> That thing retails new for 10k. You got awesome friends if they have such a thing lying around unused and willing to sell it to you at a discount! Tactical e

> That thing retails new for 10k. You got awesome friends if they have such a thing lying around unused and willing to sell it to you at a discount! Tactical eBay (or whatever is the robust 2nd handmarket in your region) can yield similar discounts on such hardware. Retail price is often list price, and that is often a large mark up regardless. The 32x100G port version of the same switch goes for around £2000 in the UK 2nd hand market > what's the smallest and reasonably affordable Mellanox model that has a similar featureset in terms of native Linux support? The SN2010 is likely the smallest, the SN2700 is likely the cheapest