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£979.20 inc. VAT
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At **£816 ex-VAT** for a *single* Lenovo fibre optic adapter, this is one of those purchases that only makes sense if you already know it’s the missing piece in a very specific kit. Fibre interconnects aren’t “one-size-fits-all” in the real world—vendor compatibility, port type, optics expectations, and how your switch/NIC ecosystem is set up all matter. If you’ve got a supported Lenovo environment and this exact part is required to keep service and replacement workflows clean, it’s a straightforward, low-drama choice. If you’re buying it because “it’s fibre, so it’ll work,” I’d push back hard: expensive adapters plus uncertain compatibility is a classic way to burn budget.
**Who should buy it:** teams running Lenovo networking/storage gear where the internal support matrix strongly points to this exact adapter, or where your procurement/process prefers known parts for predictable swapping and support. **Who shouldn’t:** anyone trying to experiment, mix-and-match across brands, or replace cabling/optics without confirming the end-to-end requirements. Given the price-per-item, I’d only proceed if you’ve validated what port/optics/cabling behaviour you need (and that you don’t actually need something else in the path). Otherwise, you’ll likely get better value spending that money on the right requalification or a more broadly compatible solution.

Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2772 - Host bus adapter - PCIe 4.0 x8 low profile - 32Gb Fibre Channel SFP+ x 1 - for ThinkSystem SR630 V2, SR635, SR645, SR650 V2, SR655, SR665, SR850 V2, SR860 V2, ST650 V2

STARTECH
StarTech.com 1-Port Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, TAA Compliant - Network adapter - PCI Express x1 low profile - Gigabit Ethernet x 1 - black - TAA Compliant

Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx - Network adapter - OCP - 10Gb Ethernet / 25Gb Ethernet SFP28 x 2 - for ThinkAgile MX3330-F Appliance, MX3330-H Appliance, MX3331-F Certified Node

Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkSystem 4350-8i - Storage controller - 8 Channel - SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s - low profile - RAID JBOD - PCIe 3.0 x8 - for ThinkAgile VX2330 Appliance, VX3330 Appliance, VX3331, ThinkSystem ST250 V2, ST50 V2