Looks at 1GbE bottleneck.
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this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2025
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1GB network throughout is good enough for home use, isnβt?
I am trying so hard not to be a pedantic ass about 1GB and 1Gbβ¦
β¦ and failing.
We knew what you meant!
What about GiB?
No never.
Especially not in networking.
But 8n general just no
my bad :(
I'm taking these posts as Gigabits, and Megathreads
Fuck the pendants?
Depends on what you're doing with it. Video editing? No it's not. Backups? Yeah it's fine.
Depends on your future proofing.
I've got a box with two 2.5GbE ethernet ports incoming, but it only takes one 1GbE or 100 Mbps device before that to bottleneck it.
100Mbps up because copper T^T
Shouldn't bought from Ea-nasir.
8 Mbps up here because Australia
My NAS is a Raspberry Pi4 with a single consumer-level SSD. My backups sometimes complete.
Should be plenty, should always complete. Unless you are running out of space.