DELL 470-ABPY InfiniBand/fibre optic cable 1 m QSFP28 Black

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At £169.90 ex-VAT for a 1m Dell QSFP28-style InfiniBand/fibre cable, this is the sort of thing you only buy if you’re trying to keep an existing Dell/InfiniBand ecosystem tidy and you don’t want the hassle of compatibility questions. The upside is simple: short, correct-length links like this are common in switch-to-switch or server-to-switch runs where cable management matters, and branded cables tend to “just work” with fewer surprises around transceivers and optics. If you’ve got a properly matched stack and you’re replacing a failed lead, it’s a reasonable “get the network back up fast” expense.

That said, it’s expensive for what is effectively a very short fibre jumper. If you’re building something greenfield or you have flexibility, you can often get better value with equivalent-quality, correctly specced third-party fibre jumpers—provided your vendor guidance doesn’t forbid it. Also, make sure you’re buying the right type for your port standard and transceiver expectations; these cabling SKUs can look similar on the surface but behave differently in the real world. In short: buy it if you’re in maintenance mode on a Dell InfiniBand setup and want low risk. Think twice if you’re price-sensitive or not fully sure it matches your optics/standards.