Re:Power over fiber
by swores on Thursday January 04, 2024 @05:56PM
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So buying that second option (the Lindy link) is really just wasting hundreds of pounds with zero benefit, apart from shipping speed, compared to the cheap AliExpress option?
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FWIW, a 10m 5gbps optical USB cable is $70 in the US including 1-day shipping. Dunno why anyone would pay hundreds of pounds even with the euro/pound tax.
Also compare to data center hardware. A 10m 10gbps active optical cable is only $31 retail: https://www.fs.com/products/30895.html
Normally you'd buy optics and fiber (which is cheaper than copper ethernet cables of the same length) separately for data center use and in larger volume, but my point is that there's no expensive tech involved in these cables.