D-Link GO-SW-5G (2012) or Netgear GS205v2 (2013)?

[King Mustard]

I currently have two basic 5-port Gigabit unmanaged switches in storage and I'm going to get rid of one.

• D-Link GO-SW-5G (released 2012, bought April 2016 for £9.50 new)
• Netgear GS205v2 (released 2013, bought April 2020 for £10 new)

Are there any reasons to keep one over the other?

[jimbouk]

If keep the netgear, 5V 0.7A as opposed to 5V 1A being the only reason. Assume they're both passive?

[DanceswithUnix]

The switching specs look identical, to the point I suspect they have the same chip inside.

I would keep the Netgear, simply because I have a couple of them in constant use so they are a known item.