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> Transceivers are still expensive though... 10Gtek sells 10gbit multi-mode SFP+ transceivers for ~10->15 USD per, depending on how many you buy at once. I hav
by simoncion 4y ago
> Transceivers are still expensive though...
10Gtek sells 10gbit multi-mode SFP+ transceivers for ~10->15 USD per, depending on how many you buy at once. I have ten on my LAN and have had no troubles with them. (Now we "just" need to do something about how absurdly expensive 10gbit NICs are...)
(And no, I had never heard of them before I bought a few. I figured that multi-mode SFP+ transceivers have been around for more than a decade, so there's no reason for them to be 50->80+ USD per... purchased from several of the cheapest manufacturers selling on Newegg, and found that 10Gtek's stuff worked fine.)
- FullyFunctional 4y ago10Gtek has worked well for me. I have several transceivers and DAC cables from them. Fiber is awesome for distance and speed, but few devices can take SPF+ so I have a bunch of bulky thunderbolt to SPF+ dongles. Hard-earned suggestion: LABEL your fiber cable on both ends with the LENGTH (and id while you are at it). Nothing worse than running the fiber only to have it a few feet too short in the end.
- simoncion 4y agoDamn. Labelling my cables with their length _would_ have been a good idea. Maybe I'll do that this weekend.