Tuesday, November 2nd 2021
QNAP Introduces the Eight-port 2.5GbE Unmanaged Switch for Home-Offices
QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking and storage solution innovator, today launched the eight-port 2.5GbE unmanaged switch - the QSW-1108-8T. Featuring eight 2.5GbE ports, plug-and-play set up, automatic loop detection and blocking, and auto-negotiation functions, the QSW-1108-8T is a cost-efficient high speed network upgrade solution for homes and businesses.
"One of the major elements holding back people from upgrading their Ethernet infrastructure is the cost and availability of switches and adapters. QNAP have demonstrated a firm commitment to the 2.5GbE ecosystem, with the new QSW-1108-8T switch representing an affordable way for home and business users to take their Ethernet network to the next level," said Ricky Ho, Product Manager of QNAP.
The QSW-1108-8T features eight 2.5GbE/NBASE-T RJ45 ports that support 2.5G/ 1G/ 100M transfer speeds. With no complex settings required, the QSW-1108-8T supports auto-negotiation that optimizes transfer speeds and performance for each connected device, while its built-in management mechanism ensures smooth transmission of network packets. It also features network loop detection that can automatically lock looped ports to ensure the network environment quickly resumes normal operation.
The QSW-1108-8T features a fanless design for near-silent operation. The unique ventilated construction assists in cooling while maintaining high performance.
The QSW-1108-8T network switch is now available.
"One of the major elements holding back people from upgrading their Ethernet infrastructure is the cost and availability of switches and adapters. QNAP have demonstrated a firm commitment to the 2.5GbE ecosystem, with the new QSW-1108-8T switch representing an affordable way for home and business users to take their Ethernet network to the next level," said Ricky Ho, Product Manager of QNAP.
The QSW-1108-8T features a fanless design for near-silent operation. The unique ventilated construction assists in cooling while maintaining high performance.
The QSW-1108-8T network switch is now available.
39 Comments on QNAP Introduces the Eight-port 2.5GbE Unmanaged Switch for Home-Offices
I know they already have it in QSW-M2108R-2C, but I want cheap unmanaged version (with only SFP+ which makes it more cheaper)2.5gbe needs only Cat5e to operate, it comes with new motherboards, and realtek's 2.5gbe NIC costs like 1Gbe one
www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qsw-2104-2s
A 10GbE switch is probably a better way to go for most but only if it is affordable. I much prefer my 8 port 10GbE managed switch (rack mountable and passively cooled) but there is still a viable use case for such QNAP 2.5GbE switches.
QNAP is creating their own demand for 2.5GbE switches by creating network products that can make use of it regardless of what ISP’s may or may not be doing.
This is for home users that use copper everywhere.
Or standalone Intel PCI-E NIC on ebayNetgear does not have it, they only have overpriced stuff with pointless "ports of all kind" on one switch.
I need 2.5 Switch with 10Gbe SFP+ uplink that costs bellow 200$.
TP-LINK has it, ye.
And some people dont want to overpay for 10Gbe copper, when other 10Gbe device (Switch, Server/NAS) placed 1-2 meters away, where u can easily use cheaper SFP+ optic.10Gbe copper is just too expensive right now
personally all my big bandwidth items like NAS, main work station, etc. go through my router.
I wish there was a home/home office router with 5-8 ports 5Gb switch speed so it wouldn’t bottle neck the NAS (if it had sata SSDs) even 2.5Gb ports would be a nice increase over 1Gb.
2.5GbE represents a long, long overdue leap forward in realistically attainable home networking speeds. The cost for switches is still 2-3x where it needs to be (and 5-10x GbE), but it's much better than what we used to have.
And the great thing is, for those wanting more, there are already plenty of 10GbE options on the market.Then you must not do many local network file transfers ...
Maybe if I owned a NAS, but I don't really store anything. One of the perks of a gigabit connection, I guess...
You can buy 10GbE SFP+ switches and NICs for surprisingly low prices in some case. Its also possible to use Transceivers to use RJ45 / copper with respect to existing Ethernet cabling. Also the cost of suitable 10GbE Transceivers have seen some noteworthy price drops in the past.
Still, having good minimum standards works for everyone. 1GbE is just been around forever and that's great but its getting a little long in the tooth. If the minimum can be raised from 1GbE to 2.5GbE that's a win win.
- Most SFP(+) switches have limits on how many RJ45 10G transcievers they can hold due to power and heat issues. Many also don't allow them to be installed in adjacent ports (at least according to people on the TrueNas forums).
- 10G RJ45 transcievers aren't all that common used, and easily cost $80+ new.
- Used SFP+ gear being cheap is mostly a US phenomenon, and also fails to account for significant issues such as the inability to terminate cabling locally.
- Many of the cheap SFP(+) switches are made for server room usage and have hair dryer style cooling.
Still, if you need tons of bandwidth for cheap, live in the US and have somewhere to store coils of excess fiber, this route is definitely not bad.Yep, that's a massive improvement. Going from "middling laptop HDD sequential speed" to "faster than nearly all HDDs on the market" is pretty significant for local file transfers. (And while SSD-like speeds might be nice, the real-world applications for them are few and far between.)
5Gbps is dead though, as no-one is really making products for it. The cost difference vs. 10Gbps is not there, whereas a 2.5Gbps Ethernet chip is not much more expensive than a 1Gbps chip.
As for the cost of SFP+ switches, Mikrotik has a 5 port (4 SFP+ and 1 1GbE) switch for about ~$135 USD (CRS305-1G-4S+IN). That IMO is really good with respect to price. It also has some PoE features (supposedly). I have a Mikrotik 9 port (8 SFP+ and 1 1GbE) for about ~$230 (CRS309-1G-8S+IN). I use a combo of DAC cables and Transceivers and I don't bother to stagger them. I haven't had any performance and or heat issues yet, although, I am only using about ~5 SFP+ ports currently. The switch is passively cooled too so it makes no sound and I've been running it for years. Thinking about getting another one,.....
You can also buy 10Gbe transceivers for $40 of amazon right now. In all, the switch and transceivers aren't super cheap, but they also aren't stupid expensive anymore either. And if it wasn't for 2.5Gbe taking over, the prices probably would have come down even more by now.