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Fiber hardware really isn't that expensive anymore though. Gigabit SFPs are <$10, you can find switches with SFP ports for <$100.
by detaro 5y ago
Fiber hardware really isn't that expensive anymore though. Gigabit SFPs are <$10, you can find switches with SFP ports for <$100.
- ComputerGuru 5y agoFiber itself is cheaper than CAT6 and SFPs are indeed affordable (mainly thanks to the likes of FS.com where I can get for $30 an SMF transceiver that HP sells for over $250 and uses DRM to enforce in even their switches that cost less than the cost of a single transceiver), but switches with more than two (and extremely recently, four) 10G SFP+ ports are still too expensive for my liking (and haven't really yet hit the second-hand market).
- AdrianB1 5y agoMikrotik has that famous CRS305-1G-4S+IN switch with 4 SFP+ for just $135. If you need more ports, CRS309-1G-8S+IN gives you 8 ports for $300. Double the ports again, you have CRS317-1G-16S+RM for $400, at $25/port it is the best price for many ports.