The aliexpress 8 port managed 10gig switches are like 120 bucks now. I just don't see the point in playing along with the vendor's games anymore - licenses, lo

The aliexpress 8 port managed 10gig switches are like 120 bucks now. I just don't see the point in playing along with the vendor's games anymore - licenses, locked ports, even sceptical of ubiquiti after their ill fated attempt to force cloud accounts. That said I can understand that not everyone is keen on mystery hardware