for example, that with one switch all connections are in one place. But the devices might be located on different walls.