I got a little mad when I read this article. Apparently, all I needed was a $27 cable to upgrade my home network to 40GbE. Forget the Mellanox cards, transceivers, and expensive switches I’ve bought. According to PCWorld, I was doing it all wrong. All I really needed was a $27 cable!
Seriously, this is infuriating. The article is extremely misleading, clearly written to push an affiliate link. They imply that users can "upgrade" their home networks by buying a CAT8 cable, which is complete nonsense in this context.
Let’s be clear:
* There is no consumer 40GbE — and likely never will be.
* Consumer hardware is just starting to adopt 2.5GbE (NBASE-T).
* There is no transceiver, NIC, switch, or device that supports 40GbE over twisted-pair RJ45 CAT8.
* Even CAT5e can handle 10GbE just fine over short distances.
This so-called “no-brainer” upgrade will do absolutely nothing for the average user. At best, they’re buying an overpriced cable that changes nothing. This article is not just ignorant — it’s deceptive.
Article title: I spent $27 to future-proof my home network forever
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I got a little mad when I read this article. Apparently, all I needed was a $27 cable to upgrade my home network to 40GbE. Forget the Mellanox cards, transceivers, and expensive switches I’ve bought. According to PCWorld, I was doing it all wrong. All I really needed was a $27 cable!
Seriously, this is infuriating. The article is extremely misleading, clearly written to push an affiliate link. They imply that users can "upgrade" their home networks by buying a CAT8 cable, which is complete nonsense in this context.
Let’s be clear:
* There is no consumer 40GbE — and likely never will be.
* Consumer hardware is just starting to adopt 2.5GbE (NBASE-T).
* There is no transceiver, NIC, switch, or device that supports 40GbE over twisted-pair RJ45 CAT8.
* Even CAT5e can handle 10GbE just fine over short distances.
This so-called “no-brainer” upgrade will do absolutely nothing for the average user. At best, they’re buying an overpriced cable that changes nothing. This article is not just ignorant — it’s deceptive.
PCWorld should take it down.