I’m a huge fan of fiber optic cables instead of DAC. For one thing, the distance you can run is far greater. For another, they don’t get as hot as metal cables, particularly at high speeds. OM3 and OM4 is actually quite affordable and SFP+ is nice.
Yes on an absolute sense, DAC can be cheaper, but for a homelab or something, it’s not that much different. Also, it’s much cooler to run fiber optic to things (imho).
Yes on an absolute sense, DAC can be cheaper, but for a homelab or something, it’s not that much different. Also, it’s much cooler to run fiber optic to things (imho).