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Well the fact that you only need 4 ports goes to show how much demand there is.
I want 24 ports of 10 GB ethernet, but I can't find any 24 Port switches at all. New or used, that are less than $2,000. I can't even get the stupid Netgear switches, because Netgear doesn't sell them directly, and none of their networking gear dealers will sell to an individual.
Not a lot of demand for 2.5 Gbps networking gear. Most consumers get by just fine with 1 Gbps and enterprise equipment that actually needs more speed is usually 10 Gbps.
I think it's the fact that a lot of ISPs are starting to offer 2Gb plans now.
market demand, technology itself might involve more expensive components, Manufacturer , and lack of significant competition will raise cost for switch
Supply & Demand. Basic economics. IMHO I never got why 2.5G or 5G is needed when 10G exists since over 10 years, and you can get pretty much everything dirt cheap second hand.
Well the fact that you only need 4 ports goes to show how much demand there is.
I want 24 ports of 10 GB ethernet, but I can't find any 24 Port switches at all. New or used, that are less than $2,000. I can't even get the stupid Netgear switches, because Netgear doesn't sell them directly, and none of their networking gear dealers will sell to an individual.
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Yeah, made no sense for me, I went straight for 10G
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Not a lot of demand for 2.5 Gbps networking gear. Most consumers get by just fine with 1 Gbps and enterprise equipment that actually needs more speed is usually 10 Gbps.
I think it's the fact that a lot of ISPs are starting to offer 2Gb plans now.
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market demand, technology itself might involve more expensive components, Manufacturer , and lack of significant competition will raise cost for switch
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Supply & Demand. Basic economics. IMHO I never got why 2.5G or 5G is needed when 10G exists since over 10 years, and you can get pretty much everything dirt cheap second hand.
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