Totally understand your $ concerns with Cisco, however, pay no attention to list\retail pricing. GO through a partner and if you're in a competitive upgrade situation, i.e., replacing non-Cisco gear, Cisco will allow for additional points off. I don't work for a Cisco partner but I know of a great one, ping me off list if you'd like an introduction.
Regarding infrastructure gear, I tend to lean toward the pay me now or pay me later mentality. Yes I pay more for Cisco, but my networks don't go down and throughput\manageability is great. I can't say that with any other vendor. My $.02, ymmv Shook -----Original Message----- From: Jake Gardner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 5:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: edge switch (to the desktops) Thanks for bringing up the testing and reporting side of this. I was talking to my boss about which direction/product lines and we keep asking ourselves, what IS this difference? If a high-end 10/100 can switch as fast or better as a low-end gb switch I'd lean towards sticking with 10/100 to the desktops. Warranty, ease of use, and backwards compatible with what I have are also major factors. I really can't complain about the 3300, 4400, 3800 3com units we have in use here, they are easy to work with and are only now showing problems due to age. I should note, that I did get my CCNA because I understand they are the top guys. I just can't justify the price to purchase their products. Thanks, Jake Gardner TTC Network Administrator Ext. 246 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
