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£104.32 inc. VAT
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For £87 ex‑VAT on a 5m run, this is the kind of “stop faffing and get the link up” solution that suits offices and small data rooms where you don’t want to stock a bunch of fibre patch hardware. An active optical cable (AOC) like this is great when you’re replacing/adding a short reach between SFP+ ports and you want something that’s plug-and-play with less fuss than managing separate transceivers plus patch leads. If your goal is reliable 10GbE connectivity over a short distance without touching the fibre side much, it’s good value.
I’d only steer you away if you’re doing anything that depends on strict optics/compatibility validation across a mixed vendor environment. AOC cables can be less forgiving than plain fibre + known-good optics, and some network teams prefer to standardise on their transceiver strategy so they can swap parts cleanly. Also, at 5m you’re paying for convenience—if you’re building a longer-term fabric of links, separate transceivers and proper fibre might be more flexible. Overall: buy it if you need a short, quick, low-maintenance 10GbE hop; avoid it if you expect to heavily vary hardware, want maximum interoperability control, or need a long-lived “keep options open” cabling plan.

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