Cheapest AliExpress 2.5GbE and 10GbE Switches from TP-Link

We take a look at some of the cheapest 8-port 10GbE and 2.5GbE switches we can find anywhere (via AliExpress.) These two TP-Link switches (TL-SH1008 and TL-ST1008F) are the cheapest unmanaged switches we could find. Just because they are cheap, does not necessarily mean they are the best. So we show a few quirks to using each.

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Where to Find The Unit We Purchased
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AliExpress Affiliate Links:
TP-Link TL-SH1008: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBn...
TP-Link TL-ST1008F: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dej...

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Timestamps
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00:00 Introduction and Pricing
02:33 TP-Link TL-SH1008 2.5GbE Switch Overview
04:19 2.5GbE Autonegotiation Quirk with TL-SH1008
05:22 TP-Link TL-ST1008F 10GbE Switch Overview
08:03 SFP module compatibility with TL-ST1008F
09:30 Fanless and Silent
09:58 Networking Performance
10:42 Power Consumption Ramp 2.5GbE TL-SH1008
12:30 Power Consumption Ramp 10GbE TL-ST1008F
15:31 Cheap, but would I buy these again and more "gotchas"
19:46 Wrap-up

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