True... but I really haven't seen too many used cisco 10/100/1000 switches around....
________________________________ From: Louis, Joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question... There are plenty of good used Cisco switches out there. I've bought quite a few for environments where I didn't want to drop brand new equipment. They've all worked great. Of course, you will get some heartburn trying to get Smartnet on them, but for the cost of 2 years of Smartnet, you can buy an extra one :o) ________________________________ From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question... If you can't afford Cisco, HP is a viable alternative. 3com if and only if you are a Walmart shopper... On Jan 29, 2008 6:13 AM, Chyka, Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am looking to upgrade switching for a architectural/engineering firm here. It is a small network with 85 devices on it. I want to go gigabit and the owner probably wont spend the $$$ to get Cisco gear. I was looking at 3com and HP. Here are the models I was looking at for each vendor: 3Com Switch 4200G 48-Port 3CR17662-91 Hp ProCurve 2810-48G 48 Port It is a flat network so I only need a layer 2 device. It is a cad heavy shop and I was wondering which one you would lean toward or if there was another model you like better by same or different vendor in the $2500-$3000 range. Thanks! ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
