Network Ethernet Switch,8 Port 2.5Gb Switch with 1*10Gb SFP+ Portable, Plug&Play,Fanless Housing,Black, for Home/Office,8*2.5G with 1*10G SFP

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Overall, I’m happy with this switch for the price. I’m getting 2.5Gb connectivity as expected, and it meets my homelab needs well. I have this connected to my main 10Gb backbone switch, and the Ethernet ports automatically negotiate at 2.5Gb without any issues. My main concern is the 10Gb SFP+ port when using a copper SFP+ module. The copper module heats up very quickly and eventually drops connectivity without any obvious warning. I tested the same copper SFP+ module on my main 10Gb switch, where it works normally, so the issue appears to be related to the heat/power handling of the SFP+ port on this switch. I have not tested the SFP+ port with an optical module, so I cannot comment on optical performance. For the price, I can live with this limitation and the switch still provides good value for my homelab. However, I would not recommend it if your primary use case requires a 10Gb copper SFP+ transceiver. Overall, good value and solid 2.5Gb performance. I would give it a full 5 stars if the power efficiency and heat dissipation, especially around the SFP+ port, were better.

Seems to work fine. No mention of how to wall mount this thing or hardware to do so, despite it clearly being marketed as "mountable". I don't expect support to be very helpful.

The power supply is underpowered so the SFP+ port is useless. Avoid

I noticed that my 1G switch was not recognizing my FIOS router as 1G port and would negotiate down to 100M. If I forced the router to be 1G only, the switch would object and not connect. Replacement time. Got this thing and now at 2.5G between router and the switch. Speed is great. Where it is a bit challenging is that there is no easy way if any devices are at 100M. The light indicator is the same for 1G or 100M. Yes, advertised as such so no surprise, but would be good to know if any devices are not negotiating to the full 1G.