Thanks to this excellent thunderbolt 3/4 10g adapter.

Thanks to this excellent thunderbolt 3/4 10g adapter.  Read Less

Very easy setup and it loaded the drivers without issues.

Very easy setup and it loaded the drivers without issues.  Read Less

0, this device causes system hangs, kworker timeouts, and at one point when trying to use docker, even prompted a kernel panic.

0, this device causes system hangs, kworker timeouts, and at one point when trying to use docker, even prompted a kernel panic.  Read Less

I was pretty confused reading up on the handful of 10gbe adapters; from among the common issues reported with all adapters were...  Read More

I was pretty confused reading up on the handful of 10gbe adapters; from among the common issues reported with all adapters were they run hot, experience stability or connectivity issues, didn't reach full speed, or airplay didn't work on macs.  Read Less

At the time of this review, the fan w/heat-sink was $17 here on amazon.

At the time of this review, the fan w/heat-sink was $17 here on amazon.  Read Less

I maxed out receive on the startech (4096) and got close to10ft direct connect throughput.

I maxed out receive on the startech (4096) and got close to10ft direct connect throughput.  Read Less

Startech isn't a brand that i usually think of when looking for mac-compatible products.

Startech isn't a brand that i usually think of when looking for mac-compatible products.  Read Less

I benchmarked with the same laptop, off of power, and it got the better part of 4900+ mbps.

I benchmarked with the same laptop, off of power, and it got the better part of 4900+ mbps.  Read Less

Startech's webpage indicates that they couldn't test on linux, but that the underlying chipset -- the aqc107s -- should be supp...  Read More

Startech's webpage indicates that they couldn't test on linux, but that the underlying chipset -- the aqc107s -- should be supported by the kernel, and so it could work.  Read Less