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> The maximum number of ports on a consumer-grade network switch was 8, enough for 7 nodes and a cable to the router. Are there laws in Singapore that delinea

> The maximum number of ports on a consumer-grade network switch was 8, enough for 7 nodes and a cable to the router. Are there laws in Singapore that delineate between consumer and business grade networking equipment based on port numbers or something? Here in Yankey Land you can pickup a consumer grade 16-port unmanaged gigabit switch for $50 at the local Wally World. The going rate on switch ports is $3-4 per port.

rtkwe 6y ago
It looks like it was more a question of price in their market. In the post he mentions a 16 port switch but it's 10x the price of an 8 port. I bet it's a question of there being fewer people in the Singapore market looking for an >8 port switch on the low end of the market.
- cptskippy 6y ago
  The switches he references in his post are from two entirely different product verticals. One is from the unmanaged vertical, the other is from the managed PoE vertical. Not only is he ignoring that a 16 port switch exists in the unmanaged vertical, he's ignored an entire vertical of managed switches without PoE. TP-Link makes a $40 unmanaged 16-port gigabit switch and a $80 managed 16-port gigabit switch. He's created a False dilemma/dichotomy by pretending that other options don't exist. This is like saying "I'd like a Toyota automobile larger than the Yaris but I can't afford the Lexus LS".
  - rtkwe 6y ago
    It's entirely possible that those options weren't readily available in the local store he's using. I'm not familiar with Singapore in particular but a lot of Asian countries don't have the huge electronics box stores that are common in the US and Europe. I've seen quite a few videos where the best electronic source the person had was what would be a small sized store in a US mall (20 feet wide, one isle with a counter running down one side for example). Online shopping does exist but shipping times and cost can also be pretty large.
    - cptskippy 6y ago
      > I'm not familiar with Singapore Singapore is a very small (~250 sq mile) country, so it would take less than 30 minutes to drive across. It's very wealthy. It has, almost dead center in the middle, an electronics mall called Sim Lim Tower that's like 10-20 stories tall. They most certainly have options.
      - paines 6y ago
        And you forgot the superb food and it's variety.
        cptskippy 6y ago
        I hope you're not referring to durian. :) I was just pointing out characteristics that would lend themselves toward sourcing a network switch (e.g. accessible, wealthy, giant freaking electronics malls).

rtkwe 6y ago

It looks like it was more a question of price in their market. In the post he mentions a 16 port switch but it's 10x the price of an 8 port. I bet it's a question of there being fewer people in the Singapore market looking for an >8 port switch on the low end of the market.

cptskippy 6y ago
The switches he references in his post are from two entirely different product verticals. One is from the unmanaged vertical, the other is from the managed PoE vertical. Not only is he ignoring that a 16 port switch exists in the unmanaged vertical, he's ignored an entire vertical of managed switches without PoE. TP-Link makes a $40 unmanaged 16-port gigabit switch and a $80 managed 16-port gigabit switch. He's created a False dilemma/dichotomy by pretending that other options don't exist. This is like saying "I'd like a Toyota automobile larger than the Yaris but I can't afford the Lexus LS".
- rtkwe 6y ago
  It's entirely possible that those options weren't readily available in the local store he's using. I'm not familiar with Singapore in particular but a lot of Asian countries don't have the huge electronics box stores that are common in the US and Europe. I've seen quite a few videos where the best electronic source the person had was what would be a small sized store in a US mall (20 feet wide, one isle with a counter running down one side for example). Online shopping does exist but shipping times and cost can also be pretty large.
  - cptskippy 6y ago
    > I'm not familiar with Singapore Singapore is a very small (~250 sq mile) country, so it would take less than 30 minutes to drive across. It's very wealthy. It has, almost dead center in the middle, an electronics mall called Sim Lim Tower that's like 10-20 stories tall. They most certainly have options.
    - paines 6y ago
      And you forgot the superb food and it's variety.
      - cptskippy 6y ago
        I hope you're not referring to durian. :) I was just pointing out characteristics that would lend themselves toward sourcing a network switch (e.g. accessible, wealthy, giant freaking electronics malls).