On 24 Nov 2013 21:38, "Tom Hill" <t...@ninjabadger.net> wrote: > > On 21/11/13 22:33, Nat Morris wrote: >> >> > Having said that, for connections into compute nodes at 10G with >> cable runs of perhaps 2m it seems a tad excessive to be putting in a >> pair of optics at c.a. GBP 75 each when we're picking up the Cisco DA >> cables for [I think] GBP 25 a *pair*. >> >> Think you're being robbed. I'm paying GBP 17 for 10G SR optics. > > > This is a useless comparison unless you're also comparing order quantities...
Not so, you can get one off optics at that price if you know where to look. Nat
