Low Power 100GbE Gets Affordable and Easy with the MikroTik CRS520-4XS-16XQ-RM

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We review the MikroTik CRS520-4XS-16XQ-RM. This is the company's highest capacity 100GbE and 25GbE switch. It is also very cheap for a new switch with these features. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/mikrotik-crs520-4xs-16xq-rm-review-mikrotik-scales-up-100gbe-marvell-annapurna-arm/ Substack: https://axautikgroupllc.substack.com/ STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dryM09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a STH YT Member and Support Us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6J_jJa8GJqFwQNgNrMuww/join ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find The Units We Purchased Note we may earn a small commission if you use these links to purchase a product through them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter: https://amzn.to/3LJ37tF - QSFP28 2m DAC: https://amzn.to/3ymrMRA - Cheap 100GbE SR4 Optic: https://amzn.to/3A0YJ6G - 15m MPO OM3 Cable: https://amzn.to/3YrPZAI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ServeTheHome Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servethehome-com/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServeTheHome/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servethehome/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - MikroTik CRS504: https://youtu.be/UhBsroF78qg - MikroTik CRS510: https://youtu.be/tU9z2NP2OCI - 2024 2.5GbE Switch Guide: https://youtu.be/-pYQvEX9Ct0 - Updated Ultimate 2.5GbE Mega Round-up STH Main Site: https://www.servethehome.com/the-ultimate-cheap-2-5gbe-switch-mega-round-up-qnap-netgear-hasivo-mokerlink-trendnet-zyxel-tp-link/ - MikroTik CRS310-8G+2S-IN: https://youtu.be/P5JIGLm_jWQ - MikroTik CSS610: https://youtu.be/Xh3oQKcMOmg - MikroTik CRS504-4XQ-IN: https://youtu.be/UhBsroF78qg - MikroTik CRS518-16XS-2XQ-RM Review: https://youtu.be/I4sUWO61VsU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 04:27 External Overview of the MikroTik CRS520-4XS-16XQ-RM 09:22 Internal Hardware Overview 12:27 Power Consumption, Noise, and Performance 17:03 Key Lessons Learned