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Posted by JD on June 14, 2008, 12:37 am
Torbjorn Lindgren wrote:
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>>Hello! I'm looking for a replacement for our "3com Baseline Switch
>>2250 plus" 48p switch. This is the second 3com 2250+ we have had (the
>>last one was returned) and it is very unstable and crappy.
>
>
> Well... It IS a 3Com, I'm far from the only one who've had bad
> experiences with them.
>
>
>
>>We don't need any fansy, we are about 150 users and the 48p switch
>>(current 3com 2250+) is the main connection point.
>>
>>As I said we have a budget (not very rich company), ~$600 is maximum,
>>and lower would be better.
>
>
> You mostly get what you pay for, though it's rare for Cisco to be
> worth what they ask for them (but there's definitely cases where it
> is) :-)
>
>
>
>>We also need 1000MBit ports for connecting to our file server. I've
>>been looking on the "HP ProCurve Switch 2510-48", but that is a
>>little to expensive.
>
>
> Both PriceWatch and Shopper indicates J9020A should be be in the
> budget you indicated, listing prices down towards $500-$530 including
> shipping.
>
> I have a number of the fan-less 2510-24, nice switch for what it is
> (not a Gbps switch). Note that the 48-port version does have a fan so
> IF noise is very important it might be possible kludge it via two
> 24-port switches and using one of the gigabit ports to link them at a
> slightly higher price but it might still be within budget. However it
> complicates things which (slightly) increases the chance of trouble.
>
> Personally I'd say "find the space in the budget" because it's easy to
> loose more than you've just saved unless it works 100%! In addition
> you might consider that for a very small additional amount you would
> get 1 Gbps out to all machines, but...
>
> Your 48-port requirement rules out most "web-managed" or unmanaged
> switches (they tend to top out at 24 ports).
>
> In the same price and specification range we also find SMC SMC6152L2
> or SMC6752AL2 though I'd suggest checking the specs so I didn't miss
> anything, people have said nice things about the SMC Tiger switches
> but since they cost about the same as HP without the nice HP lifetime
> warranty I've not used them myself.
>
> D-Link has a business line which IS cheaper than HP/SMC but has had a
> reputation similar or worse than 3Com, reported in this and many other
> groups though some people have had great luck with them (same with
> 3Com).
>
> A quick check suggests that they have switches with the specification
> you requested at roughly half the price of HP/SMC, but I'm not going
> to mention models given that I've never used their business line,
> heard bad things about them and seen their "home line" fall apart
> spectacularly.
>
> Dell also has switches in the price range at the moment, including a
> 48-port gigabit switch, PowerConnect 2748, currently at $489, normal
> price $699. It's "web managed" (ie web interface but not SNMP support)
> but is actually cheaper than their SNMP managed 48-port 10/100 switch.
>
> I can't find that many reports about people using it but I've heard
> less grumbling about Dell switches than D-Link Business line, but that
> could just be less people using them (or not, D-Link Business isn't
> exactly that common either).
I've had good luck with Allied Telesyn stuff for our lower end stuff.
They have a new 48 port switch Allied Telesis’ AT-FS750/48. Has 48
10/100, 2 SFP, 2 10/100/1000 ports.
Casual cruise through the web it appears to be selling in the $300 range.
JD
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