Do I need 10GbE for a home lab?

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Not to start. Gigabit handles most lab workloads fine. 10GbE matters when you have a NAS and do large file transfers, VM migrations, or backup operations. The MikroTik CRS305 at ~$130 is the cheapest entry to 10GbE. Add DAC cables ($10 each) and a 10GbE NIC ($50-80).

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