TRENDnetETH-F71, Dual Rackmount Kit Compatible with TL2-F7120

I'm using this to connect 2 buildings with fiber at 10gbit. It works great and i can also connect all my servers to it with dac cables. very good buy.

Most of these tend to run hot - this is no exception. A small number run cooler - must be a different chip set. But the big differentiator with the Trendnet is that it is NDAA compliant -- that is, it is certified not to use components made from companies the US gov feel are untrustworthy for telecomm equipment. Of the NDAA options, this one is 30% less expensive than the next lowest price one I've found. And performance is on par with the best (around 7.8Gb/s when maxed out with jumbo frames). So, a great item!

I have mixed feelings about the TL2-F7120 switch. The reason I purchased the product was to use it as my primary core switch for my other multi-speed TRENDNet switches. All of them have SFP+ connectors for their backbones and I wanted to link them back to this one.The first unit was dead on arrival. Fortunately, it was quickly replaced with a second unit a few days later. It’s been up and running ever since. My issue now is the firmware. All of the key features I use work, but the reporting aspects are a little off. On my network, a couple of my SFP+ connections are purposely set to 1GbE or 2.5GbE. However, the switch always shows the connection as 10GbE. Granted, this minor in the overall design of the product. However, these two experiences make me wonder about its overall quality. For this reason, I can only give my recommendation as 4 stars.Potentially, this could be a GREAT product. I just hope TRENDNet Engineering takes a step back and does a slightly better job at quality control and regression testing the hardware with other SFP+ connectors.

Works as designed, no problems in a Netgear M4300 switch

Less than 2 months in use and it went bad.

Connects up every time, seems to be reliable, but haven't run this model for very long yet. Runs much hotter than the 1Gb counterpart, but that is expected with 10x data rate.

Was able to connect up with our netgear M4300 at 10G without an issue, now I need something that can produce that amount of data.

Works as expected. BUT I just used it with a Trendnet media converter box so I can’t say how well it works with other units (which can be an issue with these fiber SFP modules)

I have been using this switch for some time now with budget SFP+ modules for fiber and ethernet and I have had no issues with it at all. For the price I would recommend, great for a tech nerd at home who wants 10gig in their house, or perhaps as a media converter, etc. It's basic, managed, works, comes with rack mounting "ears". You just need to source your desired SFP modules.