Don't know about that specific model of Dell, but we have two 2748 PowerConnect switches that are only barely manageable. They do VLANs and that's about it. I'd make sure that the Dell switches your boss wants will do what you need. I *know* the ProCurve can do more. That being said, a consultant told us a couple years ago that they used to recommend ProCurve switches all the time, but had stopped doing so for quality reasons. Don't know if that's still the case, but it's something to look at.
John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Devin Meade [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 10:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: New boss hot on Dell Switches I have been wanting to replace our aging Dell Switches with HP Procurve for ages. Enter a new boss. So the new boss now wants to replace the Dell switches with Dell switches. He says they are half the cost - that's true. He wants to do it right freaking now with absolutely no research. So I get 3 min to research it and this email took two. I get 60 more seconds to do a detailed comparison. Crap that sentence just took 15 seconds. So I am looking at tech specs and warranty. THe first thing is the lifetime warranty from HP Procurve. I dont really value that so much but it is there. The networking equip lifetime for us seems to be around 8 years and Dell's go to five - HP's are lifetime. In five years, equiv replacement equip will be dirt cheap and we will be looking to move to the next technology anyway. We need around 200 gigabit ports - stackable etc. We are looking at the Procurve 3500 series and Dell Powerconnect 6248 series - all 48 ports. I have read pretty much glowing reports of in-the-field support regarding HP. We have had a few issues with our Dell PowerConnect but Dell worked with us with no problem. One of our 3448 switches was replaced via priority overnight with little hassle. Anyone have any compelling reason to spend almost 2X on ProCurve over Dell PowerConnect? Thanks! Devin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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