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Where are you finding them for that cheap? OP is talking about 20GBP for a run of fiber. If I look at, for instance, Ubiquiti their direct attach cables start
by inferiorhuman 2y ago
Where are you finding them for that cheap? OP is talking about 20GBP for a run of fiber. If I look at, for instance, Ubiquiti their direct attach cables start at $13 for 0.5 meter cables.
- Dylan16807 2y agoI was looking at patch cables. Ubiquiti's start at $4.80
- inferiorhuman 2y agoRight you're still going to need a module at each end, that's what really drives up the cost compared twisted copper pair. That means either direct attach cables (starting at $13 for a half meter) or standalone modules (starting at $38 for a pair of 10G modules).
- Dylan16807 2y agoBut that also applies to a spool of fiber, and I was talking about the specific cost difference between fusing and premade. The price of modules was built into the first post mentioning fiber up here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41891559 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41891559 The worry was that the actual fiber would be "stupid expensive", and nah it's fine.