$300 24 Port 2.5G/10G Managed Switch - Too Cheap? Too Expensive? (Review)

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Sodola 24 Port 10G/2.5G $300+ Switch - amzn.to/3RqQQ0f
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Video Chapters
00:00 - Is it real?
00:23 - The Start
00:42 - Price vs Value of a Good Switch
01:20 - UniFi and Netgear Comparison
01:50 - I hate Seagulls
02:41 - Switch Noise
04:14 - Internal Components and Design
05:17 - Power Consumption
06:51 - Layer 2 vs Layer 3
08:17 - Software and Switch Management
09:11 - BEST for the Price!
10:07 - Realistic Expectations!
The hardware featured in today's 2.5GbE Guide
2.5G adapters for PC/Mac
USB C to Ethernet 2.5G Adapter, QGeeM 4-in-1 $29.99 - amzn.to/3MISu8Y
RSHTECH USB C to 2.5G Ethernet Adapter $22.99 - amzn.to/3GawZeM
EDUP PCIe 2.5GBase-T PCIe Network Adapter $27.99 - amzn.to/3MFUz5q
2.5GbE Network Swtiches
TRENDnet 8-Port Unmanaged 2.5G Switch $179 - amzn.to/3sRUcwR
D-Link DMS-106XT 6-Port 2.5G & 10GbE Unmanaged Switch $149 - amzn.to/38M61hh
QNAP QSW-1105-5T 5-Port Unmanaged 2.5GbE Switch $119 - amzn.to/3lC74Df
10GbE Network Switches & Adapters
EDUP 10Gb Gigabit PCIe Card $89.99 - amzn.to/3lDyYyK
QNAP QNA-T310G1T 10G-to-TB3 Adapter $269 - amzn.to/39Q3y5m
QNAP QSW-M408S 10GbE Managed Switch, $299 - amzn.to/3lAH6jl
TP-Link TL-SX3008F 8 Port 10G SFP+ Switch $241 - amzn.to/3wCV6yk
Video Chapters
00:00 - The Start, Obviously
00:13 - What is 2.5GbE and What has changed?
02:03 - Future Proofing
04:10 - Shared Bandwidth
06:45 - USB-to-2.5GbE Adapters
08:39 - ISPs crossing the Gigabit Mark
10:44 - Storage Media Faster than 1GbE
13:19 - Multimedia doesn't really benefit
14:39 - 2.5GbE is not as widespread as 1GbE
16:38 - The cost of 2.5GbE Switches is a bit nuts
18:35 - Cost of 10GbE dropping
19:57 - WiFi 6 & WiFi 6E are here
21:59 - Conclusion
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@mightymike9073 27 дней назад

It's great that the 2.5G switches are getting cheaper ... I also discovered this switch last week on Amazon Finally I bought the TP-Link JetStream TL-SG3428X-M2 | 24 Port 2,5G + 4 Port SFP+ L2+ Managed Switch for 476 EUR. Not that far off the Sodola in terms of price. But not passively cooled. I replaced the 4x20mm fan with a NOCTUA fan, now you only hear a pleasant noise. 23 watts almost fully occupied including 2x SFP+ 10G T I am very happy with the TP-Link switch in my home environment.

@whya2ndaccount 27 дней назад

Do they happen to make a 48 port option?

@mightymike9073 26 дней назад

@@whya2ndaccount you have to ask the manufacturer ... but this was only recently published

@yitspaerl7255 27 дней назад

First of all: Thank you for your review. As a senior hardware engineer, this thing worries me in terms of thermal management. You already tipped it off. However, I would like to go on about that for a moment. The device has an almost closed housing. This means that the heat sinks on the chips don't make any sense: Initially, the chips can lose their heat to the cooler environment inside the case. Until te latter is as hot as the chips. A fan in that "closed" case won't help either. It will only stir the warm air. Perhaps the network chips used can handle a high continuous temperature, which I doubt. What worries me more is the temperature of the surrounding components. Can they withstand a 24-hour/day temperature of 80 degrees after days of continuous use? Are the capacitors specified for 105C? Doubt it. And the solder, how does that behave in the long term at those temperatures? I'm not even thinking about the room temperature in the summer. This is a device for home use, so an air conditioner is not a given. All in all, I really appreciate your critical review. As a hardware engineer, I took the liberty to make some additional comments. Again: Thank you very much for your informative channel and the technical quality of the content.

@werecow68 27 дней назад

Great find Robbie. As long as this can tag traffic for VLANs I think a lot of people will find value in it. 2.5G networking is so much cheaper than 10G and the speed difference is noticeable, so this definitely has a place in the prosumer/home lab world.

@BR0KK85 27 дней назад

My Unifi equipment in my uninsulated attic in the scorching hot summer: "Meh ... "

@whya2ndaccount 27 дней назад

Once you get to 24 ports you should be in a rack and with it elsewhere so fans aren't an issue. A 24 port switch with Ethernet spaghetti on your desk isn't a great idea.

@johnscabintech 26 дней назад

I prefer the following TP-Link switch which has more sfp ports, it has a fan which you can swap out to make it almost silent for £12 or leave as is if its in a rack or cupboard. Its managed with L2 and L3 functions. Plus the management side is much better. Watts less than 41 watts maximum. Oh lastly its better value for money being £338 delivered. They also do the same switch with POE but they seem to sell quickly.

@condon4355 27 дней назад

Hello and thanks for the great video. I've been looking for a switch for 2 days because I want to build my network cabinet. But I think the devices from Unifi are simply better. I have a few limitations but the software is great.

