Today, we are taking a look at the YuanLey YS100-0602T. This is an 8-port 10GbE switch based on a design we have seen before. There are six 10GBASE-T ports and two 10G SFP+ ports in an unmanaged switch. For many STH readers, this is going to look exactly the same as the SICSOLINK SFP-J06Q-HG2-US. From everything we saw, we think they are essentially the same switch, just with different branding. Since this was another sub-$200 listing, we decided to purchase one just to see what you get for $25/ 10G port. We also just wanted to verify our assumption that these are similar. They are, but we found something slightly different inside.
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YuanLey YS100-0602T Hardware Overview
YuanLey has a more subdued color scheme in its 1U chassis than the SICSOLINK.
Perhaps the biggest feature is that there are six 10Gbase-T ports. Some may prefer having all eight ports be 10Gbase-T, but having a mix of 10Gbase-T and SFP+ allows you to use the SFP+ as uplinks to other switches. Also, if you have a smaller network, you may have gear that can utilize the SFP+ along with other gear that is 10Gbase-T. I actually prefer this split.
Next to the two SFP+ ports, there is a little toggle that lets you pick whether you are using 10G multi-Gig SFP+ modules or 10G and 1G versions. An implication of this toggle, is that if you have one faster and one slower SFP, you are only going to use one type. (e.g., 2.5G and 1G would be a challenge.)
There is a fan on the side of the switch to help with airflow.
The YuanLey YS100-0602T has an AC input since there is an internal power supply.
Again, while we prefer metal feet, this has metal feet and did not come with rubber feet in the box. For those rackmounting this switch, that will not matter. For those who want it desk-side, we generally prefer rubber feet.
While we did not get rubber feet, YuanLey includes a set of rack ears.
Here is the switch with the rack ears installed.
Inside, we find the same design as the SICSOLINK.
Towards the rear of the switch is a small power supply mounted on its own board, supplying DC power to the separate switch board. The power supply has a built-in protective plastic cover. Here is the PSU under that cover and this is the same HI-POWER60W-V1 as the SICSOLINK.
On the switch PCB, we find six 10GBASE-T ports with the PHYs under the heatsinks.
Here are the two SFP+ cages.
Here is the Realtek RTL9303 heatsink covering the main switch chip.
Something we did not notice at first, but this is actually the PCB-W062W-V2.0 and DIP-W0620WS-V2.0, and labeled with a 25/07 date. The SICSOLINK we purchased the same day on Amazon, but that was a 25/03 date and had V1.0 markings but they look very similar.
Now, let us power up the switch and see how it performs.
I have the YuanLey 8 port 10GbE switch. Works great, less filling.
No issues. Works with all the NBASE adapters. 1/2.5/5/10GbE
It just works.
Ebay is full with Dell Force 10 and similar for under 100$. There is no place for competition in reliability, capacity, manageability and quality. IDK what they try to achieve with such shady RTL unmanaget limited and unreliable RTL switches for almost 200$. Laugh in the hall.
@Buko Balamata: Not everyone needs 48 10Gbe ports in their home lab consuming 300 watts and producing 1200btu per hour.
They are great DC class switches,any of those eBay models don’t have any SFP’s either. So less expensive is relative.
That YuanLey is 10-12 watts and puts out 30btu/hour. Perfectly fine for home lab use. It won’t heat the house and doesn’t inflate the power bill.
I keep looking at these smaller switches & keep sticking with my decomm’d Juniper EX2300-24T that I swapped a Noctua fan into. I’ll eventually transition to a dual switch configuration that fits into my mini rack but the EX2300 is pretty nice for the time being. The cost of high speed switches are on a trend I like: cheaper & faster.
Yes but.. 250 euros in Europe
Thanks for the review. I ended up picking up one of these to replace my Microtik 4 port switch. One thing I’d like to note is that the DAC cables I was using with the Microtik did not work with this switch and I had to buy a pair of AOC cables instead. I don’t know if it was a fluke but based on my limited knowledge, it appears that YuanLey doesn’t support DAC cables.
Great overview of the MikroTik CRS418‑8P‑8G‑2S+5axQ2axQ‑RM—love how they packed PoE+, a solid CPU, and Wi‑Fi 6 into one box. The dual‑band 4×4 MIMO detail really shows its versatility for home labs or small offices.
Nice review of the YuanLey YS100-0602T! I liked how you compared it to the SICSOLINK switch and noted the $25 per port price. The inside differences you spotted were interesting.