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Framework's 10G Ethernet module exposes USB-C's complexity
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cm0002 lemy.lol cm0002@lemy.lol
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Link: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/framework-10g-ethernet-module-usb-c-complexity/
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cmnybo discuss.tchncs.de cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-11
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I definitely wouldn't want 10G ethernet on a laptop unless it's fiber. Twisted pair is too power hungry.
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Mihies programming.dev Mihies@programming.dev
Joined: 2024-06-16
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cmnybo wrote:
I definitely wouldn't want 10G ethernet on a laptop unless it's fiber. Twisted pair is too power hungry.

Does one even need 10G that much on personal computers? Fiber is not doing well for laptops because of its fragility, OTOH as you said, copper is too power hungry. For laptops I'd say wifi which is getting really fast. And fiber to feed it.
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cmnybo discuss.tchncs.de cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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Mihies wrote:
Does one even need 10G that much on personal computers? Fiber is not doing well for laptops because of its fragility, OTOH as you said, copper is too power hungry. For laptops I'd say wifi which is getting really fast. And fiber to feed it.

10G is nice if you have a NAS with SSDs. Even a single low end NVMe drive will max it out. It would probably be best to have the NIC in a thunderbolt dock so the fiber isn't being constantly moved around.

WiFi could be really fast if anyone would make a card that supports more than 2 MIMO streams or 60 GHz.
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