Hi,
waiting for my 4* 2.5g / 2* SFP+ unmanaged switch. But already needing more 10g ports and somehow would like to go above 4 2.5g Ports. Thinking about this:
- 4 SFP+ or more
- 6 or better 8+ 2.5g ports
- POE is not a requirement
- Managed is not a requirement but a welcome plus
- Low power consumption. Under 15W under bit of load would be nice
- Ideally under 300 Euro for managed and under 150 for unmanaged
I don’t think this exists yet. But maybe someone has a tip. Thinking the 2.5g is killing my requirement. Maybe I’ll buy a 8* SFP+ switch and add my 4* 2.5g switch via SFP to it for now … 🤔
I’d absolutely get a 6450-24 for my setup, but I really want to go for 2.5g for all wired machines here as I move quiet the data back and forth. Kinda defeats on getting adapters and new hardware for 2.5g cu. On the other side, I might ditch 2.5g and just go directly to 10g if 2.5 is still too expensive.
okay, hear me out… Mikrotik CRS310-8G+2S+ IN and a CRS305-1G-4S+IN or another 10gb switch for cheap… about 300-400eur, 8x2.5g, 4x SFP+, and 1Gb RJ45. should be around ~30w as long as you don’t use 10Gbase-T transceivers/L3 routing/etc