[c-nsp] Cisco out of stock?

[Tony Varriale]

They've had this problem across many product lines for over a year now 
(4900, 6500, ASA, Nexus, 3560s, etc).  We keep hearing that management is 
working on it.

Unfortunately, we've already had a few customers that can't tolerate 4 
months lead time, canceled orders and went with the competition.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Bacon" <bacon at walleyesoftware.com>
To: <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 9:39 AM
Subject: [c-nsp] Cisco out of stock?


> Word I keep running across is that Cisco is basically out of everything
> that matters:
> - there are no 6503 or 6504 chassis to be had without significant
> waiting - it took a month and change for my guy to find 2 6504s, and I'm
> very tempted to swap out a pair of 6503s (which would be foolish on my
> part really)
> - there are 7 6524s in stock in the entire world
> - if you need an AC power supply for said 6524, God help you (mine came
> in from Germany)
> - 4900s are still going like hotcakes when you can find them
> - my VAR is literally custom-machining rack-mount brackets for a 6504-E
> chassis for me because there are none to be purchased anywhere in the
> world and Cisco says June minimum
>
> OK so they've been caught unawares by the downturn/upturn, they cut back
> on inventory and expected demand forecasts and now they're screwed, but
> ye criminy!
>
> Is this the normal experience out there nowadays?
>
>
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