Binardat 4 Port 2.5G Switch with 2x10G SFP, 4 x 2.5 Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet Ports, Support Vlan, Metal Unmanaged Multi-Gigabit Desktop Network Switch

There weren't any reviews for this particular switch, so here you go.This switch is for those that need to convert a couple SFP+ 10G connections to a small number 2.5G or 1G RG45 connections, and are okay with an unmanaged switch. It's a good way to start experimenting with speeds beyond 1Gbps without spending too much.Construction is all metal, and it will take a few minor bumps without issue. It comes with a wall-wart style power supply for North American outlets, four rubber feet one can stick on, and an unhelpful quick start guide. This is an unmanaged switch so don't expect anything fancy. It does do what it is supposed to for a reasonably price (as far as these devices go). For my purposes, it's a win.I tested all the ports using iperf3 and they performed as expected. Testing from 2.5G to 2.5G (or to SFP-10G) I saw rates between 2.3 and 2.4Gbps; and going from SFP+ to SFP+, I saw rates around 9.4Gbps.Diving deeper....the switch passes VLAN tags just fine, even though it doesn't understand them. For SFP/SFP+ compatibility, I tried a generic 10G DAC cable, a generic SFP-10G-SR transceiver (coded as Intel), a generic SFP-10G-LR (coded as OEM), and a QSFPTEK SFP-1G RJ45 transceiver. All worked just fine. It supports both 1G SFP and 10G SFP+, and has an LED indicating which is detected.It has a small switch on the front labeled "Default or VLAN". This doesn't have anything to do with 802.1Q VLANs, this is a port isolation switch to prevent traffic between 2.5G ports. I did not test it, and most people will want to leave it at the default position.If this fits your needs, it's worth consideration. I'm happy with it so far.

This switch does exactly what it says it will perfectly.We recently upgraded our home broadband to be faster than 1Gbps to 1.6Gbps. With that, our current home networking equipment only supported 1Gbps, so we needed a faster switch to be able to enable those faster speeds to a few specific devices we wanted to be able to access the full 1.6Gbps.This switch has been the perfect device to enable us to do that, with the dual 10Gbps SFP ports, I've been able to connect a 10Gbps uplink from this Binardat switch, to the Unifi UDM SE main router we have, with our internet coming into that over an existing 2.5Gbps WAN port. Then with this connected via that 10Gbps link, I've been able to connect up the 3 devices we have that support 2.5Gbps connections. (2x Windows PC's and 1x Caldigit TS4 Dock)Since connecting it up, I've tested the throughput speed between two devices connected to the switch using iPerf and registers a consistent 2.3Gbps which I think is pretty reasonable, especially at the price point comparing to other 2.5Gbps ethernet switches on the market.This has been perfect for what we wanted to achieve, a still primarily 1Gbps home network, but with a few 2.5Gbps compatible ports for those few devices we have that support it. I would strongly recommend this switch if you're in a similar situation just wanting to enable 2.5Gbps for a few devices!

Great little unit. Works great, and can confirm, 10G works on the sfp ports too.

I love this 4x2.5G with 2x10G SFP+ switch. I have 10gbit NIC's in my computers, and since 10gbit port switches are super expensive, I had to do some difficult workarounds, extra NICs, configurations and cabling so I can communicate at 10gbit on the LAN, while adding an extra 2.5gbit switch and 2.5gbit RJ-45 cards communicating at 1.5gbit to the fiber internet provider. It was messy and costly. This switch solves all my problems by simplifying my network setup greatly, I don't need the RJ-45 NICs anymore, so less cabling is needed. The computers can now connect at 1.5G to the internet, while maintaining full 10G speeds on the LAN. My other devices and less critical computers are working fine with the 2.5G ports.Also note that the Amazon title description says SFP, but the unit is actually SFP+, there is a huge difference. SFP is 1gbit while SFP+ can go up to 16gbit.Pros:- Affordable adequate price- Full speeds with the 10gbit SFP+ ports- Fanless and runs extremely cool with all the ports plugged, not a hint of warming, compared to my previous fanless 2.5G switch which got pretty warm, I had to put a fan under it to keep the temperature down- Plug and play, The RJ-45 and SFP+ ports worked without any problemsCons:- Price could be lower, however this unit has a 60G switching capacity, compared to other cheaper models with the same port layout, but have 25G-45G capacity. More is better, so price is fine.EDIT:After further testing, the unit gets a bit warm at the bottom, on the SFP side, that's because SFP modules usually get hot, depending on their wattage consumption. I realized that when unplugging the modules, they were pretty hot. And I noticed the unit has holes only on the SFP (right) side, whereas other brands have holes on the right and left side. I don't think this provides enough airflow for the fanless passive cooling.

This switch was very easy to setup. I like the fact that it was unmanaged and I didn't have to mess with anything. I have a Mikrotik 4 Port SFP+ switch in my closet and this switch is at my desk. I ran an OM4 fiber cable to my desk using 2x 10G SFP+ connectors. The 2nd SFP+ port is using a 10G ethernet module which goes to my Mac Mini M1. The remaining 2.5G ports go to my gaming PC and other PCs in my office. I tested file transfers from my Synology NAS and I now have speeds between 200-900MB/s! This is a great switch if you want to run one computer with a 10G connection and 4x PCs with 2.5G connections.I can also see this switch being useful if you want to connect your 10G server and 10G NAS to multiple 2.5G connections.If you have two of these switches...you could theoretically connect two locations 400 meters or less with a 10G connection over OM4 fiber...that's pretty cool and very inexpensive!