The Best 10G Switches Not Manageable

December 15, 2019 Matt Mills Editor's Pick, Hardware 0

10Gbps networks for home users are here, and they are here to stay. Thanks to 10G networks , we can transfer files on the local network at a rate 10 times higher than typical Gigabit Ethernet networks. Currently the leading manufacturers are launching their solutions for the digital home, although they are also perfectly valid for somewhat more professional environments of small and medium enterprises. Today in we are going to show you what non-manageable 10G switches we currently have in the market.

ASUS XG-U2008

This switch of the ASUS brand is an excellent quality option, as long as we only need 2 ports with 10Gbps speed. Its main features are the following:

  • It has 2 10Gbps ports with RJ-45 connector
  • It has 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • It supports NBASE-T technology, or also known as Multigigabit. We can synchronize at speeds of 100Mbps, 1Gbps, 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps on this 10Gbps port.
  • It has a metal chassis of minimalist design.

Finally, its operation could not be easier for the user. Being a Plug & Play device, we will only have to connect the ASUS XG-U2008 switch to the power and connect to the switch the network cables with RJ45 connector to make it work. If you are looking for a switch with 2 very simple 10G ports and with a desktop design, this model is highly recommended. You can find it currently at a price of € 167.99.

QNAP QSW-308S

This switch of the QNAP brand is an excellent quality option if we only need 3 ports with 10G speed. Its main features are the following:

  • It has 3 SFP + ports for 10Gbps connections, a very important detail is that the connector is not RJ-45, so you will need a transceiver.
  • It has 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports with RJ-45 connector.
  • It has a switching capacity of 76 Gbps.

Finally, its operation could not be easier for the user. Being a Plug & Play device, we will only have to connect the QSW-308S switch to the power and connect the network cables with RJ45 or SFP + connector to the switch to make it work. If you are looking for a switch with 3 SFP + ports at a speed of 10Gbps desktop, this model is highly recommended. You can find it currently at a price of € 215.

QNAP QSW-308-1C

This switch of the QNAP brand is an excellent quality option if we only need 3 ports with 10G speed. Its main features are the following:

  • It has 2 dedicated SFP + ports for 10Gbps connections, a very important detail is that the connector is not RJ-45, so you will need a transceiver.
  • It has a 10G Combo port with RJ-45 and SFP + connector, depending on the medium that we connect, we will use one interface or another, you cannot use both ports at the same time to be a combo.
  • It has 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports with RJ-45 connector.
  • It has a switching capacity of 76 Gbps.

Being a Plug & Play device, we will only have to connect the QSW-308-1C switch to the power and connect the network cables with RJ45 or SFP + connector to the switch to make it work. If you are looking for a switch with 3 SFP + ports and a 10G RJ-45 desktop port, this model is highly recommended. You can find it currently at a price of € 240.

QNAP QSW-1208-8C

This switch of the QNAP brand is an excellent quality option. Its main features are the following:

  • It has 8 combo ports for SFP + and RJ45 connections, all of them at 10Gbps.
  • It has 4 exclusive ports for SFP + at 10Gbps.
  • It supports the NBASE-T or Multigigabit standard on ports with RJ-45 connector, so we can synchronize at intermediate speeds of 2.5Gbps and also 5Gbps.
  • It complies with the IEEE 802.3az standard that allows significant energy savings.
  • It has a switching capacity of 240 Gbps.

This equipment is also fully Plug & Play, we will only have to connect it to the power, and connect the different network cables or fiber cable to the RJ-45 and SFP + ports respectively. We must remember that we have 8 Combo ports, so we cannot simultaneously use the SFP + port and associated 10GBASE-T.

Finally, its operation could not be easier for the user. Being a plug and play device, we will only have to connect the qsw-1208-8c switch to the power and connect the network cables with RJ45 connector to the switch to make it work. You can find it currently at a price of approximately € 500.

NETGEAR GS110MX

This Switch of the NETGEAR brand is an excellent quality option. Its main features are the following:

  • It has 2 10G ports with RJ-45 connector
  • It incorporates a total of 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports.
  • It supports the NBASE-T or Multigigabit standard on 10G ports so we can synchronize at intermediate speeds of 2.5Gbps and also 5Gbps.
  • It can be rack mounted.
  • The manufacturer’s guarantee is for life and with a change of equipment in a single day.

Being a Plug & Play device, we will only have to connect the NETGEAR GS110MX switch to the power and connect to the switch the network cables with RJ45 connector to make it work. If you are looking for a switch with 2 10G ports, and an enrackable format, this model is highly recommended. You can find it currently at a price of € 250.

NETGEAR XS505M

This switch of the NETGEAR brand is an excellent quality option if we only need 5 ports with 10G speed. Its main features are the following:

  • It has 4 RJ45 ports with 10Gbps speed.
  • It supports the NBASE-T or Multigigabit standard on the 10G RJ-45 ports so we can synchronize at intermediate speeds of 2.5Gbps and also 5Gbps.
  • It has a port with SFP + connection at 10Gbps speed.
  • Complies with IEEE 802.3az standards for energy efficiency and savings.

Being a plug and play device, we just have to connect the switch to the power and connect the network cables with RJ45 or SFP + connector to make it work. Without a doubt if you are looking for a switch with 4 10G ports plus an SFP + port, this model is really interesting, and has a fairly affordable price of 320 euros.

NETGEAR XS508M

This switch of the NETGEAR brand is an excellent quality option if we only need 8 ports with 10G speed. Its main features are the following:

  • It has 7 dedicated RJ45 ports with 10Gbps speed.
  • It supports the NBASE-T or Multigigabit standard on the 10G RJ-45 ports so we can synchronize at intermediate speeds of 2.5Gbps and also 5Gbps.
  • It has a Combo RJ-45 / SFP + port at 10Gbps, port number 8 is Combo, and logically we cannot use both interfaces simultaneously.
  • Complies with IEEE 802.3az standards for energy efficiency and savings.

Being a plug and play device, we will only have to connect the switch to the power and connect the network cables with RJ45 or fiber connector, to make it work. This model is more expensive than the previous one for incorporating more 10G ports, its price is around € 400.

As you have seen, today we have several very affordable models that have 10Gbps ports, to transfer files at the maximum possible speed. Thanks to these unmanageable switches, we can have a super fast local network without having extensive network knowledge or spending too much money on more professional equipment.