Subj : 10Gb Ethernet is now "afforadable"
To   : Digital Man
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun Feb 02 2025 03:08 pm

 Re: 10Gb Ethernet is now "afforadable"
 By: Digital Man to All on Sat Feb 01 2025 02:21 pm

DM> I'd hestitated before because of the 10GBase-T switches available were
DM> expensive (I wasn't interested in going down the SFP+ route, I wanted to
DM> use CAT6(a) cabling) - anyway, MikroTik has a nice 4(+1) port 10GBaseT
DM> switch for under $200:
DM> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPR8KLV6

DM> My Internet speed is still just 640/40Mb, but I have to move large files
DM> (usually video) between systems often enough that this is a huge time
DM> saver. And I'm hoping the lower latency will help with my Samba/SMB share
DM> issues (lost lock/unlock requests) that happen about once a day.

I hadn't really looked into 10 gigabit equipment much yet..  I do have a couple PCs that I copy files between sometimes, but I feel like 1 gigabit is still enough for me.  Maybe one reason is that although I have SSDs in both computers, I also have a spinning hard drive in each computer (for storage) as well, as spinning drives still seem to be less expensive for storage - and I thought a gigabit network connection would be about as fast as I could copy files between PCs with a couple of spinning hard drives.

That 10 gigabit switch is more expensive than my router cost..  At the price point, I might wait a bit before upgrading to 10 gigabit.  Also, I'd have to buy 10 gigabit ethernet cards for both PCs, since their onboard ethernet is 1 gigabit.

Nightfox

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