TRansceivers Buyers Guide
Key Features
| Key Features | | | Cabling Type | | | Data Transfer Rate | | | Interface Converter Module Type |
| | With over 100 transceivers on the market, key features such as Cabling Type, Data Transfer Rate & Interface Converter Module Type are important factors when buying. These features not only effect the performane and quality of the transceiver you choose, but also the price. Shown below are price guides for a selection of transceivers focusing on the key features: Cabling Type, Data Transfer Rate & Interface Converter Module Type. |
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| Cabling Type | | Parallel ? USB | £19.00 | | Ethernet 100Base-SX ? Ethernet 100Base-TX ? Ethernet 10Base-FL (ST) ? Ethernet 10Base-T ? Fiber Optic | £73.00 | | Ethernet 1000Base-T ? Ethernet 100Base-TX ? Ethernet 10Base-T | £132.00 | | Ethernet 100Base-FX | £202.00 | | Fiber Optic ? Ethernet 10GBase-SR | £1,357.00 | | * | Ethernet 1000Base-LX | £380.00 |
| | | Data Transfer Rate | | 1 Mbps | £48.00 | | 1024 Mbps | £98.00 | | 100 Mbps | £149.00 | | 2120 Mbps | £804.00 | | * | 1000 Mbps | £382.00 |
| | | Interface Converter Module Type | | GBIC | £368.00 | | SFP (Mini GBIC) | £453.00 | | XFP | £1,109.00 | | * | SFP (Mini GBIC) | £453.00 |
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* Taking into account all current transceivers on the market the most desirable would be a transceiver with Ethernet 1000Base-LX Cabling Type, 1000 Mbps Data Transfer Rate and SFP (Mini GBIC) Interface Converter Module Type.
Price Guide
| Min | £18.52 | | Avg | £776.59 | | Max | £9,803.03 |
| | TRansceivers cost anywhere from £18.52 for a basic transceiver with few features to around £9,803.03 for a fully featured transceiver. |
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Brand Guide
| Popular Brands | | | Hewlett | | | Allied Telesyn | | | Hewlett Packard | | | NetGear | | | Allied | | | Cisco |
| | The most popular transceivers brand is Hewlett. The most expensive transceivers brand is Cisco. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for Targus branded transceivers as generally they offer the cheapest transceivers. |
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