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Old 04-12-2004, 02:37 PM   #13
mbossman2
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The Netgear is a low choice: not manageable..good short term solution if $$ is an issue, but if your overall IT department may not like it cause they won't be able to see or management

Dell - they make good pc's but their switches, on a good day, stink. They OEM their products from Accton, if you weren't considering Accton (or rejected them) why consider a Dell?

3Com - other than their lack of cohesive management, not a bad choice.

The top 5 switch manufacturers are:

Cisco - best in the enterprise
3Com - 2nd place - but their overall strategy concerns me
HP - good feature set for a good price for the enterprise or middling SMB company
Linksys - good products in the lower end of the SMB
Extreme - up and comer

These are rated in no particular order and are my opinion only
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