Looking for a cheap 100G network switch
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Cheap? Mikrotik.
A Mellanox SNxxxx would likely be the best performance/$ option, depending upon how many ports you need, though. See the tips ‘n tricks thread for more on those.
Arista is my personal favorite, but they’re more power hungry (assuming that matters to you).
A Mellanox SNxxxx would likely be the best performance/$ option, depending upon how many ports you need, though. See the tips ‘n tricks thread for more on those.
Arista is my personal favorite, but they’re more power hungry (assuming that matters to you).
You should define a budget, with those requirements and "cheap" it is difficult to access your expectations.
i bought this one Dell EMC Switch S4112F 12 X 10GBE SFP+3X100GBE EBAY the seller accepts offers and i offered 400€ and we went up to 500€ where we met 
so its worth a try. Its brand new and the license on it is unlimeted. *edit* i overead the 6 Port 100GBe part, this one has "just" 3 100GbE Ports"
so its worth a try. Its brand new and the license on it is unlimeted. *edit* i overead the 6 Port 100GBe part, this one has "just" 3 100GbE Ports"What transceivers or dacs have you been using?i bought this one Dell EMC Switch S4112F 12 X 10GBE SFP+3X100GBE EBAY the seller accepts offers and i offered 400€ and we went up to 500€ where we met
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I'm contemplating buying one of those for my home lab but not sure about dell/os10 vendor lock on transceivers or dacs.
I saw this on ebay. I'd verify with the seller it did not have the Atom2000 bug. But it meets your requirements and STH did a review on them and found they weren't vendor locked. Celestica Seastone DX010 32P 100G QSFP28 ONIE Switch w/2x AC PSU R-F Airflow | eBay
STH review - https://www.servethehome.com/inside-a-celestica-seastone-dx010-32x-100gbe-switch/
STH review - https://www.servethehome.com/inside-a-celestica-seastone-dx010-32x-100gbe-switch/
i bought those generic ones from Amazon https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0BC9SDPQR/ref=pe_27091401_487027711_TE_SCE_dp_1 i had them running on my Mikrotik and they run fine on my Dell.
and of those
1m (3ft) Generic Compatible
100G QSFP28 to 4x25G SFP28
Passive Direct Attach Copper
Breakout Cable
from FS.com Deutschland - HPC, Rechenzentrum, Unternehmen, Telekom
DX010 is now 280$ or so on Ebay, with MFG date after 2019 - so likely post intel bug issues. Is that a good switch? I was considering to go with it given its cheap price point, but i'd rather pay a bit more for something potentially easier to use or better.