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Why No 10GbE For Home Users?
Of course. I just don't have an AMEX black card to put lots of expensive new SAN gear on. I get excited when I can pick up the equipment I used to install in data centers for pennies on the dollar. Plus, my area is both currently rolling AT&T Gigapower and slated for Google Fiber next year. I...- static418
- Post #61
- Forum: Switches, NICs and cabling
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Why No 10GbE For Home Users?
;) Yeahhhh... I chuckled a little when I realized that just the switch consumes more power than my entire existing network setup. You always have to pay for it somewhere. You can add 10 bucks a month per 100 Watts and ride the corporate recycling train or drop the cash up front for new stuff...- static418
- Post #59
- Forum: Switches, NICs and cabling
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Why No 10GbE For Home Users?
Indeed there is! I'm simply excited that some seriously powerful stuff can finally be had with a hobbyist budget. I've been waiting for years for this stuff to be visible from planet Poor.- static418
- Post #57
- Forum: Switches, NICs and cabling
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Why No 10GbE For Home Users?
I've been after 10g equipment for a while and finally started seriously shopping after a link aggregation with 1g failed impress me. It's cheap now! My ebay shopping cart contains enough bits and bobs to upgrade 2 servers to 10g with cables and all for $210. Quanta LB4M - $100 Proline SFP+...- static418
- Post #55
- Forum: Switches, NICs and cabling