Tuesday, May 21st 2019
QNAP Unveils the QNA-UC5G1T USB 3.0 to 5GbE Adapter
QNAP Systems, Inc. (QNAP), a leading storage, network and computing solutions provider, today launched the QNA-UC5G1T USB 3.0 to 5GbE adapter, allowing users to add 5GbE/2.5GbE/1GbE/100MbE connectivity to their computers and NAS via USB 3.0. Users can easily upgrade their network speed with the QNA-UC5G1T using an existing CAT 5e cable to increase file transfer speeds and work efficiency.
"Both home and business users require higher bandwidth to take advantage of high-performance systems and faster internet speeds. The handy QNA-UC5G1T adapter can be easily paired with QNAP's 10GbE switch to create a high-speed network environment at home or in the office to greatly improve network speed and application performance," said Jason Hsu, Product Manager of QNAP, adding "the QNA-UC5G1T is also useful for adding Ethernet connectivity to modern laptops that lack in-built network ports."
The QNA-UC5G1T can be connected to other devices using a USB Type-A or Type-C cable. It is palm-sized and passively cooled for easy and prolonged use.
Note:
The QNA-UC5G1T USB 3.0 to 5GbE adapter is now available.
"Both home and business users require higher bandwidth to take advantage of high-performance systems and faster internet speeds. The handy QNA-UC5G1T adapter can be easily paired with QNAP's 10GbE switch to create a high-speed network environment at home or in the office to greatly improve network speed and application performance," said Jason Hsu, Product Manager of QNAP, adding "the QNA-UC5G1T is also useful for adding Ethernet connectivity to modern laptops that lack in-built network ports."
Note:
- Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 requires a driver.
- Current versions of macOS do not support the QNA-UC5G1T. Click here to manually install the Aquantia AQC11U driver.
- Linux: Supports Linux core 3.10, 3.12, 3.2, 4.2, and 4.4. Requires the Aquantia AQC11U driver.
- QNAP NAS: QTS 4.3.6 (or later) is required.
- Controller: AQuantia AQC111U
- I/O: 1 x USB 3.0 Type-C; 1 x 5GbE/NBASE-T port
- 0.2M USB 3.0 Type-C to Type-A cable
The QNA-UC5G1T USB 3.0 to 5GbE adapter is now available.
19 Comments on QNAP Unveils the QNA-UC5G1T USB 3.0 to 5GbE Adapter
No so nice price ($80USD) :(
f.A.i.L.....
That's not how it works I'm afraid.
for this price it should have been full 10GbE. Just what USB3.1 can handle.
I wonder how it performs latency-wise compared to the pci-e variant
Why should I pay $70-80 for something that should cost ~$15-20.........
I was merely expressing my disapointment at seeing yet another tech company overprice their stuff simply because they think they can :mad: :shadedshu:
FYI #2: I have 2 similar but equal devices for my work laptops, and guess what......they were included with the moderately-priced ($600 each) machines. So IMHO, this is just more evidence to support my "overpriced - fail" statement :laugh: :clap:
But clearly you don't know the first thing about what components costs, yet like to have an opinion about the matter.
This is 5Gbps, not 1Gbps or even 2.5Gbps, where you can pick up an adapter for under $50 and soon, likely a lot less.
Naturally I am kidding.
The price on such devices will eventually come down. I'm sure I have a couple of USB 3.0 1GbE NICs around here that I purchased for ~$10 to ~20 but this QNAP NIC is not that.
I'm aware that some motherboards have been shipping with 5GbE / 2.5GbE / 1GbE NICs but haven't been in the market for a laptop for some time so I don't know what some of these are shipping with these days. What model laptop did you buy that comes with two 5GbE USB 3.0 NICs,.....???? ~$600 seems like a really reasonable price overall assuming its robust enough,...
First of all, Aquantia chips aren't cheap. Their 5GHz PHY, not integrated part, is around $30, which means the controller+PHY+USB 3.1 host is going to cost more than that, no?
Secondly, the reason 2.5GHz is cheaper, is because it's less complex, it's based around Gigabit Ethernet, whereas 5Gbps is based on the 10Gbps standard, which is far more complex.
Add to this that Realtek is making the lower-cost solutions that top out at 2.5GHz and was designed to be lower cost from the start and this is why you can find cheaper 2.5Gbps adapters, not because they're based on Aquantia hardware. So no, I didn't kill anything. You on the other hand shouldn't be so quick to make statements.
Aquantia seemed to proof this, as AFAIR all of their "5GbE-only" and "2.5GbE-only"-NICs are just 10GbE-NICs restricted by using a fewer PCIe-Lanes.
The Realtek and Killer come along and develop real 2.5GbE-NICs which everyone told me didn't make sense. Why?
To this NIC: I think this is a wonderful product because you can upgrade every old desktop, NAS, Notebook and even SFF-devices to 5GbE as long as they have one USB3.0-Port availaible. A lot of these machines can't get 10GbE via PCIe x4-Slot or 10GbE-over-USB-C, most not even 5GbE via PCIe x1-Slot.
This is what Realteks 2.5Gbps controller looks like
As you can see, that's not that different from a regular Ethernet controller from Realtek, albeit a tad bigger. On the other hand, Aquantia simply offers a rate limited version of their 5Gbps chips that from what I can tell, are a lot more complex.
Another advantage and similarity with gigabit Ethernet is that 2.5Gbps can work over a single PCIe lane 1.0 lane, which makes it much easier to integrate in embedded devices, like routers.
Expect to see 2.5Gbps switches getting more common, with no support for the faster speeds. 2.5Gbps is likely to become the next "standard" implementation of high speed Ethernet as it offers enough of a performance benefit without much of a cost increase.
Side note, the Killer NIC with 2.5Gbps support is most likely Intel hardware in the shape of the I225-LM/I225-V which will be out soon.
I would love to know if it's limited by it's USB 3 Gen1 5Gbit connection.
Thanks in advance!