Cisco SFP+ Copper Twinax Cable - Direct attach cable - SFP+ to SFP+ - 2 m - twinaxial - brown - for 250 Series, Catalyst 2960, 2960G, 2960S, ESS9300, Nexus 93180, 9336, 9372, UCS 6140, C4200

Product Overview

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For £68.10 ex-VAT, this is one of those “fine, but don’t buy it blindly” twinax SFP+ DAC-style links. In day-to-day rack use it’s genuinely solid: if your switch and transceiver expectations match, you’ll usually get clean link stability with none of the fuss you can get from cheaper third-party copper. Cisco-branded cables also tend to be the least annoying option for compatibility and “will it negotiate at speed?” headaches—especially in mixed fleets where you don’t want support tickets.

Who should buy it? If you’re standardising on Cisco 2960/2960G/2960S-era hardware, Nexus/ESS kit, or you’re building a short-reach SFP+ to SFP+ patch within a couple of metres, this is a sensible choice—particularly when time and reliability matter more than shaving a few quid. Who should *avoid* it? If you’re doing lots of long runs, if your ports are already settled on a specific approved ecosystem, or if you’re just trying to stock spares for unknown gear, this price starts to look high versus the generic options. My honest take: buy it when you know it fits your exact SFP+ setup and you value “works first time”; otherwise, it’s not the kind of cable I’d pay a premium for without checking compatibility.