[c-nsp] cheap core switch for a "hacker space" (nonprofit association)

[Markus H]

Thanks for the input so far.

I have found a Cisco Catalyst 4948-S to be less expensive on ebay than two
3750G-24 (and both options are far cheaper than any Juniper EX on ebay).

So the benefit of a 4948 would be bigger buffers (and therefore less
problems from microbursts), the benefit of a pair of 3750Gs would be that I
don't have to buy them at once and I have some redundancy. So I think I
would prefer the 4948 at the moment.


On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Scott Granados <scott at granados-llc.net>wrote:

> +1 on the EX 4200.
>
> Good, configurable with VC cables or optics for bundling in to a chassis
> over a larger physical area, decent horse power and decent features.
>
>
> On Dec 9, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Doug McIntyre <merlyn at geeks.org> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 05:17:58PM +0200, Mark Tinka wrote:
> >> On the Juniper side, the EX4200 and EX3200 might be all you
> >> need. You can get them pretty cheap on the used market now.
> >
> > Ditto on the Juniper EX. The EX4200 is current, and is even cheap on
> > gray market (ie. Amazon), although not quite as cheap as used.  The
> > EX4200 in particular comes with the VC ports & VC stack cables already.
> > (as opposed to the EX4550 which you have to buy both, but
> > that is beyond what the OP is looking for).
> >
> > At used EX4200 pricing, I'd go for them over the EX2200, since there
> > are a lot more out there, more bang for the buck.
> >
> > The EX3200 is fine too, just be careful that you can only VC stack
> > the same family (ie. only all EX4xxx).
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