[c-nsp] Stacking 3750X vs diverse 4948E

[Ryan West]

On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 16:00:09, Mark Tinka wrote:
> Cc: scott owens
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Stacking 3750X vs diverse 4948E
> 
> On Sunday, May 20, 2012 07:57:41 AM Reuben Farrelly wrote:
> 
> > It's also nice to be able to go from 1G to 10G by just upgrading 
> > SFP's.
> 
> That's why we're looking at the 4500-X (Cisco) and EX4500 (Juniper), 
> and ignoring the typical core switch devices like the 6500, Nexus 7000 
> (Cisco) and EX8200, EX6200 (Juniper), for small-to-mid size core deployments.
> 

And you'll have VSS in the X.  I realize the 5500 and 4500-X are positioned differently, but the 10G capacity of the 4500-X does seem a little low for the price.  I guess it all depends on the feature set you need.  What are you needing in the 4500-X that isn't available in the 5500?

-ryan