Recent content by Andre Blumberg

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    10Gbps to Thunderbolt for iMac: AKiTiO vs Sonnet

    Thought I'd share this comparison. I have domestic 10Gbps FTTH service (rated 10G down / 2G up) and use in-wall Cat 6A cable from my modem to my working desk and an iMac 5K Retina. Until recently I used a AKiTiO Thunder2 10G adapter which worked nice initially but then throughput degraded from...
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    Any questions for the Netgear switch team?

    Any plans for a *quiet* 10GbE 4 - 6 port switch for home environments?
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    Your feedback - 10G switches: D-Link DXS-1210-12TC vs Netgear ProSafe XS712T-100NES vs ZyXEL XS1920

    Thanks @Patrick - good feedback. Are you aware of a (quiet) model that also has copper 10GE ports rather than SFP+? Would love to have a switch with 2 - 4 10GE copper ports and 4 - 6 1GE ports. Could it be that the MikroTik is quieter because it only have SFP+ ports and copper are only gigabit?
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    Your feedback - 10G switches: D-Link DXS-1210-12TC vs Netgear ProSafe XS712T-100NES vs ZyXEL XS1920

    So the D-Link DXS-1210-12TC arrived and unfortunately has to go back because it makes the sound of a jet engine. The 'smart fans' seem a nice marketing gimmick but not much more. Able to shut down individual ports as well as regulate LEDs for each port, but no apparent impact on the fan speed...
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    Your feedback - 10G switches: D-Link DXS-1210-12TC vs Netgear ProSafe XS712T-100NES vs ZyXEL XS1920

    Thanks Patrick, very timely! >> "For next-to-desk use in a home lab or office environment the Netgear ProSAFE XS712T is simply too loud." That was my main concern as well, so I have the D-Link on order. Will see how that pans out once it arrives hopefully in a week or two. Thanks again.
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    10Gbps Internet

    10Gbps Fiber To The Home (FTTH) is around US$330 per month in Hong Kong.
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    New Dlink 10G Switches

    I'm interested in these as well, in particular the DXS-1210-12TC. Did anyone buy these, any further feedback on performance, manageability, noise level? Thanks.
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    Your feedback - 10G switches: D-Link DXS-1210-12TC vs Netgear ProSafe XS712T-100NES vs ZyXEL XS1920

    Planning to build a home 10G network and have narrowed down my switch choice to one of these three. Would be interested in any feedback you may have on these - thanks in advance. D-Link DXS-1210-12TC - relatively new to market - smart fans Netgear ProSafe XS712T-100NES - apparently very...