Thoughts on new TP-Link 10GBASE-T switches?

[Michaelding313]

Just saw a review pop up this week for a new TP-LINK 10G RJ45 switch.

TP-Link's product page:

5-Port 10G Desktop Switch

As the flagship 10G product, TL-SX105 is a 5-port 10G desktop switch, providing up to 100 Gbps of switching capacity. Reliable, lightning-fast connections and the lowest possible latency make it ideal for gaming and small office and home office use.

www.tp-link.com

Seems to be too new to have prices widely available, I can't seem to find a seller for that unit in North America.

There seems to also be a 8 port version:

8-Port 10G Desktop/Rackmount Switch

As the flagship 10G product, TL-SX1008 is an 8-port 10G desktop/rackmount switch, providing up to 160 Gbps of switching capacity. Reliable, lightning-fast connections and the lowest possible latency make it ideal for gaming and small office and home office use.

www.tp-link.com

Pricing seems to be around 450 (I think that's CAD, which is around 372USD at mid market rate today.. Amazing)

Grand & Toy - Office Supplies, Furniture, Technology & More

www.grandandtoy.com

The 5 port unit is fanless, 8 port has a fan. Both switches are unmanaged

Too good to be true?
Maybe the march of technology finally delivering us cheap 10G copper switches?

 

[PigLover]

$450 for a totally unmanaged 8 port 10Gbe switch? Seems pretty pricey for that. Maybe that price would be OK if it at least had some minimal management (VLAN control, etc).

Compare with Zyxcel 10 port multi-gig (10/5/2.5/1) fully managed option @ $499: Amazon.com: Zyxel 8-Port Multi-Gig + 2 10G Fiber NebulaFlex Smart Managed Switch. [XS1930-10]: Electronics

 

[Michaelding313]

I think the $450 figure from Grand-n-toy is Canadian rubles, so 370 ish USD.

I haven't seem many people ise Zyxcel switches / never heard of that brand outside of some occasional cheap multi gig switches.
The XS1930-10 does look pretty amazing.

 

[madbrain]

Huge difference between a fully silent switch and one that has a fan. I may give the 5-port model a try. My Trendnet TEG-7080ES is the loudest thing in my home office. I'm not using all 8-ports at the moment - just using 5 right now. If I needed more, I may just buy two of these switches. Wouldn't be as efficient at switching, but silence really is important.

 

[madbrain]

So, I bought one yesterday at my local Central Computers, the TL-SX105 for $349 + tax.

Ran about 45 Gbps of traffic through it in both directions overnight. The switch got to about 110F, but held up. There was nothing on top. There were things underneath. I didn't attach the rubber feet yet, but will do so.

Just tried setting 9KB jumbo frames on 2 machines, and they work fine also. So, seems like a decent buy, if you can locate it. It's unobtainium online right now.

A pair them would get me back to 8 ports, though it won't perform as well as a single 8-port switch.

But the silence is really a huge deal. Noise in my office has dropped a lot. My TEG-7080ES is going up for sale.