Hey! I have a small homelab with 4 servers and I’m looking for an inexpensive 10 gigabit switch. Right now I have a Mikrotik RB5009 router that also does all the switching. I want to use the SFP+ cage to connect it to a switch. I was thinking about a HP 2910al-24G but they’re way too power hungry. I want at least 4 SFP+ and 8 copper ports, since I’d like to avoid using SFP to copper adapters. My budget is about $500 USD. Any advice?
I have a CRS317-1G-16S+RM. It’s 16 SFP+, do maybe not exactly what you wanted, but I use DAC cables which might work for you if most of your devices are close by. The switch has been great. Only complaint is the intensely bright power leds.