[c-nsp] 6500 vs 7600

[Richard A Steenbergen]

On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 09:50:35PM -0400, Robert Blayzor wrote:
> chris-lists at pipelinewireless.us wrote:
> > I'm trying to help a customer of ours choose which way to go - integrated,
> > unified device for L2/L3 (i.e. 6500) or separate L2 and L3 devices (i.e.
> > 3750 or the likes and 7600).  They are planning on being a mostly Ethernet
> > shop, with most of their connections at the 100/1000Mb level.
> 
> They're physically the same box.  The only difference is the actual
> badging on the chassis and the fact that the 7600's come shipped with
> native IOS installed, and the 6500 SP still ship with hybrid installed
> (I believe).

There are a few extra minor physical differences, card orientation on the 
6509 etc, but the biggest difference is in the 06. The 7606 comes in a 7U 
form factor, with power supplies in the rear, while the 6506 comes as a 
much less attractive 12U with power supplies on the bottom. For my money 
(and rackspace), 7606 is a damned good chassis.

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