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>10Gb Ethernet

Does any consumer isp offer speeds faster than 1gb?

Maybe not, but a 10GbE connection is useful with higher-end NAS models. A well-configured storage array can easily saturate a 1GbE connection.

Modern NAS don't even need to be configured in a special way. I have a HP Microserver Gen8 (from 2013 with an old Intel Pentium) with HDDs and FreeNAS. My ZFS RAID-Z pushes 1G easily on sequential reads without any special things like SSD caches.

While iMac pro's 10gb is primarily for lan connection, Chattanooga's municipal network offers a 10g connection for $300/mo. (coincidentally, thats the same price I pay for 100mbps 'business fiber' here in Memphis) https://epb.com/home-store/internet#pricing

EPB in Chattanooga charges businesses quite a bit more for fiber, too. One of my clients has a 150 Mbps connection with a routed subnet and pays close to $400/month. There are service level guarantees, though.

On the other hand, I pay $70/month for 1 Gig fiber at home, which I've routinely tested to 950 Mbps up and down.

I've yet to meet anyone who has signed up for 10 Gig service yet, or knows what they'd do with it.

That’s interesting, my company in Chatt only pays $160/month for 270 Mbps and a static IP

That is less for the internet and more for moving stuff around the local network.

This iMac is pointed to a Professional user maybe it is not about internet but connection to servers.

Comcast has a limited fiber to the home network in Central Illinois with unmetered 2Gbps symmetrical fiber for $300/month. I'm told (by a couple friends who have it) that it works pretty well and actually does out-perform their gigabit coax (which is what I have) if you have a router and workstation capable of handling it. As much as I'd like faster than 50Mbps upload, I don't think I'd be willing to double my internet bill to get it (ignoring the $1k non-refundable installation fee for fiber).

That’s because it’s technically delivered through Comcast business. I called about it and it takes quite a while to get setup. But they do give you a pretty solid connection and support.

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