There is a switch on amazon that is 200 dollars for 8 ports x 10gbit rj45. The next cheapest of name brand (trendnet) is 330. How bad could the performance and reliability be for the non branded one?
It is unmanaged and would plug into my mikrotik switch.
Here is another. More expensive but still cheaper than trendnet.
Everyone has their own comfort level with these things, but I generally avoid any fly-by-night âbrand name generatorâ style made in China electronics, especially if they are going on my network.
Who knows what kinds of back doors and other junk might be hidden in there.
Anything like that I buy has to be under the design control of a company from a place where there is at least a minimal level of regulatory accountability. U.S, Canada, UK, EU (plus Norway and Switzerland, minus Hungary) as well as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
I am well aware that almost everything is manufactured in China, but that is not the same thing as being under the design control of a Chinese firm. You just cant trust them. (And yes, this includes even the big names like Lenovo, Huawei Motorola, Xiaomi, Oppo, OnePlus, etc.
Wouldnât touch them with a proverbial 39.5ft pole.
Normally, if I needed a more budget friendly capable switch, Iâd consider Mikrotik, but they have been very slow to relkease 10gig copper switches for some reason.
They do have a switch with 8 2.5Gig ports and two 10gig SFP+ ports for only $219 though, if that works for you.
Itâs the CRS310-8G+2S+IN
This will also - as opposed to those Chinese switches be a managed switch with way more features. Iâd run them in SwOS mode rather than RouterOS mode though, as RouterOS is kind of a dog, poorly documented, and can be a pain to get things to work properly in. SwOS makes it more like a typical web managed switch, and tends to just work.
Otherwise you are either looking at something more expensive, something Chinese or buying SFP+ switches and using 10gig copper SFP+ adapters in them (which is possible, but each adapter costs money and they tend to run hot)
I will probably go for the trendnet then.
Trendnet is - while not one of my preferred brands certainly a bit more trustworthy than those Chinese brands.
Also, I edited my post above with a recommendation that may or may not work for you, depending on your needs.
I am looking for 10gbit switch. Thank you though. I already have a nice mikrotik with 12 ports at 10gbit each port. I am looking to have the ability to go between 10gbit and 2.5 or 5 depending on what my needs are at the time. I already have two of these switches which are fine, but not ideal for 10gbit on more than one device per switch.
Is what I am probably going for.
For reference:
The MikroTik S+RJ10 SFP module can be locked to whatever speed you want between 10-10,000 mbps since alot of 2.5 and 5 Gb devices did not follow a negotiation standard on launch.
Otherwise, bypass the middleman and order your 10Gig switches straight from Alibaba for $60 + shipping
I got this one for my place; working great 8 months later.
TP-Link has overall impressed me as of late with their products and support. I have one of their Layer 3 switches and a POE+ switch and they have both been solid over the last year.
@Argone Also something you can do is look for used 10G enterprise gear. I know my work is cycling out some of our older ones and they get resold via surplus on places like ebay. Example: CISCO WS-C3850-24XU-S 24-Port 10Gig UPOE Switch 3850-24XU-S MultiGig RJ45 1100W | eBay
You guys know the 8 port 10gb unifi switch is 269$ right?
( gbic only though)
Link and what is gbic?
Hence why I refused to buy it.
I donât want to muck around with SFP â copper adapters.
Also, Iâm trying to avoid dealing with Ubiquiti considering their⌠situationâŚ
unless you are going to an AP there is no reason to use copper cable here. well maybe DACs but still. 10gb over CAT is expensive.
Okay, letâs settle this:
You can buy switches running Linux that are tried and tested in enterprise environments by people EXTREMELY hostile to the China/Russia alliance for less than you can buy a shitty no name switch.
Turns out the Latvians are still pretty salty about communism.
And itâs junk, Unifi devices struggle with any homelab or larger network traffic. Not to mention Ubiquitiâs way of telling you something EOLâd is listing it as out of stock and unable to backorder on their site.
Letâs not forget youâll need a cloudkey / controller to run it. And if it resets after a software update, I can come adopt it with my cell phone.
Ubiquiti has explicitly stated they will NEVER be NDAA/TAA compliant where most upstanding companies have at least something. Which tells us everything we need to know about the company, before blocking Chinese servers with a pfsense box and bricking the devices.
Weâve honestly had really good luck with $8 Cisco SFP modules off fleabay.
If youâre feelin spicy, you can run the MikroTik S+RJ10 I listed above.
The SFP ports just allow you to switch to fiber whenever you get a server board with integrated SFP (14th gen dells are often equipped with a couple).
The flexibility is honestly worth it and the additional surface area helps dissipate heat from the copper interface without a 40mm fan spinning at 6000 rpm
It was what i already have. I already have all my devices fitted for copper. All my 10gbit nics are rj45.
If you can link me a place to buy. All I see are sfp to rj45 for like 45 dollars each.
I can think of 3 right off the top of my head:
unifi does have there own way of doing things, but so doe Mikrotik, and basically every other vendor. not liking one way of doing things is fine, but that does not make it a bad product. just not for your use case. i despise cisco, to each there own.
you actually do NOT need a unifi controller, unless you do, but on average, you donât.
certifying is a seperate topic i donât have the energy to debate today. especially after dealing with working in Government and listening to 1000 âWTF is CrowdStrikeâ questions today.
this is the same âreasonâ 3 times. that is fine. but âusing what is thereâ is just that. during someones lifetime the reason will change, who deals with it is all you are rearranging. (as someone who has been in the tech industry a while, typically I have to deal with my previous decisions. )