[c-nsp] Ode to the old days

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Fri, Dec 09, 2016 at 01:36:06AM +0200, Saku Ytti wrote:
> Perhaps easiest to quantify is the list price:
> 
> 
> 2004:
>     WS-C2950G-48-EI      Catalyst 2950, 48 10/100 with 2 GBIC slots,
> Enhanced Image      D     4,135
> 
> 2016:
>  $4195 - WS-C2960X-48TS-L     [Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE, 4 x 1G SFP, LAN Base]
> 
> 
> This one anecdote at least does not seem to support price inflation.
> It seems entry level 48 port switch is cheaper now than it was in 2004
> considering yearly inflation. It probably should cost like 5200-5300
> now to cost the same.

Well, but in 2004, that was the price of a 48 port switch, because the
tech was new and expensive.

In 2016, an manageable 48 port switch costs "well below 1000" from 
everyone else, so while the *list* price in your example is about the
same, real prices for that sort of tech has gone way down.

Compare a 7200 of 15 years ago with an ASR9001 of today for list price
insanity.

gert
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