@InspectorGadget2014 26 дней назад

Glad you changed the title! I would opt for the more-mainstream MicroTik, for example. Price-wise not that much differences AFAIS? Fun fact, Sodola are using the same boards as Horaco. I would always be a wee bit worried about the here today, gone tomorrow. But for a home-environment it could be great. I personally have been on the hunt for older 10GBe switches from companies, and have been quite successful at very fair prices.

@nascompares 26 дней назад

Literally just changed it. In Taipei and catching up and saw previous the comment. Fairplay, it was too clickbaity! Visiting another brand like this one tomorrow at the Computex show who have told me the have affordable effectively layer 3 switches at this sat price point + an 8 port 10Gb copper planned for $100...which I find exceptionally hard to believe...even unmanaged. Will report back

@InspectorGadget2014 26 дней назад

@@nascompares You are a s t a r! I had saved the link & title to watch later, and I agree, although the title was enticing for sure haha. Enjoy, I gather it will be nice to be away from the seagulls!

@raymc85 26 дней назад

Hi, I see the Zimacube N100 is beening shipped on the 5th June. Can you do a video on it please? Or Maybe wait until the pro version 🤔 I definitely gonna by 1 of them

@JonathanSwiftUK 27 дней назад

I have an 8x 2.5g + 2x 10g Qnap switch, and a Mikrotik one with the same config. The Mikrotik software is constantly being developed and very extensive, the Qnap interface is sufficient to basic and hasn't been updated in ages. This managed switch interface on this switch is better than I expected but I wouldn't expect any further updates, perhaps if there are a few bug fixes. That interface looks like a Zyxel, I have a bunch of those. If fans are noisy you just replace them. Better to use DAC cables if possible, lowest power, but weirdly the port on the Qnap gets warm, but on the Mikrotik doesn't for 10g DAC.

@praetorxyn 27 дней назад

I just bought the Mikrotik CRS310-8G+2S+IN and am a fan of it. The problem is the place I can put it, my connection to it is bottlenecked by my 1G router switch, as it's on the other side of the room. Not sure how I'll sort that out.

@brucefay5126 27 дней назад

As I have posted before, desktop switches with the port connectors on the front panel are just stupid. Connectors on the back with indicators on the front makes sense. The cables can run down behind the desk or table surface, while the indicators remain visible to the user. Rack mounted? Well, that’s a different matter altogether, isn’t it.

@Ancipital_ 27 дней назад

Bit new to this and you went a bit quick, what was that small adapter you showed near the end of the video?

@reptilespantoso 27 дней назад

I like seagulls. 🙂 Looking for a simple 2.5 GbE swithch 4 or 5 ports. What's that 2 pin port on the mobo? Is that for a fan?

@cmdr_talikarni 25 дней назад

better to find which power port can run fans, and find some small quiet fans, 1 in 1 out

@pbrigham 25 дней назад

Just get the Unifi Pro Max16, same price but much better quality, and as a bonus you can upgrade later to Poe if needed.

@mustangthings 24 дня назад

That switch only has 4 2.5gb ports, so it’s quite a direct comparison.

@BerlinTyp 27 дней назад

Hoffentlich setzt sich primär SFP+ durch, da damit alle Übertragungsmedien wählbar bleiben und vor allem eine galvanische Trennung möglich ist

@BoraHorzaGobuchul 27 дней назад

On a sidenote, what are the braided network cables around the 5-minute mark? Are they decent?

@nascompares 26 дней назад

They are very good. Bought them for the new office (still WiP), here - amzn.to/3x2zShv Currently been running live sync tasks on 4 client devices over 2 x 10GbE switches (4 cables) with their cables over 10 and 15 metres non stop for 63 days. Not the cheapest, but also (oddly) by no means the most expensive

@nlrz313 27 дней назад

I have only 1 2.5Ghz port on my internet box, if I put a switch like that the bandwidth is divided between all or if there is a high demand on 1 of the ports will the speed of the others collapse?

@LiLBitsDK 27 дней назад

the internet is the speed you buy, the more you share it with (at the same time) the less each gets... but if only 1 is doing a massive download then that user/pc will get the full speed... if multiple try to download something they will share that bandwidth... nothing collapse or anything... and if they send data to/from other computers and don't use the internet then that doesn't affect the internet speed either...

@nlrz313 27 дней назад

@@LiLBitsDK thanks for your answer

@dearheart2 15 дней назад

Seagulls use wireless communication!

@nascompares 14 дней назад

Yet, it's so loud, it feels remarkably physical..almost threateningly so!

@tama47_ 27 дней назад

Title is a bit misleading, shouldn't it be 24 Port 2.5G + 10G?

@shinkji 27 дней назад

i agree

@likilike501 27 дней назад

I hate it so much that you need to either sell your house to get cheap 2.5Gb switch or buy property of CCP. Only cheap(215USD in my country) one that is good is probably the Mikrotik(CRS310-8G+2S+IN) one.

@tama47_ 27 дней назад

What do you mean sell your house, I got an 8 port 10G switch (Tp-link TL-ST1008) for like $299

@praetorxyn 27 дней назад

I just recently bought the CRS310-8G+2S+IN and it's pretty great. I'm still deciding if I want to swap the fan out with a Noctua one (I bought the Noctua, but while it's running it's quiet enough I don't hear it most of the time, for now at least).

@likilike501 27 дней назад

@@tama47_ It is unmanaged and in some cases that can be problem for VLANs. It can still be option for people i can agree on that. Depends on setup.

@tama47_ 27 дней назад

@@likilike501 It is managed, you are probably looking at the wrong model.

@likilike501 27 дней назад

@@tama47_ Oh ok i will have a deeper look then.