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> Combined, there are few reasons to take the expense of putting a high-speed ethernet port on a device. Luckily, the introduction of 2.5GbE and 5GbE has decrea
by cptskippy 5y ago
> Combined, there are few reasons to take the expense of putting a high-speed ethernet port on a device. Luckily, the introduction of 2.5GbE and 5GbE has decreased the jump a bit and you see those ports on a few consumer devices now.
I think the only thing driving 2.5/5/10GbE at all is that WiFi Access Points need it.
- Sebb767 5y agoCompare the cooler for a 2.5GbE card [0] to that of a 10 GbE card. The fact that WiFi (which is what most consumers use) now supports those speeds surely helps, but 2.5GbE is also simply far easier to integrate and power. [0] https://www.amazon.de/XIAOLO-Netzwerkadapter-Unterstützung-Low-Profile-Halterungen-XL-I225V-2-5G/dp/B09C3BBX5B/ https://www.amazon.de/XIAOLO-Netzwerkadapter-Unterstützung-L... [1] https://www.amazon.de/XG-C100C-Netzwerkkarte-RJ45-Port-802-3an-Base-T/dp/B071JR2ZW8 https://www.amazon.de/XG-C100C-Netzwerkkarte-RJ45-Port-802-3...
- cptskippy 5y agoI agree that 2.5GbE is easier, and I still think AP backhauls are the primary driver for it. AP makers cannot sell multi-gigabit WiFi APs without a back haul that can support them.