Running FreeNAS on a 1GbE network and I wouldn’t call it slow at all. The initial back is much much faster than my 1TB personal media library I sometimes backup to OneDrive. I think I have 3TB of video from Usenet that is downloaded onto a windows box, uses a 10 year old intel as an unpack scratch pad, and then is stored on the NAS box. Sure the initial library transfer is slow but if you can use a wire it’s not that slow. Certainly not Comcast 25Mb upload slow.
Agree about 10Gb devices being expensive especially if you’re invested in the UniFi ecosystem. I’m tempted to do a direct 10Gb SFP+ connection using used intel or Mellanox 10Gb NICs but I haven’t pulled the trigger. 10Gb Thunderbolt NICs are too expensive and give off questionable amounts of heat.
SFP+ is the way to go right now and gives you options. Fiber, DAC (copper), or Ethernet.
Agree about 10Gb devices being expensive especially if you’re invested in the UniFi ecosystem. I’m tempted to do a direct 10Gb SFP+ connection using used intel or Mellanox 10Gb NICs but I haven’t pulled the trigger. 10Gb Thunderbolt NICs are too expensive and give off questionable amounts of heat.
SFP+ is the way to go right now and gives you options. Fiber, DAC (copper), or Ethernet.