06-22-2026, 12:26 PM
Home lab update: added a 10GbE switch between my NAS and main workstation and the difference for large file transfers is ridiculous. Was getting ~120MB/s on gigabit, now consistently hitting 900MB/s+. For anything working with VM images or large datasets that move between machines regularly, 10GbE pays for itself quickly.
The switch (MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+IN) was £150 and the SFP+ cards for each machine were about £25 each. Total ~£200 for the upgrade. If you're running a NAS with a fast storage array and still on 1GbE, this is worth investigating.
Also switched my main Pi from Raspberry Pi OS to DietPi and it's noticeably snappier for the services I run - much leaner default install, only runs what I explicitly enable.
The switch (MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+IN) was £150 and the SFP+ cards for each machine were about £25 each. Total ~£200 for the upgrade. If you're running a NAS with a fast storage array and still on 1GbE, this is worth investigating.
Also switched my main Pi from Raspberry Pi OS to DietPi and it's noticeably snappier for the services I run - much leaner default install, only runs what I explicitly enable.