[dweekly]

In my extremely limited home 10G experience so far, SFP+ DAC modules have seemed relatively inexpensive with low(er) thermals than 10GbaseT (subjective SWAGs here, not detailed thermal measurements!) and are a great, cheap way to connect a desktop to a 10G switch. Kinda makes me fantasize about a laptop with an SFP+ slot, TBH...

I was admittedly just too chicken to wire my home with fiber (nervous about kinking it) so used plenum CAT-6A for my mid-length runs (~50ft). Perhaps there are classes of "tough fiber" for this use case?

I gotta say, I LOVE Sonic. $40/mo and I actually get 6gbps+ up, 6gbps+ down real measured throughput, and unmetered/unfiltered. Great support and a great CEO, Dane. Just wish I could pay a bit more for a static IP, like I did with AT&T Fiber.