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Runs LAGG well, bonds with LAGG over all 4 ports, and also across other compatible Intel network ports such as motherboard nics and other E1G44HT cards. Runs decently cool, dedicated controllers for each nic, and comes with low-profile bracket.

Works as said and gets the speeds I need!

Easy to install, and compatible with most operating systems. Very cost effective. Great for converting the PCIe interface into 4 ports. I was able to turn my old PC into a NAS with enough bandwidth for multiple users.

Doesn't require any weird pro-grade server backplanes to connect, just a regular PCI Express slot If drivers are needed, they can be downloaded as a bundle beforehand and installed offline SFP+ ports accept a few varieties of transceiver, so you don't even need to replace your ethernet wiring to use this

easy plug and play install did improve net speed.

Windows 10 Pro support VLANS Jumbo Frames More ports than i could ever use.

Fast way to get direct web into a netbook, tablet or other device for upgrades. if you are not aware of this windows and some flavors of linux cannot upgrade all of their files over wifi-- once a month you need to directly connect to the web if you need bugfixes and want upgrades. it cannot be done over wifi, if you dont believe me dive into some microsoft support pages or get into a linux forum or just google it. some things just cannot be done on wifi, read your fine print people. this will fix what ails your netbooks and tablets and slimline lappys that have no Ethernet jack.

Ran the installer and plugged it in - no issues. Now I got 2 machines sharing an Ethernet port. Internet is just as fast as a normal connection.

Running with OpenSuSE Linux. Card was immediately recognized by BIOS and all drivers attached. Simple file transfer tests show expected bandwidth. I have not bothered to use any of the 802.3ad (link aggregation) features in the card; all I need is VLANs and gigabit interfaces. Those parts I'm using work well, and I have no opinion on the rest.

The obvious question is why one would purchase this card over the far cheaper options. Generic 1Gbps NICs can be had for just over a tenth the cost, while Intel's desktop varieties run less than half the price of this card. Leaving aside the cheapest cards - ones I've found to cause more problems with data corruption and reliability than it's worth - the main reason to go with a server card is if you will be loading it heavily. If you're running your own datacenter, power-saving features such as EEE and DMA coalescing are handy, but that likely doesn't apply to most potential customers for this NIC. The I210T1 does an even better job at offloading calculations than previous generation NICs.Saturate a full 1Gbps connection with multiple streams and you'll see CPU usage drop in comparison to what it is with desktop cards. We put this card in a workstation to replace the on-board Realtek NIC. System CPU time dropped by 20-30% under very heavy network loads after switching to the I210T1. Another benefit to the I210T1 - and a possible reason to upgrade to this new model - is Audio Video Bridging (AVB) support. When working on projects where multiple media streams need to be perfectly synchronized, AVB worked wonders. Older NICs simply could not keep everything synced perfectly. We needed to work on 10Gbps connections instead. Being able to accomplish the same feat with a much cheaper card is great! The I210T1 is tiny. It fits easily even in systems with bulging heatsinks and video cards.