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11 Mar, 2026
£458.40 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
For £381.46 ex-VAT, this Cisco-branded SFP+ (32Gb Fibre Channel, SW multimode) is one of those “works immediately” parts that’s great *if* you’re already in the Cisco Fibre Channel world and you know you’re matching the right optics. If you’ve got a Nexus 93180YC-FX and you just need a reliable, compatible replacement to keep a SAN link stable, buying the correct Cisco module is usually the lowest-headache option—no weird negotiation, fewer compatibility surprises, and predictable performance for production outages.
That said, I wouldn’t buy this blindly for “general networking” or if you don’t strictly need Fibre Channel optics. Multimode + LC + the exact Fibre Channel flavour matters, and FC gear can be less forgiving about mismatches than people expect. If you’re running non-Cisco switches, mixed optics, longer/shorter reach assumptions, or you’re simply doing bulk refreshes and you can qualify alternatives, you may be overpaying here. Bottom line: buy it if it’s the right match for your specific Nexus 93180YC-FX Fibre Channel use case and you value guaranteed compatibility; skip it if you’re not confident in the exact optics/port requirement, because the cost isn’t trivial.

STARTECH
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