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Originally Posted by clpetersen

Stephan -
to your list I would add the SOtM SMS-200 Network bridge. (have one). Well-constructed and runs very cool. I understand older micro-Rendus ran pretty hot - has this been resolved? The 1.5 version looks great on the Small Green Computer site.

Yup! That's an excellent recommendation, too, Thanks, Craig! I use the upgraded version, the SOtM SMS-200 UltraNeo in my system; I didn't mention it because it is $1200, and I had forgotten that SOtM also makes a more affordable version, the "regular" SMS-200. Thanks for suggesting it.

Originally Posted by clpetersen

Also, why Cat8? - it is pretty thick cable.

Ah, for the Cat8, my recommendation was not because it was a Cat8 cable per se, but that it was the Supra Cat 8. That was the Supra cable I bought back when I did my exhaustive competitive benchmarking study of Ethernet cables back in 2019, and I was impressed with it for the price. I don't know if Supra makes a Cat 6 or 7. Anyhoo, it's better than the Audioquest Cinnamon, and a lot less expensive than either the Cinnamon or the AQ Vodka. 'Course, if you're gonna pony up for an AQ Vodka, get a Shunyata Venom Ethernet cable, because the Shunyata Venom blows it into the weeds.