00:00Hashtag Top 5 2.5G Switches for NAS Data Transfers
00:04Ever noticed how fast your internet feels but how slow your NAS transfers are?
00:09That's because most of us are still running 1Gb networking while our disks can handle way more.
00:15I went hunting for the best deals on 2.5Gb switches, the sweet spot between cheap 1G
00:20and pricey 10G, and honestly, these 5 are where the value is right now.
00:25Kicking things off with the best seller here, the Sun managed 8 port 2.5Gb switch at $44 and change.
00:32You've got 8 copper ports that all push the full 2.5Gb, plus a 10Gb SFP plus slot so you
00:38can pop in
00:38a fiber or DAC module and blast a 10Gb link straight to your NAS. It's genuinely plug and play, no
00:44config, no headaches. With nearly 5,000 units sold and a 4.9 rating, this is the one I'd put
00:51in a
00:51home lab with a lot of devices. Now, if you're building a tight 2 machine setup on a budget,
00:57this 4 port 2.5Gb switch is the cheapest of the bunch at just under $33. You still get 4
01:032.5Gb
01:04RJ45 ports, and here's the kicker, two 10Gb SFP plus slots instead of one, so you can pair two NASes
01:10together over 10G and leave the copper ports free for your PC and cameras. It ships with an EU plug,
01:16so you may need an adapter stateside. Rating dips slightly to 4.7, but the price makes it an easy
01:23pick. Third one's my pick for anyone running serious data. This 5 port managed switch has the
01:30same 2.5Gb copper ports and a 10Gb SFP plus uplink, but the web management interface is the
01:35real headline. You get link aggregation, which lets you bond two ports together into a single logical
01:41trunk, so a NAS and a 10Gb NIC can combine for genuine multi-gig throughput. $38 for LAG and
01:48VLANs? That's the steal of this list. Next up is the A72 Z4 port, and this one's got a weird
01:56little
01:56quirk that I kind of love. It has four 2.5Gb RJ45 ports, plus two 10Gb SFP plus slots, plus
02:04an
02:04additional slot for a 10Gb module on the side, so this little box can flex into a mixed speed setup
02:09with real 10Gb uplinks. $38 in change, 4.8 stars, thousands sold. If your old switch has one dead
02:17port, this replaces it and then some. Alright, that's my 5. All the links are down in the
02:24description, so go grab whichever one fits your setup and if this saved you some research time,
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