- Virtual CIO
IT Project Management for SMEs: Getting It Right
28 Jul, 2025

£338.03 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
If you’re shopping for a *Lenovo-branded internal fibre network card*, this is the kind of part that usually makes sense when you’re building around existing Lenovo infrastructure and want that “it just works” experience. The price point (£281.69 ex-VAT) isn’t crazy in fibre land, but it’s not a bargain either—so you should only buy it if you know you actually need **internal fibre** for your host/server and you’re not just looking for the cheapest way to get online. In practice, fibre NICs pay off when you’ve got longer runs, cleaner signal environments, or you’re standardising a data centre setup where downtime matters more than saving a few quid.
Who should buy: IT teams and resellers supporting Lenovo servers/storage enclosures where compatibility and support pathways matter, or customers with existing fibre switching/cabling who want predictable performance and straightforward spares. Who should *avoid*: anyone trying to use it as a general “network upgrade” without confirming the server model, slot support, and the exact fibre/SFP requirements—because mismatches here waste time and money fast. Also, if your goal is simply “faster Ethernet to the desk,” an Ethernet NIC will usually be the smarter spend; fibre internal cards are a specialist tool, not a universal upgrade. If you want, tell me the server model and what switching/cabling you’re connecting to, and I’ll sanity-check whether this is the right fit before you commit.

Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 - V2 - network adapter - PCIe 3.0 x16 - 10/25 Gigabit SFP28 x 4 - for ThinkAgile HX5531 Certified Node, HX7530 Appliance, HX7531 Certified Node

STARTECH
StarTech.com 1-Port 10Gbps PCIe Network Adapter Card, Network Card for PC/Server, Low Profile PCIe Ethernet Card w/Jumbo Frame Support, NIC/LAN Interface Card - Marvell AQC113CS Chipset, PXE Boot (ST10GSPEXNB2) - Network adapter - PCIe 3.0 x2 - 10 Gigabit Ethernet x 1 - black

STARTECH
StarTech.com 4-Port RJ45 Gigabit OCP 3.0 Server Network Card, Intel I350 - Network adapter - OCP 3.0 - Gigabit Ethernet x 4 - silver, green - for P/N: 45PATCH10BK, 45PATCH6BK, N6PATCH10BK, N6PATCH5BK, N6PATCH5BL

STARTECH
StarTech.com Dual M.2 PCIe SSD Adapter Card, x8 / x16 Dual NVMe or AHCI M.2 SSD to PCI Express 3.0, M.2 NGFF PCIe (M-Key) Compatible, Vented, Supports 2242, 2260, 2280, JBOD, Mac & PC - Full/Low-Profile Brackets (PEX8M2E2) - Interface adapter - M.2 - Expansion Slot to M.2 - M.2 Card - low profile - PCIe 3.0 x8 - red - TAA Compliant