What are some used but still good 10Gbs ports switch?

[2myCharlie]

I'm a newbie to switches and routers. I'm looking for a used but still good 24 ports or more that is 10Gbs per port. I'm thinking about running a NAS for video editing. Any suggestion/recommendation is appreciated.

 

[MichaelCG]

What is your budget? (you thinking in the hundreds or thousands here?) Do you really want/need 24 ports of 10Gbps? That is going to get pricey really quick. Most casual users will be better served by a 24-port 1Gbps switch that offers 2 10Gbps ports, or even just using Link Aggregation across a couple of 1Gbps ports.

You can usually find used/refurb enterprise switches for about $100 that have 2 10Gbps uplinks. Getting the correct SFPs for your use case will add some cost in as well. I'm sure there are other options out there....I haven't looked into 10Gbps switches since I have zero use for them at home.

 

[degrub]

Use direct attached storage. The NAS will limit your bandwidth if you are trying to edit across the lan.

 

[System Error Message]

if you go for less ports, both mikrotik and ubiquiti have full 10Gb/s 16 port manage switches for cheap new. One is SfP+, other is rj45. price depends on your setup. Longer range is cheaper with rj4, short range cheaper with sfp+ direct (including the 2nd hand NICs). However above 100m, SFP+ is cheaper since not only the NIC is cheaper but you can then use fiber optic modules.

At short ranges SFP+ is cheaper because even 2nd hand 10Gb/s NICs are a lot pricier, but above the 10m range, rj45 is cheaper just make sure to use good cables.

 

[thiggins]

@System Error Message Could you provide model numbers and prices please for your suggested switches?

 

[System Error Message]

@System Error Message Could you provide model numbers and prices please for your suggested switches?

list of mikrotiks with full 10Gb/s ports
https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1072-1G-8Splus
https://mikrotik.com/product/crs305_1g_4s_in
https://mikrotik.com/product/crs309_1g_8s_in
https://mikrotik.com/product/crs317_1g_16s_rm (i have this one)
https://mikrotik.com/product/crs326_24s_2q_rm (also has 40Gb/s ports)
https://mikrotik.com/product/crs312_4c_8xg_rm
https://mikrotik.com/product/crs354_48p_4s_2q_rm (only 48 1Gb/s ports but has 40Gb/s ports)

list of ubiquiti with full 10Gb/s ports
https://www.ui.com/unifi-switching/unifi-switch-16-xg/
https://www.ui.com/unifi-switching/unifi-switch-xg-6poe/
https://www.ui.com/edgemax/edgerouter-infinity/
https://www.ui.com/edgemax/edgeswitch-16-xg/

Hopefully you can review these. not many proper reviews for ubiquiti but there are a lot of reviews on mikrotik when used in a heavy config network so we cant really compare their speeds because ubiquiti ratings rely on hardware acceleration while mikrotik ratings dont except for switching (bridging is similar in mikrotik but uses CPU).

 

[Trip]

If you're comfortable looking at refurb enterprise stuff, there are plenty on FleaBay well under $500, provided you can accommodate something that runs hot and/or noisy. Example: Brocade VDX6720/6740, etc.

If that's not an option or you want to go new, there are the MikroTik's and Ubiquiti's that @System Error Message listed, with the MikroTik CRS326-24S+2Q+RM being one of the better deals at roughly <$20/port.

For production-ready pedigree brand new, you'll be hard-pressed to find anything less than ~$100/port in a single backplane. Stuff like Cisco SG350XG (~$2500) and similar. Netgear may be slightly cheaper, but I'd avoid them if paying that much. Another option might be two 12-port models in a stack if you can find them collectively cheaper and you can map your port layout such that you don't saturate the stacking link.

 

[System Error Message]

If you're comfortable looking at refurb enterprise stuff, there are plenty on FleaBay well under $500, provided you can accommodate something that runs hot and/or noisy. Example: Brocade VDX6720/6740, etc.

If that's not an option or you want to go new, there are the MikroTik's and Ubiquiti's that @System Error Message listed, with the MikroTik CRS326-24S+2Q+RM being one of the better deals at roughly <$20/port.

For production-ready pedigree brand new, you'll be hard-pressed to find anything less than ~$100/port in a single backplane. Stuff like Cisco SG350XG (~$2500) and similar. Netgear may be slightly cheaper, but I'd avoid them if paying that much. Another option might be two 12-port models in a stack if you can find them collectively cheaper and you can map your port layout such that you don't saturate the stacking link.

most of the mikrotik models are SFP+, so if wiring for ethernet you'd need the ethernet model which costs $100 more i think but buying 24 SFP+ ethernet modules costs a lot more.

 

[tamalero]

most of the mikrotik models are SFP+, so if wiring for ethernet you'd need the ethernet model which costs $100 more i think but buying 24 SFP+ ethernet modules costs a lot more.

shouldn't it be easier to keep the sfp+ and buy cheap rj45 transceivers?

 

[System Error Message]

shouldn't it be easier to keep the sfp+ and buy cheap rj45 transceivers?

you'd be surprised how much 1 SFP+ ethernet module costs. just 2 of them will exceed $100.

Thats why SFP+ is good for short distances and very long distances where you need fiber optics where ethernet is no longer practical. For instance, the smaller cable sizes and interference proof of fiber optics is better than ethernet. for short distances SFP+ direct is far cheaper when you consider cable and equipment pricing.

So it really depends on what you're trying to set up. If you're just running ethernet only, then get the ethernet model, it costs more but you save on not buying modules, but if you cant use ethernet even the cheaper 2KM or lower fiber optic modules are inexpensive and you get the benefit of using fiber optics.

Things like humidity and temperature dont make a difference indoors for whichever solution, and for outdoor even regular fiber optic cables arent strong enough. cheaper ones use plastic and have a shorter range like less than 1KM such as GPON but thats only gigabit not 10Gb/s.