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12 Nov, 2025

£873.10 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
At **£727 ex-VAT** for a single *fibre optic adapter*, I’d be very wary of this unless you’ve got a very specific, confirmed compatibility need. Lenovo’s part numbers are usually solid, but at this price you’re not buying “a generic adapter”; you’re buying a very particular piece of infrastructure. In real deployments, these costs tend to make sense only when you already know it fits cleanly with the exact chassis/IO module/network gear you’ve got, or when downtime risk is genuinely expensive (data centres, critical links, tight maintenance windows). If you’re just experimenting, spinning up a lab, or replacing something that could be sourced from a mainstream equivalent, this starts to look like poor value.
Who should buy it: teams standardising on Lenovo hardware who want predictable fit with minimal integration hassle, or buyers with a documented need for this exact adapter type. Who should *not* buy it: anyone without a confirmed compatibility requirement, or anyone expecting “fibre adapter” to mean a flexible, interchangeable part—because optical connectivity is picky, and if you guess wrong you’ll waste time and still need the correct item. If you tell me what server/switch/host model it’s going into, I can give you a clearer thumbs-up or steer you toward a cheaper, safer alternative.

STARTECH
StarTech.com USB 2.0 Fax Modem, 56K External Hardware Dial Up V.92 Modem/Dongle/Adapter, Computer/Laptop Fax Modem, USB to Telephone Jack, USB Data Modem, Network Fax/CMR/POS - 56K V.92 Modem Dongle - Fax / modem - USB - 56 Kbps - K56Flex, V.90, V.92

Lenovo
Intel X550-T2 - Network adapter - PCIe x8 low profile - 10Gb Ethernet x 2 - for ThinkAgile MX3331-F Certified Node, ThinkSystem SR250 V2, ST250 V2, ST50 V2

Dell
Broadcom 57412 - Customer Install - network adapter - PCIe low profile - 10 Gigabit SFP+ x 2 - for PowerEdge C6420

TP-Link
TP-Link ARCHER TX55E V2 - Network adapter - PCIe - Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 6