Title. Just curious why NICs are so expensive considering manages switches seem to have much more responsibility and many more ports.
Title. Just curious why NICs are so expensive considering manages switches seem to have much more responsibility and many more ports.
An intel Nic will last forever and a day. It’s good kit. Stuff you would sleep well knowing it was in your enterprise servers.
Small managed switch can be had for small managed switch prices. If you wanted a nic of comparable quality then you could get one for under $50.