[phatfish]

I'd guess so.

The last time I was checking (which was over 5 years ago now admittedly) there were no 10GbE switch options for reasonable prices. Juniper had good 16 port options with 1GbE interfaces at not crazy prices (which I have two of).

Going to 10GbE was many multiples of the 1GbE price. They just seemed way too expensive and were not dropping.

As it goes, maxing out 1GbE is fast enough for the sort of data and IOPS I send over my LAN. So 10GbE would probably have been overkill.

[jasonwatkinspdx]

The 10Gb twisted pair cable requirements can bite you also. You may be working with who knows what installed cable that can't push it reliably. Or as a DIY person you may not understand exactly what to buy or limitations on running it.

1Gb is fast enough, cheap, and basically foolproof.

[Hikikomori]

Enterprise 10G SFP+ switches has been pretty cheap on eBay for longer than that. While you can plug in an rj45 SFP it's just cheaper and better to use DAC cables.

[zokier]

Isn't the software (licensing) situation for second-hand enterprise switches bit iffy?

[bigfatkitten]

Second hand optics and preterminated fibre are cheap now too.

[denkmoon]

First hand optics and fibre are cheap too really. I just picked up some 10GBASE-SR SFPs for $25usd ea, while an equivalent copper 10GBASE-T SFP module is nearly $90.