Functions and features aside, is there such thing as a "better performing" switch?

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Usually only reviews will show that sort of thing, product manufacturers will obviously never say "Manufactured with cheap chinese plastic and featuring a bad firmware!"

reddevil0728

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Assuming a switch from the same brand, with the same number of ports and are both unmanaged and gigabit, why do companies even come up with 2 different models?

And why some companies switch is much more expensive than the other?
 

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It's usually because of the firmware or the quality of the materials. One of those switches could have more functions, for example. Or be built with a better framing while the other is cheap plastic.
 

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how do I compare it then?
How do I compare that then?