It's a step forward, but I am still looking for cheaper 10GBase-T equipment. I want <$40 network cards and <$300 switches. It seems like 10GBase-T is taking forever to reach this market. The wired networking market had stagnated so much that we're almost at the point where wireless is faster than gigabit ethernet.
Agreed. The Netgear switch is still £610 last time I checked (with limited availability), and cards can vary a bit but the cheapest are £200/port. Crazy.
If you're willing to roll your own, a linux based NAS distro should be able to support infiniband; and there is plenty of used Infiniband equipment at that price point.
Don't forget that most 10Base-T switches are using SFP connectors too. Even though 10GbE is becoming more popular, over half the equipment out there is using SFP instead of RJ45 which is still crap news for consumers.
Was wondering that the other day... what exactly is holding 10GbE from being so cheap? The components? I don't know much about how a network card's electronics work, but why not slap an ARM chip on it and make it more software based? Isn't that essentially what the Killer NIC did? (might not have been ARM, but same concept)
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The Von Matrices - Monday, November 18, 2013 - link
It's a step forward, but I am still looking for cheaper 10GBase-T equipment. I want <$40 network cards and <$300 switches. It seems like 10GBase-T is taking forever to reach this market. The wired networking market had stagnated so much that we're almost at the point where wireless is faster than gigabit ethernet.IanCutress - Monday, November 18, 2013 - link
Agreed. The Netgear switch is still £610 last time I checked (with limited availability), and cards can vary a bit but the cheapest are £200/port. Crazy.DanNeely - Monday, November 18, 2013 - link
The first company that will let me link my main desktop and my NAS at 10gb for $400-500 will be getting a fist full of my money.otherwise - Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - link
If you're willing to roll your own, a linux based NAS distro should be able to support infiniband; and there is plenty of used Infiniband equipment at that price point.Freakie - Monday, November 18, 2013 - link
Don't forget that most 10Base-T switches are using SFP connectors too. Even though 10GbE is becoming more popular, over half the equipment out there is using SFP instead of RJ45 which is still crap news for consumers.mdgm - Monday, November 18, 2013 - link
NetGear sells some 10G switches with RJ45 connectors such as the 8-port XS708E (I think that was the cheapest last I looked).mtoma - Friday, November 22, 2013 - link
What about Thunderbolt 2 connectivity? It should be cheaper and future-proof. And, the things are moving along quite rapidly there.Mithan - Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - link
I agree, but we have not had a use for it until now. I expect the next few years will bring the demand needed to cause it to support the market.James5mith - Monday, November 18, 2013 - link
Infiniband is 3x cheaper than 10GbE for the small-scale. Not sure why a 40Gb technology is so much more "consumer" price friendly vs. 10GbE.daniel142005 - Sunday, January 5, 2014 - link
Was wondering that the other day... what exactly is holding 10GbE from being so cheap? The components? I don't know much about how a network card's electronics work, but why not slap an ARM chip on it and make it more software based? Isn't that essentially what the Killer NIC did? (might not have been ARM, but same concept)