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In Reply to: RE: So I checked my 2024 Mac Mini with its M2 Pro chip too posted by Chris from Lafayette on September 24, 2024 at 16:51:58
TB would only be necessary if you used an external device for the ethernet and maybe even that is overkill.
And to think, I do everything with my audio over the wifi and never have an issue, even with DSD 256. My old iMac couldn't convert to it fast enough but my M1 can.
As for speed though cables do matter. As does proper termination, and properly designed ports. Just because there is a USB-C connector doesn't mean that it can carry everything, same with ethernet cables.
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"As for speed though cables do matter. As does proper termination, and properly designed ports. Just because there is a USB-C connector doesn't mean that it can carry everything, same with ethernet cables."It DOES matter especially at higher speeds approaching 10-Gigabit but in my experience even typical Cat5e cable from Home Depot or Amazon seems fully sufficient for home networking at 1-Gigabit speeds. That's what we ran in our previous home. But in a newer home I would opt for CAT6A which is what 's in our current home. 10-Gigabit adoption in homes have been slow due to cost but some folks are running 2.5 Gbs.
Mac Mini + Mac Studio are available with optional 10-Gigabit Ethernet for $99 additional. That's a decent price but I would have no way to take advantage of it in my 1-Gigabit network.
Don't get me started ranting about overpriced audiophile Ethernet cables. Those are TOTAL audiophoolery B.S.
Edits: 09/25/24
Whoops, I need to revise my last post. I paid for the 10G upgrade for my M2 Mac Mini. I went back, something I hadn't done before and measured my network speed. I am indeed getting the full 2.3 down and 400 up on that device as well attached to an extra 10G port on my Wifi 7 router. Sorry for the misinformation in the prior post.
That's great news! I'm sure you have your reason for needing that kind of speed - probably work or business related. I can't imagine anyone needing it for typical home internet and streaming. But it would be nice if my NAS backups were faster. I'm stuck at approximately 100 MB/Sec max which coincides with the 1-Gigabit Ethernet.
Edits: 09/25/24
I'd thought about upgrading our internet network for 2.5Gbps. My wife uses our NAS storage for all her documents and video work. It works for her as she's got a couple of workstations and a laptop so she can pull up anything on any of the PCs.
After looking at the cost for a new NAS and the other hardware and switches, it didn't seem worthwhile. Even doing video editing and exporting from the NAS, I wasn't convinced it would make a significant change. Exporting is the most intensive and depends on the CPU, GPU and lots of RAM. Moving the data to the NAS is nothing.
-Rod
My Synology NAS has 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports and I believe there's a way to configure two of them for port aggregation (teaming) but I'm not sure how w/o researching. Those ports would have to feed into a 2.5 Gbs switch that can aggregate those inputs and support 2.5 Gbs on another free port. This could solve the NAS bottleneck but then my Macs are all limited to 1-Gbs anyway. There are inexpensive USB-C to 2.5 Gbs Ethernet adapters but I have no idea how well those work. I've decided that it's not worth the effort for my needs but it could be something fun for you try and report back ;-)
If I had 2.5Gbps ports on my QNAP boxes, I'd think about it. It seems that all the new QNAP boxes do include 2.5Gbps ports, but buying another 8 drive box doesn't seem worth the whole cost of all the hardware needed.
-Rod
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